[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Cut Down the Handguard

Posted: 5/7/2016 6:25:14 PM EDT

I'm getting an Adams Arms piston upper and the handguard might be about 3/8" to long to mount my suppressor. If it is can I use my Dewalt Abrasive Chop Saw and cut some off or will it screw it up? I plan on having it Cerakoted anyways, so there will be no exposed metal when I'm done.

Posted: 5/7/2016 6:52:30 PM EDT

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If you can secure it to keep the chatter down, I see no problem with giving it a try.

Posted: 5/7/2016 10:52:08 PM EDT

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You shouldn't cut aluminum with abrasive, as aluminum will plug it up and ruin the cut off wheel real quick. Should use a hack saw and clean it up with a file.

Posted: 5/7/2016 11:33:14 PM EDT

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I've used a 12" blade miter saw with a titanium coated blade to cut through Al. Hack saw will not cut straight in my experience.

Posted: 5/8/2016 4:12:39 AM EDT

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I've used a 12" blade miter saw with a titanium coated blade to cut through Al. Hack saw will not cut straight in my experience.

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Second vote in favor of the big metal cutting blade. Although mine isn't fancy TiN coated. It's just a steel blade with tons of small carbide tipped teeth, something like 10-12 per inch or so. I bought it at the local hardware store pretty cheap, too. The price of the blade is well worth the time saved cleaning up a hacksaw job.

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