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Unread 09-06-2016, 15:57
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Re: Need some recommendations for tooling

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Originally Posted by Cash4587 View Post
10/10 would highly recommend that you buy an Evolution Power Tools RAGE3. Here is a link to the Amazon page but I am sure you can buy it elsewhere too.

https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Pow...=1&*entries*=0

We have used this saw to cut all of our 2x1,1x1, angle, and almost anything you can think of needed for frc except for sheet (we use a jigsaw). Last year we cut 90% of our robot out with the rage3, and were very, very happy with how it performed. We would not be able to function with out it. It is far cheaper than some of the nice horizontal bandsaws and it makes cuts that are very comparable to them as well. The cuts are very very smooth and will provide a surprisingly flat surface for when you are riveting things together which is important for good joints.
I own a RAGE2 saw. It's awesome for cutting steel, but terrible for aluminum. The blade clogs. The vise on this model is not the greatest either. I wonder if the RAGE3 is any different. It seems like a nicer saw.

For aluminum, I prefer a Dewalt DW716 12" miter saw with a Freud Diablo 80T blade for box tube, and a horizontal bandsaw for bar stock. If you don't have a good 12" miter saw with a nice Freud Diablo blade, I'd recommend getting one.
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