Choosing a chop saw?

[Soundguy]

Hmm.. anyone know if there are chinese plasma cutters.. i don't recall seeing any at harbor freight?

soundguy

 

[mjncad]

When I was looking for something to supplement my vertical metal cutting bandsaw, I looked at chop saws; but went with a Grizzly 4" x 6" swivel head that gives me up to 60-degree mitering capability.
G9742 4" x 6" Metal-Cutting Bandsaw w/ Swivel Head


Jet now has a version of the Grizzly saw with some extra niceties the Grizzly doesn't have.
WMH ® - JET 5 x 6 Swivel Head Bandsaw 1/2HP 115/230V 1Ph

I'm happy with the Grizzly; but would have bought the Jet if it were available at the time. Maybe one day I'll get a dry cut chop saw; but right now the Grizzly does all I ask of it. Are the Jet and Grizzly in the $99 to $200 range? No; but since they do what I need in one tool versus having a $99 HF bandsaw and a cheap abrasive chop saw, the monetary difference isn't that bad.

My vertical bandsaw is a Wilton, and I wouldn't be without it. WMH ® - WILTON 14 Wood/Metal Vertical Bandsaw 1HP 115V 1Ph

 

[kennyd]

Hmm.. anyone know if there are chinese plasma cutters.. i don't recall seeing any at harbor freight?

soundguy

They sure do, Look HERE to see one of them. There is also few other Chinese brand on the market under different names. They get A LOT of bad press on the welding forums. Seem some of them let the magic smoke out very early in there lives.

 

[Wayne County Hose]

Hmm.. anyone know if there are chinese plasma cutters.. i don't recall seeing any at harbor freight?

soundguy

Hmmmm. keep buying Chinese, pretty soon we'll all be speaking it.

 

[canoetrpr]

Hmm.. anyone know if there are chinese plasma cutters.. i don't recall seeing any at harbor freight?

soundguy

Soundguy - right after your last post I went looking for a chinese plasma cutter too . Didn't find one yet. They are bound to come eventually. I'd rather buy a brand name welder like the Hobart I have now but I'll happily purchase a Chinese plasma cutter.

 

[Wayne County Hose]

Seem some of them let the magic smoke out very early in there lives.

Kenny, any idea where I can get some of that smoke? And, how do you get it back in there? Seems like everytime I let the smoke out of something, it quits working.

 

[schmism]

Which would you pick?
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none of the above.

my $50 HF 14" cuttoff has been great for me for a couple of years. It gets light use. Even if they only last a year under heavy use, you can buy 4 of them for the price of one of the others. (and really if its getting heavy use, you should consider a cold saw or horizontal bandsaw instead)

 

[Willl]

If anybody can see me, here's another vote for the HF saw.

 

[canoetrpr]

Turns out that our equivalent of HF (Princess Auto) has a 14" 15A chopsaw but it is no where near the price of $50. It is priced at $125. It seems a lot poorer in design / weight etc. than the Delta one that they sell at $175.

The Delta and the Makita are at the top of my list right now since I'd like to have it on the weekend to play with some stock with The Milwaukee is a mail order.

 

[patrick_g]

The Delta and the Makita are at the top of my list right now since I'd like to have it on the weekend to play with some stock with The Milwaukee is a mail order.

The Milwaukee would probably last as long as the Delta and Makita used one after the other.

I have Milwaukee tools that are 35 years old and running as good as the 5 year old and the 3 wk old Milwaukee tools I have.

My HF chop saw ran for less than 3 min before the trigger switch went intermittent and then quit altogether.

Pat