have been looking for a good chop saw for multiple cutting uses...mainly for cutting stainless exhaust piping and aluminum IC piping, along with anything else that may come up...I found this one on Amazon for what appears to be a good price. i hear many good things about Evolution power tools but want everybody elses thoughts first

http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Abra...7675641&sr=1-3

 

Hi.

If you didn't saw 9bells's thread updates......he uses one exactly like that and his work is absolutly amazing!
Therefore I'd say Go for it!!!

 

only difference is he has a Raptor, and this is a Rage 2, his is also about $120 more expensive

 

I wouldn't think that an expensive saw is better than a cheaper one.

You should look after engine power (kW or HP) and rpm range.

I think that the one in the link is the one you need.

Cheers,
B

 

HP and amps are hardly ever right on power tools,compressors and so on. If they are made by the same company maybe, but otherwise it's just an advertising gimmick because the motors can never reach the peak power on certain voltages or something.

As far as cheap saws go I like my combination bow saw, hard to beat an $8 saw

 

anybody else care to chime in on this???

i went on Evolutions website to see the difference in specs, and everything appears to be the same, only diff. is the motor on the Raptor is 3hp and the Rage 2 is 2.5hp

 

I plan on getting the rage 2 myself. If your doing as much work at 9bells does you probably would wanna get the raptor. But I'm a hobby guy and do work on the side and I think the rage 2 would be perfectly fine for the hobby guy such as myself.

 

just ordered it. should be here in the next couple of days. will test it out and report back with my review

 

yeah be sure to let everyone know how you like it!

 

the chop saw showed up by surprise Sat. afternoon when i wasn't expecting it till Tuesday the 7th...Only used it cutting a short piece of .065 stainless straight pipe to see how well it worked and thus far i have no complaints. it cut extremely straight and was super smooth operation. didn't throw a single spark and there is NO dust, just little metal chips all over the place. material was still nice and cold after the cut as well. super stoked about this, and recommend this to anybody looking for a good/reliable/inexpensive chop saw