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Following on from my last post (or possibly more of a clarification)... can you get powered mitre saws able to cut metal?

I wonder if anyone can help me. We are going to be cutting a lot of aluminium extrusion in the coming months, and don't relish the prospect of doing it with a mitre box and a hacksaw (we would like to finish it before we have to retire!!!! :shock: ) Can anyone suggest the best tool(s)...

Just to report back... Replacement saw arrived, again 5amp fuse fitted, again 1st cut fine, measured for next cut, went back to the saw and pressed the ON switch - fuse blew..... all exactly the same as last time. So, fitted a 13 amp fuse and all working perfectly now!

Thank you!

Sorry - thought I'd mentioned that in an earlier post, but obviously not... DOH! It's 1600W

Well, it wasn't the most expensive, but I wouldn't describe it as cheap! It wasn't run for a long period and it was after a 1/2 hour rest that it suddenly started cutting out. I am going to take it back - but I just thought I would check to see if anyone could think of an obvious reason why...

Decided that, as I will probably have a lot more to do in the coming weeks and months, to splash out on a table saw myself...... worked a treat for cutting the conti board with next to no chipping whatsoever (and what there was was so small you needed a magnifying glass to see it! - thanks for...

Thanks for the advice about chipping........ and yes, the 'sheds' do have a cutting service, but the minimum width they will cut is pretty wide, so that's not an option.

I need a plank of conti-board cut into three strips. Obviously, I could do this using a hand-saw or jigsaw, but I would really like to have a perfectly straight edge! Is there anyone out there within reach of Barnet on the London /Hertfordshire borders with a table saw who wouldn't mind...