Tip: Cutting aluminum option

[Dave Cole]

I use a 10-inch circular miter saw with a carbide-tipped blade for cutting aluminum bar and angle to length. The carbide teeth leave a clean, flat, square surface that needs only a quick swipe across a Scotch-Brite wheel to finish it up.

[John Courte]

I bought a Roto-Zip to do some drywall work a while back, and with the bit specially made for cutting metal, it's great for cutting holes. Not so much in tight spaces, because you need room for the base of the roto-zip, but it's nice and clean if your hand is steady. The shop-vac attachment sucks away the chips as you make them.

[woxofswa]

FWIW, I used the cheapo tile saw (dry) to cut out the foam ribs for the elevators and trim tabs and it worked beautifully.