Cutting Aluminum Window Frame and Stucco

When a neighbor got new windows the crew removed glass, used a pry bar to separate frame from wall a little then used some sort of a claw with a "come a long" cable puller. They just pulled frame and fin out of the block. The four sides got pulled into a tangled mess in the middle.

They made it look easy but it was a heavy gloves and good quality safety glasses job.

With those think aluminum fins, your idea is a good one, though my windows are on the second floor - I don't think the come a long would work.

During the late '70s and early '80s, GE developed a process for synthesizing industial diamonds and the price of diamond products went through the floor. I remember a set of diamond plated files out of Israel then that went for $35 a set using natural industrial diamonds that ended up off the market because Harbor Freight started having equivalent product coming out at $1.99 a set using the synthetic diamond product. The same thing happened to grinding wheels, both metal and resin bond. Ever since, diamond tools tend to run cheap.

Gotta love progress.

As to the oscillating tools: They work well if you stay on easy stuff like wood flush cuts. I have not seen the metal cut saw last more than one or two cuts on any metal.

Diamond wheel (disc) cutters are fantastic.

Some of that depends on if you mean the oscillating saw where it is a partial disc that vibrates in an arc or if you mean a saws-all with a reciprocating blade. I see the osc as a real light weight cutting tool, not much more than a sander adapted to hold a cutter, but have always had good response with a saws-all and a bi-metal blade on steel and aluminum.

Oh for sure, saws all is a mean booger for cutting most anything. Standard equipment in vineyards during heavy stock removal during pruning season (some vines are inevitably required to be replaced due to freeze damage, etc.).

Oscillating tool is the one that oscillates and the bit is about an inch wide. Like this:

A good oscillating tool does a great job. The bit is on the small side, so it doesn't cut too fast.

My better half bought one for my birthday years ago. Normally, when she buys tools, it's overpriced and the wrong one. This is the best tool she's ever bought me.

Sawzalls (reciprocating) are great demolition tools. Cut through nails, rebar, etc. The only thing it has trouble on is concrete/stucco.

Here's a bit of information. The Sawzall is the only saw that you turn on with the blade pressed against the material you're cutting.

That's one of the reasons why I left the jewelry business. Synthetic diamonds were good enough quality to fool the labs. Through the rumor mill, I heard that diamond dealers had received good "certs" for the synthetic diamonds.

The comment I hear any more is that the synthetic diamonds are too good and that the lack of flaws is a dead giveaway that the stone is synthetic. Personally, I don't care whether the diamond is "organic" or not. I like the stone or I use the tool.

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