for a brief period until I became wiser and bought a band saw I used one – throws red hot bits of shard a long distance – wouldn’t like to try it in a small shed but ok throwing to into a garden.
Handles mild steel fine but don’t try stainless – it hasn’t now been used for some time as a cheap bandsaw handles all except SS – the small SS rods etc are cut with a small angle grinder

Edited By Frances IoM on 18/10/2020 17:58:14

Second what Frances said, also bloody noisy, so earmuffs a faceshield, hat and scarf necessary in a confined space.

Got one here you can have for nothing if you can pick it up or arrange collection

Just get a 125mm discs angle grinder, which cuts everything

I use blue spot 1mm stainless discs

Aldi may still have a few left in their stores, their online stock sold out fast

Just bought one second hand from my neighbour .One blade cuts steel and wood.Mounted it on a piece of old kitchen worktop screwed to a length of 4 x 2. Then it clamps into a work mate. Always used outside ,too messy to use in shed.I think it’s a very good machine.Regarding noise, all cutting machines make it.

Maurice

I have had a Rage saw for a while. The same blade cuts wood and metal, but I have used it almost exclusively for wood. It is noisy on metal and creates a shower of sparks . I have recently used it with a diamond blade to cut some block paving blocks which worked well.

I bought an Aldi ‘portable’ bandsaw earlier this year and have found it good. The vice is not particularly good and the cut on mine is not quite square, but overall I am happy with it. It is available at the moment online only at £160.

I would recommend a bandsaw over a Rage saw if you only want to cut metal.

Stuart

Edited By Stuart Smith 5 on 18/10/2020 21:13:26

Instead of a chop saw get a small bandsaw. Much better, light weight, less mess and quieter. Do a search here on MEW, lots of articles posted.

Paul.

Their not that big. Mine sits on top of a milk crate and can be picked up with one hand and stored away.

Paul.

hated mine. blade did not last long so got a band saw quilter and safer then put a wood blade in the rage 2