Aluminum can be cut with woodworking tools.
Do you have a table saw? Clamp the aluminum to a table saw and raise the
blade up to cut the slot. A carbide blade makes a kerf ~ 1/8" wide but it'd
have sharp ends that'd be undercut. A little filing on the ends could take
care of that.
Do you have a biscuit joiner? Clamp a guide to the aluminum panel to keep
the slot straight and plunge the biscuit joiner's blade to make the slot.
Do you have a router? Use a carbide bit to mill out the slot. Use a straight
edge to guide the router base.
Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
http://home.mebtel.net/~ejrussell
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> I need to find a way to make a nice clean slot in 3/16" aluminum
> plate...approx 1/8" wide and 2 to 3" long.
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