Mike Marlow wrote:
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My chop saw is aluminum, just like my miter saw.

My point was intended more that after using it for metal-cutting
extensively it wouldn't be much good for precision woodworking any
longer...

The metal-cutting chop saw isn't Al and after the years of use it has,
if it were built like the miter saw it might still suffice for a chop
saw but it certainly wouldn't be an accurate miter saw...

But it gets farm repair use, not just the rare cut one light piece of
metal that a strictly woodshop saw might get...but I don't think the
miter saw would have held up even to some of the work the chop saw has
done in its life...