What are you guys using to cut your aluminum intake piping? I'm looking for clean cuts, no overheating, and to minimize shards/shavings, if possible.

14" chop saw?

Other?

 

band saw

 

yeah Band saw. Anything else that moves at a high velocity (grinder, chop saw) will shoot shards and leave burrs.

 

chop saw

 

You can also use a dry cut saw.

 

band saw here.

 

i use an Evolution 14" chop saw. cuts through Alu like butter, and stainless is decently effortless...blade are good for close to 1000 cuts of continuous stainless, or even more for lesser materials. creates little metal chips, no sparks, little to no heat

 

^ I think you're talking about the dry cut saw, chop saws are abrasive.

 

We use a 12" compound miter saw, just apply a little pressure at a time and it will cut like butter.