Cortes limpios y exactosRecomendable

When I buy things on Amazon, like many folks I pour through the reviews to get a good idea of whether a product is worth it. When I bought this Skil dry saw, it only had 3 reviews, but then I read the write-up for the saw, and thought that if this is close to what they say it is, this saw is going to be a good deal.I'll preface my review by saying I'm a retired electronics prof (32 years) that worked as an automation engineer for a major robotics company in a previous life. So I like to think that I know machines and the electronics that control them. This saw has what's called a "soft start' feature. Soft starts are common in machinery that if started at full power may cause undo stress on mechanical components. So when you first pull the trigger, the saw blade starts off at a lower rpm and comes up to full speed in about 1 or 1.5 seconds, give or take. Perhaps other higher end saws have this, but I was surprised to see it in a $300 saw. And speaking of the blade, this saw came with a Diablo 60 tooth cermet tipped blade. Between these two features, downloading a pdf manual to scour over, and studying the pictures for construction details, I decided to take a chance. I'm happy I did as I've had the saw for a few days now, have made a few dozen cuts and couldn't be more satisfied with the results.This saw is being used in my personal shop where I've been making knives along with a few other creative endeavors. I already had all the toys and goodies necessary for a decent knife shop but wanted to head, at least partially, in another direction. One of my specialties with the robot company was automated welding, so I thought I'd recapture some of that by purchasing some welding equipment. The idea is to go into metal art. The only tool that I lacked was a decent quick way to cut a lot of steel. At first, I purchased an abrasive saw, but then I found out about dry cut saws. I sent the abrasive saw back which was already 2/3rds the cost of this Skil dry saw. I thought that a dry saw would set me back 4 to 6 hundred for a decent one. I was wrong. I'd put this saw up against the $400 Evolution saw in a heartbeat...and the Evolution requires a 14" blade. The Skil saw at $300 comes within a 1/2 in. or so with a 12 in. blade in terms of stock size. The Skil saw can cut up to 4x4 x 1/4in square stock; up to 4-1/2 in diameter round stock and up to 6-3/16 X 3-1/8 X 1/4in rectangular stock. Pretty impressive I thought, and very close to what most 14 inch blades will do.In conclusion, I received my saw 2 days ago on 7/29/2024. I've made several dozen cuts with it, mostly on 11 gauge (1/8") by 4in flat stock. I cut this steel in both orientations just to see how it would do, although when cutting something like this, you should always stand it on edge. When lying flat, the blade had no trouble cutting through the full width of this stock. Standing the stock on edge was also cut with no difficulty. In both orientations there was still room for a larger piece of stock. There was very little sparking and the tiny chips were coming off the steel nicely. Two other features that I hadn't expected were the built in chip tray which collected a significant amount of chips, and the pull out stock rest which comes in handy for longer pieces, like the ones I was working with. Oh, and this saw comes with a one year warranty , extended to 3 YEARS if you register your saw. I'll be honest, I haven't bought a Skil product in decades, but this saw had the features I wanted at a price that made this purchase a no brainer. I can't speak to longevity, time will tell and I'll be back to update my review perhaps in a year or so. I'll say this though, no one should be considering an abrasive chop saw while this Skil saw is available at this price.

Excelente cortadora de metales el corte a 45° lo hace hasta 3" y lo deja exacto y el tamaño muy cómodo. Base Totalmente en aluminio , tienes que dejar que Alcance su máxima velocidad antes del corte , es ruidosa pero hace su trabajo...esta escéptico con esta marca pero superó mis expectativas y sobre todo el precio por muy debajo que otras marcas y su disco Diablo es el complemento perfecto y sobre todo al ser de 12" su costo reduce considerablemente que el de 14"..vamos a darle más tiempo de trabajo para dar conclusiones finales.

I'm very happy with my purchase. It’s a significant improvement over an abrasive chop saw—much faster, with cleaner cuts, and the steel stays cool to the touch after cutting. The only downside is the cost of the blades. I’ve made about 30 cuts in 2-inch steel flat bar (1/8-inch thick), and while the cuts aren't as clean as they were initially, they’re still much better than those made with a cut-off wheel. For my next blade, I plan to try lubricating wax, which is supposed to help improve its longevity.