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Old 04-02-2007, 08:49 PM   #7 (permalink)
Tom_Veatch
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Default Re: If I could only have one cutting tool...?

I won't address the O/A torch since I don't have one. I do own a 14" chop saw which I bought first, and a 4x6 horizontal bandsaw which you didn't mention.

In my experience, there has been enough blade flex in the chop saw to make it unacceptable for any kind of precision cutting. I replaced it with the bandsaw for that reason. The chop saw now sits in the corner gathering dust.

There is a similar thread over in the Miller Welding Projects forum that you might want to take a look at.
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