I know this is going to sound very wacky as a way to cut aluminum but
it has worked for me. I have used a large paper cutter to cut
aluminum, fiberglass PCBs, and even small gauge cold rolled steel.
The type I used is like this (different brand but same style - mine
is larger too):

http://www.allartsupplies.com/images/product/26318.jpg

The trickiest part is to keep the metal from shifting while cutting
it. The shape of the cutter doesn't really allow using clamps. I have
had success by standing on the sheet metal, on the cutter, and
kneeling while pushing the blade down. BE VERY,VERY CAREFUL DOING
THIS. The smaller the piece you cut off the more it will want to curl
but this can be flattened afterwards. If you do this often enough the
blade will need to be sharpened often as you would guess. I can post
pictures of the process if it is really needed but it is a pretty
basic brute force kind of thing. The metal shears used in pro shops
are using a similar process but of course with much more pressure and
at a less angle of attack. Test it out with scrap first. Worth a try.

-James

James Husted
The ErsatZ Planet Graphics and Sound
http://homepage.mac.com/ersatzplanet/
james.husted@...

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On Jan 23, 2008, at 11:40 AM, Carlos wrote:

> Whats the DYI equivalent of the aluminium factory cutting it
>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , Frequency Divider <freq.div@...>
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>> probably the *best* way is to go to a place like an aluminium factory
>> that has these big professional saws for precision metal cutting. (by
>> the way that's not what I did :-)
>>
>> Carlos wrote:
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>>> whats the best way of cutting it
>>>
>>> C.
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>>> <mailto:Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>, Frequency Divider
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>>>> maybe you could get another multiple and cut off 1 hp i
> recently cut 2
>>>> hp off my reverb module, no problem
>>>>
>>>> Anton
>>>>
>>>> Carlos wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> any ideas once I finish getting all my planned modules I
> will have
>>>>> exactly what I want on my portable suitcase, but I will have
> 3 hp left
>>>>> of space, any suggestions on what the hell I can do with 3 hp of
>>> space
>>>>>
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