Populo Chop Saw Metal PMCS-380 Heavy Duty 15 Inch Metal Cutting Chop Saw With 14-Inch Carbide-Tipped Blade for Premium Dry Cutting Metal, Miter Saw 45°, Aluminum Alloy Base for Accurate Metal Cut

Great cuts. Much quieter then abrasive. And no sparks shoot all over the place.I fabricate a bbq lot of steel parts for trucks.Thx for a great tool

Great price for what it is, but a few things to note. Trigger safety and switch location is a bit unnatural feeling very usable, but weird reach if you are to the right of the blade at all. Blade guard has a bit of play in it. Makes me nervous of it hitting the blade during operation.Last thing, and this is true for all cold cut saws, workpiece must be clamped. Unlike a abrasive saw, any twist or movement in the piece can cause a violent and fast jam throwing the piece and potentially breaking teeth off the blade. This tool needs to be used with care and attention. Cut quality is very good and minimal heat and sparks come off during use. Clamp is solid as is the base.

Lover the base and size of saw but the fence that held the metal was seriously week, it need a thicker piece, I returned it because ot was so week it let a peice of metal bar loose and it went flying past my head, that scared me and yes I know how to use equipment like this, I'm a welder by trade. It also leaked lubricant from a gasket after only about 15 cuts, bad quailty control or parts. The blade guard very loose and I was always thinking it was going to get caught with the blade and cause a major problem. The 3 year warranty is sort of fake, it's a 3 year warranty on the basic saw itself but the pamlet that was in the box said 90 days on the bearings, gaskets, and so on.. not good enough.. don't get me wrong, I really wanted to just fall in love with this saw but theses things prevented that. To Populo, fix theses things and I would buy again, but the fence need a healthy upgrade, so now I guess I have to buy a evolution saw to make up from where yours is lacking. To others that's reading this full report, don't buy until they upgrade at least the fence that holds the metal in place, it flex way to much, just watch the you tube video very closely and you will see why. Don't take a chance, you might get hurt. Other wise a good saw, and loved the price and especially the base

minimal heat in cutting