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Router with a guide and a carbide end mill.
In Response To: expanding mast gate ()

For aluminum or fiberglass don't use a standard router bit but a 3-flute carbide end mill. (Link below) The carbide lasts a long time and the 3 up-cut flutes clear out the chips. My machinist son put me on to these a couple of years ago and they work great. They work especially well on fiberglass. Only problem I have I the solid carbide shank is hard to grip in the router chuck. I scuff up the shiny shank just a bit with on my diamond whet stone and they stay put.

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