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In a message dated 10/7/03 8:02:12 AM, tomtuner@comcast.net writes:


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> =C2=A0 Glenn,
>  =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Thanks=
 and you=E2=80=99re correct. Thirty years a piano tech and I=E2=80=99ve=20
> learned more from this list in the past 5 years than the last 25.
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ist huh? I have a few modest contraptions made of wood=20
> that would look great in aluminum.
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g forward to your contributions,
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 H. Driscoll lll=C2=A0 RPT
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Tom,
Now we're talking. I have numerous jigs and fixtures around and aluminum is=20
my material of choice. The scrap price is $1.50 in Michigan but it is really=
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easy to work, both sawing and popping in tapped holes. I will only work in s=
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if it's a major strength issue, or a low cross-section, like a damper bender=
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Any industrial low-speed bandsaw will cut aluminum nicely.=20
Glenn C.

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