so I have a dewalt DW716 at home for my endless home projects…
its a 12" compound miter saw.
I am contemplating rebuilding my exhaust and would like to
avoid giving any more money to muffler man for my car.
are there drawbacks to cutting steel tubing with a decent woodworking saw?
So do you just want to swap out the blade?
thats what I was thinking…
its cheaper than buying a chop saw.
all i can figure is the bits of metal and some added wear and tear on the motor and belt?
Use the right blade. Give her hell. It’ll be fine.
now I need to find a 12" cut off blade… 
its probably going to be as bad as trying to find a good 9" saw blade for an old
table saw I have…
if mr goodwrench were a tool, what would he be?
Umm…a wrench?
oooo sorry…miter saw is what we were looking for…miter saw.
Do they sell metal cutting blades for regular chop saws?
i found a 12" carbide blade for cutting metal, but its $93
i could buy a 14" chop saw for $130.
if only I could get a pack of 14" blades and cut them down or something…
Honestly, it beats the fuck out of a nice saw. I have a 300 dollar dewalt miter and all i’ve used it for is to cut exhaust tubing. It’s pretty fucking hammered. The sparks from cutting actually started to melt some of the plastic on the saw.
But i was using 12" abrasive blades…
I am going to get a regular chop saw soon, would be great if I could swap out blades for metal use too.
good to know
where did you find the 12" blades?
i presume you have done a lot of cutting though.
I will probably hate fabbing it enough to avoid it in the future.
i had’nt even considered it until i saw people on a DIYnetwork show using one to cut
some to make a steel cart from angle iron…
edit:
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/hi_storage/article/0,2037,DIY_13934_5673973_03,00.html
sawzalls are for removing, not constructing 
i have one from 1966 
it still works fine.
FYI… the chop saw from harbor freight is still going strong for me… ive been using it for 2 years and have gone through probably ~100 feet of tubing etc and all ive had to do was change out the blades… and it has a greate “vice” built in for holding exhaust pipe
I have been cutting steel consistantly the past few weeks with my miter saw, just swapped out the blades.
tip: if your saw has one of those dust bags attached, remove it…it WILL ignite! LOL.
thats just crazy a bag full of dry sawdust showered by tons of red hot metal sparks will start a fire? whod have thunk it.
I cant see a wood saw with a metal blade being harmed that much with a few cuts of pipe.
the only consern i see is the rpms the blade is meant for might not be the same that the saw puts out.
we have cut plenty of aluminum panels with a dewalt circular saw just using the right blade for the speed of the saw is what you have to look for.
didn’t dad tell you to use the right tool for the job. Pay the extra 40 bucks, and get the metal chop saw. They take a beating, it works the shit out of the motors. Don’t treat a precision saw like that. Be kind to her.
Most chop saws dont have the torque to do that, wood cuts take a few seconds
metal takes a lot more, more consistent torque and require beefier motors
har har har…it was a joke. Like an idiot, i left mine on for a few quick cuts…which resulted in a small fire.