I'm building a Miter Saw station and I have some aluminum T Track I bought for the fence system from Rockler and I need to cut it. I've used a carbide blade in my table saw to cut thin aluminum but I'm not sure if can cut the T Track the same way. I don't want to use a hack saw if I don't have to as I would like a smooth cut.

Have any of you cut it with a carbide saw blade before? 

Yep, you can cut aluminum with a carbide saw blade. In fact the easiest and best way to cut aluminum is on your miter saw! It is non ferrous and very cut able.

I wouldn't worry about the thickness of the t-track, I have cut aluminum door bottoms, weather stripping, 1/4" aluminum bar stock etc on a miter saw, with no adverse affects on the carbide or the blade.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
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Ditto what John said.

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Lew Kauffman-
Wood Turners Forum Host

Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!

I have cut aluminum with my table saw, miter saw, jig saw and circular saw as they all work well. You will need to do a bit of edge clean up on the cut  after the cut using a wire brush or wheel. 

But I WILL NOT use my good blades to do it with!!  I will use an older and/or more inexpensive blade set apart for cutting  stuff like this.

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Allen Worsham
Corona, CA

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'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGee

 One could always pick up a metal cutting blade for the Bandsaw.    

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'and may the road raise up to meet ye'

Thanks guys for you reply's. I have a carbide blade that I use to cut pine and Douglas fir. It's the one that came with the saw..

 I've used the Dremel with a cut off wheel many a time for stuff like this too

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Greg
Scroll Saw forum host

http://www.thesawdustfactoryga.com/

Greg I have too but I always seem to break the wheels. I have a dye grinder but I ran out of cut off wheels. I ended up using my miter saw and it cut it like butter. I really don't like cutting metal on the band saw or my Table saw unless I have to but the miter saw is easy to clean. Thanks all for your help and ideas!

I cut half inch aluminum jig plate with my table saw.   If you are going to do a lot of it get a non ferrous metal blade otherwise just use the blade you got.