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Originally Posted by Cory
This is not true. Check out the specs on a non-ferrous chop saw. You're looking at ~3,000 RPM.
A previous poster already linked to the DeWalt multicutter, which is specifically designed for cutting solid and tube. Adam is using a similar model. I know for a fact that some professional machine shops use these saws in lieu of a band saw, for cleaner, faster cuts.
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The DeWalt multi-cutter is a fantastic saw.
In college I used a DeWalt multi-cutter to cut thick-walled alloy steel tubing, thin-walled titanium tubing, galvanized steel angle, all manor of aluminum extrusions, and practically everything in between. It runs at 1,300rpm and has a heck of a good clamp for securing work pieces. Never had a single incident with it.
It's such a good saw that the lab I was running was able to buy it with safety equipment funding, and it's barely over $400.
A saw like this is the 'right tool' no matter how you cut it. *rimshot*