tom wrote:could you use the 'dry cut' blade on your existing saw??

As far as I know you can't. The abrasive saw I have runs at about 3000 rpm and the tungsten carbide blades are rated at approx. 1500 rpm.

I got a price on a Makita LC1230, it was about $AU1000.00!! Guess I'll keep looking.

I'm looking at buying a dry cut cut off saw, primarily to cut 4130 tube. I've been using an abrasice cut off saw, but I'm tired of deburring every cut I make and I want to save time. Is the dry cut saw faster at cutting than an abrasive cut off saw and any suggestions on what type of blade I'd need ...