On 2015-10-16, Larry Jaques wrote:

As a followup, I researched chop saws more after that and decided that
an investment of $10 in a trio of Starrett hacksaw blades was a better
idea. I go through about one a decade. Until then, I had no idea how
much better a hacksaw could cut, or how long a good blade could last.
I consider that a triple win for myself, all because of a cheap tool.
So, even when unusable, cheap Chiwanese tools proved themselves quite
worthy.


Chop saws and hack saws are for different purposes.

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