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Re: Wrecked Aluminium from chopsaw
There are chop saws designed to cut wood, and chop saws designed to cut metal, sometimes called multi-cutter saws. Much of the difference is where the cutting guide is located with respect to the blade. Saws designed for wood allow the center of the blade to cut beyond the guide, allowing the blade to 'pick up' on the material being cut. Not a huge deal in wood and non-metals where cutting forces are relatively low, but in metal it can be quite dangerous. Saws designed for wood and other non-metals will generally have 1-2 clamps pointed down, saws designed to cut metals will generally have 1-2 clamps oriented horizontally.
Very similar saws can act quite differently. Know the difference!
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