Recommend a GOOD chop saw
 

anyone here have any recommendations for a GOOD chop saw... I dont want any harbo freight stuff, Im willing to spend up to 300 or so bucks.

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I bought a Milwaukee brand new for $169. Its great.

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http://www.homedepot.com/cmc_upload/...03809759_4.jpg

best chop saw i ever used, guarenteed to chop your fingers a good number of times before you cut your pipe :6

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Thats what Im thinking, Im VERY partial to milwaukee tools, Ive have good experiences with them.

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DeWalt FTW! Milwaukee isen't bad, but I prefer DeWalt tools.

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My parents bought me this one for Christmas, looks pretty sweet, even has a lazer so i
know when im going to cut my finger off :X

https://s7.sears.com/is/image/Sears/...0&op_sharpen=1

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---- those TTi laser POS. There never accurate and if you change kerf thickness you have to re adjust everything. As long as you use it to see where not to put your hand, your fine.

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My Bosch is pretty good. So long as you go really slow, it cuts straight. Push hard, and the angle changes... :y

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I dont like crapsman or bosch tools, Ive had bad experiences with their products, Im pretty much sold on the milwaukee.

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Quit being stupid.
For $300 you can buy a red Harbor Freight, Either Grizzly, or an Enco 4x6 or 5x6 bandsaw.

Bandsaws kill chopsaws like crazy.

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i got a cheap ryobi chop saw from home depot. i want to say its a 14" and it was like $99. i actually like it. it does the job pretty well

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Yeah bandsaw FTW.

most chops saws are pretty much the same, so I wouldn't spend a shitton of money on a DeWalt even though they're really nice.

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While YOU don't want a harbour freight, they do great work....

Got the $139 deally for $99...Whacks through pipe no problemo.....

But I would get a bandsaw instead if I had the money!

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I got the $169 milwaukee for $116 :P They found a 2yr old package hidden in the overhead, clearanced 2yrs ago, so I snatched it up. Very sturdy, cuts through sch40 2" pipe pretty well. We also use the same one at work w/a $500 (I ---- you not) carbide saw for aluminum-only. Used all the time for 4" Al. blocks, still going after a few years.

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the thing I have against cheap tools is replacing them. I dont like replacing tools, so, I buy good stuff the first time around. When I finally have a garage I plan on getting a bandsaw, only it will be a liquid cooled wellsaw model 8.

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Chopsaw or bandsaw. I'd take the bandsaw just for the cleaner cuts and not all the fireworks. I've had my HF 14" chopsaw for 3 years and never had a problem with it whatsoever. I've cut through some beefy ---- like stock cast manifolds and other ----. Works nice as a grinder also :6

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HAHA. I thought I was the only one who used my chopsaw as a grinder. I bought some clearance thick cutoff wheels, and when I cut my manifold pieces, I left them clamped, locked the trigger, and chained the chopsaw down... eventually after 10 minutes or so, they were square. :1

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I use it as a grinder cause after using the chopsaw it leaves alot of rough edges and metal hangnail thingies. Next thing for me is a nice band saw.

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I have not used my chop saw in over a year, I would take the money and get a 4*6 bandsaw and a couple 4.5" grinders. I have the cheap red one from harbor freight (I had a HF green one but it was getting close to the end of my 2 year warranty so I swapped it out for a new one) and it just like my old green one works great. Sure it is not the best, but for the money you can't go wrong. Plus you get a new one every two years for $38 ;)
I bet my bandsaw averages a good 3 or so hours of runtime a day.

Later
Randy

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i didnt read the thread, but i saw you dont want a HF saw.....too f'in bad....

i got mine locally for $50...and its been workin PERFECTLY for 4 years now....

get one and forget the rest....baller on a budget

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Been through two DeWalt's. I burned the motor out of my first one.

I went to Lowes, purchased a new one, switched out the guts with my old one and put the new one... with the dead motor... back in the box. Returned it, told them it was fucked from the first time I pulled the trigger. Homemadewarranty.

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We've got the 14" HF w/HF discs and that thing is the master of crooked cuts. I'm sure if the discs were better they wouldn't deflect as much. I always use the bandsaw though, bought a good blade and spent the time setting the tension/alignment and it works great.

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You're all wrong.. Get a DeWalt dry cut saw.. It's massively superior to abrasive saws in every way.. Angles are precise, it doesn't heat the metal as much, and it's faster... The only thing better are the high dollar wet cut saws you see in professional fab shops like American chopper.

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1hp oldschool craftsman 8" grinders ftw, only stall out when you jam the wheels. aaaand you can pick them up easy at garage sales and ----

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If you are willing to go about a hundred more, you can get a great chop saw, a Milwaukee Dry Cut Saw.

$399.00. http://www.tools-plus.com/milwaukee-6190-20.html

http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.c..._1935_69328642

Looks just like a chop saw, but uses a 72 tooth blade. Cuts chips with very little sparks, and much less mess. Also, the quality of the cut is better than a band saw, and way better than an abrasive cut of saw. We have virtually no clean up when cutting pieces for our charge piping kits. The blades can be re-sharpened, and although expensive to replace, do not need to be replaced often. Best horizontal metal cutting saw I have ever seen, bar none.

Craig

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damn, that things HOT. I might have to hold off for a few months and save a bit more and get one of those. I saw one on ebay a while ago and thought it was a regular old chop saw and I was wondering why it costs so much,after reading reviews, Now I understand.

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I got one of these at home: http://bii1.com/coldsaws/275m.htm

I have considered selling it, if anybody wants to make a serious offer. I have a 3 phase converter with it also.

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MAKITA

jdm ftw or designed in japan built here whatever

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I have watched guys reverse the blade on your average circular saw used for cutting 2x4s and cut metal with it.

I really like Craigs saw, I'm gonna have to consider that as the next upgrade.

I've used miter saws as chop saws, larger chop saws, band saws, wet-bandsaws, and I still break out the hacksaw sometimes. My current solution is the 14" HF $50/60 special with the 3 year warranty. I burned up saw #1 within 20 minutes of taking it out of the box and had the pleasure of inhaling all that white smoke coming from the motor. They just swap me out. I actually didn't need the warranty since they are very cool to me and hook me up but the cashiers get a commission on warranties so I do it for them.

Funny thing about the wet band saws, it's water with just enough petroleum added to it so nothing rusts. What I like to do when I'm cutting a lot of say sucker rod is to just have a paint brush & cup full of light weight oil and lube the cutting disc often. Seems to give you a lot more life out of the abrasive/offer a better bite and superior cut. But the bulk of you guys are just cutting thin pipe and the oil doesn't help much for your soap stone measurement markings.

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holy ---- a quadnie sighting

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Makita kicks ass. Dewalt blows...cheapo's will work for the price.

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milwaukee and ridgid are both badass off the shelf saws.

everything else can go ---- itself

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For a good price, I say Makita, DeWalt, or Ryobi. They get the job done.