Originally Posted by Plainsman

I'm no metalurgist, so I thought I would ask the question before ruining some tubes, or a tool. I am trying to cut 7/8", .049" wall thickness 6061-T6 aluminum alloy tubing. I have a 10" miter saw in the garage. It has a carbide tipped blade for fast wood cutting. When I read the shop manual for the saw, it says to use a carbide tipped blade to cut things like aluminum window screen extrusions and the like, but surprise , nothing about making bike parts.

So...will that carbide tipped wood blade work for the tubing, or do I need a cutting disc like I see in the home improvement stores? Or is that disc for steel angles and the like only? There seems to be a difference when cutting ferrous vs. non-ferrous metals from the literature I've read. Any advice?