hpfiend Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Hey all- I have come to the point where using a circular saw/sawzall to cut round and square steel stock and plate has gotten old and though I want a plasma cutter it wont do the square cuts I want without some sort of a jig.. I would also like to be able to do angles to notch tubing... would rather buy once than buy junk twice. What are you all using? My dad does have a clarke 10" mitre chop saw for wood that is average at best but I did the crown moulding and a lot of the baseboards in my house with so far- maybe put a steel abrasive blade in that but I am not crazy about that saw- sort of imprecise movement and you can't go beyond 45degrees in tilt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmuckingham Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 I have an older Dewalt chop saw that works great but the head is fixed so doing any kind of notch is out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Buy a metal band saw. Since I got mine I have not used my chop saw one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmuckingham Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 Buy a metal band saw. Since I got mine I have not used my chop saw one time. DO WANT! Were did you get yours from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 http://www.amazon.com/Milwaukee-6190-20-14-Inch-Cutoff-Machine/dp/B00023S336 MUCH nicer than an abrasive chop saw. I work with a lot of aluminum so the band saw blades in my drop saw like to get clogged. The cold saw works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 DO WANT! Were did you get yours from? its a cheepie from harbor freight. if you take some time and tune it it works amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpfiend Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 can u change the angle on a cut-off or band saw for notching or u guys using a drill press and notching jig? thanks for the recs btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 If you buy a chop saw I loved our Milwaukee no problems in the 15 years of use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 At work I used to use a porta-band it was setup like a mitre box, we used to cut copper, did the job very well, believe we used milwalkee saws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy2285 Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Dewalt 14 inch works great but band saws are way cleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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