rustomatic said:I've heard good and bad about the metal chop saws. With that in mind, I've had my crappy H-F carbon/grit blade model for most of a decade now without failure, so even though it makes a freaking mess, it just works (not so precisely at that). Definitely interested to hear of how careful usage of that Evo thing (without YouBoob sponsorship of testimony) results in nothing but precision and symmetrical cuts (the perfectly drugged bodybuilder of chopsaws, no doubt). Also, much jealousy over the chili event . . .
Yeah, nothing comes without criticism, blades are expensive, impatient operation/usage will certainly cut down life of said blades....but for what I do, hobbiest, trying to get into a fab side hustle, it should work well for increased precision/accuracy of cuts....honestly, cutting angles is the biggest benefit I am looking forward to....also, been a loyal user of abrasive saws for at least a decade now myself, even upgraded from the HF unit to nice heavy cast base craftsman unit I picked up from a co-worker probably 7-8yrs ago and that was a huge improvement over the HF unit
At the end of the day, having ~$400 in lowes gift cards made it a much easier pill to swallow, I know it will out perform my current abrasive saw and much lower barrier to entry from the $4k + cold saws on the market today
If you are ever in SC late-Jan / early-Feb, all are welcome at chili cookoff! Its is 90% car folks that attend!