I have been using my saw for 3 years now daily, building custom pool cues in my garage shop. I have tons of equipment packed in there, but this one is truly my favorite to use. It's extremely well engineered and I loved it except for one thing I'm here to report in case anyone else avoids instructions but reads reviews LOL.When I rotate the base the blade would hit the clamp. I couldn't believe something so well built didn't notice! I showed my son the issue and he said "Dad, why don't you turn the lead screw in the back and move the saw over?" OMG I'm an idiot and not afraid to admit it and help other idiots out there. It's an absolutely perfect little machine for me, and so nice for round material like pool cues because of the V groove in the clamp. It's the best way I've found to make flawless cuts in carbon fiber tubing as well with the equipment transitioning to that, and I'm relearning best practices. This saw makes me so happy after so many disappointments with Chinese disposable junk in the mini power tool category. Next I need the Proxxon mill, then the table saw, or a bigger shop LOL! I just wish I bought this sooner, like 45 years ago...

Here’s the thing this saw will cut probably through just about anything. It’s a strong motor with a good blade. The issue this saw is one that every small miter saw faces and that is how does the blade pass through or get far enough down to make your cuts with the distance between whatever you place underneath the object to be cut and the blade. It’s not a detractor if you need to cut whatever fits within that space however it’s not very workable otherwise.

This is my first try with a saw. My husband set it up and showed me how to work it and I use it in building my dollhouses. I am a novice and have no problems operating this at all. I can highly recommend.

in some ways it's a good little saw, well made and great size; a bit under powered, it struggles to cut 1/4" x 1/4" oak; the stop mechanism used to cut multiples the same length is poorly designed and now very un-usable and one screwy thing is that 2 of the holes in base for fastening to a work surface are in-accessible, at least for easy attachment ... i'll keep it, it works ok for soft wood but i was hoping for better

Excellent PROXXON product; typical PROXXON quality. Item was particularly well packed to prevent shipping damage. Blade change (for copper and brass sheet/tube) was a little difficult for arthritic hands and fingers, but doable.

My four stars are only as I've been using this saw for only two days - there must be something wrong I haven't found, else I'd give it five.I bit the bullet and ordered it on the overall thrust of the reviews. My needs are a bit different than the other reviewers. I cut small very hard steel pieces, and larger less hardened steel. I also have a problem with the short stock on some of my cuts. I've been using the cheap mini-chop, and a larger chop saw - but neither grip the stock well, and neither gives an accuracy of angle.I bought an abrasive blade for ferrous metals for this saw, and I've tested it. I make wood turning "hollowing" tools for my own use. That involves chopping 2 1/2" 10" Cobalt HSS square blanks of 1/8", 3/16", and 1/4" in half. I tried a 1/4" blank tonight - cut it square in about 5 minutes (including taking time out to avoid excess heating). My concern was that the blank had only about a half inch of support on the vise - was afraid that it would shift downwards from the pressure of the saw. The grip of the vise is both strong and positive - I got a square cut on the short blank (except when I got impatient at the end and pushed too hard). I'll probably make jigs to support the short blanks in the future - but that is easy, a long piece of soft wood slightly oversized to the cutter blank - the wood will compress and the blank be grabbed, yet it will be supported. I've not seen a better vise yet.My shafts are O-1 steel. I went through a 3/8" shaft in a minute or so, again a fine cut. I expect that I'll be able to cut my larger shafts (9/16" O-1 round stock) in about 10 minutes. Sounds like a long time, but the alternatives are worse - expensive machines, or less accurate approaches - and a lot of noise. I could cut faster with more pressure, but then I'd wear the abrasive wheel with the heat.With an optional wheel this machine cuts hardened steel. As to the wood cutting and soft metal the other reviewers have covered that.One last comment. One reviewer mentioned that at an angle the blade hits the vise jaws. I suggest he try the excellent design feature that allows one to move the entire saw head left or right with a knob. This is more than just a way to adjust the point of the cut - it is also a tremendous convenience in locating the cut. Instead of moving the workpiece to the location of the blade one can clamp the workpiece in the vise securely - then move the saw laterally to hit the point of the cut. I admit that one needs a flashlight to do it (to see one's mark), but a built in light would make the saw package larger. No problem with one handing the operation while holding the flash - the know only requires one hand to shift the saw. It makes a much more accurate line up than re-adjusting the vise.This is a keeper. I could handle accurate wood cuts with a cheaper cut-off saw, but hardened metal needs a good grip, and a positive angling. So far, so good - I think "this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" (to quote Casablanca and Bogart) with this saw.One final suggestion - and one that is often mentioned in reviews of cut-off saws when used on metal. The sparks. Take a cardboard box and cut it to fit under the saw (this saw requires no positive bench mounting, there is no "movement" pressure)and behind it. Leave enough of the top to hold it together, and cut away the sides for the cord and the knobs. Captures the sparks and filings, and makes for easy clean-up.The strong vise and the positive turntable are what makes this worth the extra money over the other micro cut-offs. It is also a lot quieter. It is not a machine I'd recommend for production metal cutting on the job - one does have to take it slowly. But for me, making tools where most of the process is the later hand finishing, it is perfect.Best, Jon

Saw has good power. Make sure to let the motor get up to speed before making the cut. Item has good strong springs that keep it in the up position until you lower it to make the cut.The safety switch and saw guard take some getting used to, but they are there for a reason - to keep you fingers on your hands.

The only way to duplicate cut lengths is with a gate adjusted up to the end of the material. This creates resistance, of course. When you lower the blade, this resistance causes the material to shoot out and away from the blade, often causing some damage to the piece. Unfortunately, I need to duplicate a lot.It’s a great, well-made tool, if you don’t need to cut a lot of pieces the same length.

excelente sierra , los cortes son muy precisos

Very satisfied

Love the saw... Well built, precise and very clean cuts... I do a lot of small work (miniatures, models, etc.) and, of course, it's perfect for that - but also very often you need small cuts on (bigger) things you do around the house (e.g. cutting quarter rounds or shoe mouldings) and in my (very small) workshop my full size sliding compound mitre saw is tucked away in the crawl space and often times it's too much pain to get to and setup just for a couple of small cuts (which I then end up doing by hand resulting in having to clean up the edges with the file/rasp/sanding block, etc.). With this saw, I just whip it out of the drawer, make the cuts and put it back... I only tried it on wood/plywood so far and cuts are exceptionally clean. I ordered some fibre cutting discs for cutting softer metals but haven't received them yet so, obviously, I can't comment on that. I didn't want to try it with the carbide blade that came with the saw as the space between the teeth is large enough that smaller metal stock could get "hooked" in - though I understand from the product literature that it might be possible (Proxxon's website claims the carbide blade can "also be used for polycarbonate, plastics and aluminum"). At any rate - didn't want to test the theory (on aluminum at least) and will try that when the fibre cutting discs arrive).As other reviewers have pointed out - it definitely IS possible, if you're not paying attention, to hit the clamp with your blade (very easily done with mitre cuts) - but, hey, I don't necessarily view that as a problem or a design flaw. If you use any clamping fixtures (on any saws - but especially mitre saws where you can easily change the geometry of the cut!) you should always "dry" check the full extent of the intended cut before you just plunge into it (and repeat the check whenever you adjust the angle or depth of cut). It's only common sense, I would think (I mean - you DO want to figure out where the blade will plunge on your work piece after all, right?). I like the lateral adjustment screw in the back (very much!) as it allows you to adjust the cut slightly without unclamping your workpiece. Not necessary with the full size mitre saw as, in most cases, you hold your workpiece by hand so it's easier to adjust the workpiece than saw head. But with this saw, things being rather small and held uncomfortably close to the cutting edge, I imagine that MOST things you cut will be held in the vise (though you can remove it if you want to just hold the work) - and, once secured, it is handy to be able to adjust the position of the cut without unclamping the workpiece. So, thumbs up for that...So, overall, it could have easily been a 5-star product but I decided to knock one star off. Why? Well, considering the price of the saw I would have liked to see:- An easier, more convenient way to change the blade (though that's not a big knock since I couldn't immediately think of how else you could do it)- An easier, more convenient way to remove the clamping vise and (especially) adjust the fence stop! Clamping vise is not a big deal (as I don't see anyone removing it and putting it back too often - maybe once in a blue moon) but, hey, the fence stop? For a $310 ($250 on sale) saw - I would have liked to see a thumb screw instead of having to pull out the allen key every time. I might (and probably will) replace the hex bolt there with a thumbscrew (since adjusting the length of the fence is something that should be easy and quick as it might be done over and over) but, as I said, for a premium priced product - it should be there to begin with...- There is a depth-of-cut adjustment screw at the back of the saw and, while I haven't tried adjusting that at all yet, I can see it being rather tricky place to get in and out of with an allen key. Once again, a locking thumbscrew would have been nice (and not unreasonable to expect on a "premium" product like this).- Finally, and this is probably my biggest complaint (because, unlike my other issues, I can't think of a way to retrofit a solution) - but it would have been really nice to provide some sort of a dust collection port! Obviously, the saw is small and blade is thin so it doesn't produce nearly as much dust as the full size unit - but the small size also means that you are much more likely to use it inside your house or apartment and having a way to connect a small hose to the shop vacuum and keep it all clean would have been really nice...But, overall, very well built product with (for my purpose) a very high convenience factor so, yes, I'd buy it again (and recommend it to others). Your mileage, of course, may vary depending on the kind of work you do and the average size of pieces you have to cut. Obviously, this is not a substitute for a full size 10" or 12" mitre saw (especially not sliding kind) but it covers a specific need and does it extremely well.

Utiliser pour le modélisme, petite scie à onglet vraiment performante si on l’utilise correctement. Pas de vibrations donc une coupe très précise et avec l’ajustement latéral de la tête on ne peut trouver mieux.

Great little saw.We cut small aluminum extrusions and its works perfectly.