Alright I don’t make a lot of post because I can never find the time but I felt this was worthy of a review for future purchasers of foam saws
Couple key points about the saw (might be a little lengthy):
Semi sturdy but cheaply made at the same time. Dropped once and the dowel pin for the stationary blade fell out. Replaced the dowel pin correctly and it had a lot of vibrations in the motor but still worked.
Stationary blade has one dowel pin at the bottom and nothing else at top of shaft to secure blade. If shaft isn’t machined correctly or wears prematurely due to inferior metals the blade slides out interfering with smooth cutting. Had the saw replaced and second one had same issues but can say customer service was very helpful. Not worth 3rd time because of design flaw.
Saw shaft is about 1” not including blades which makes sharp corners and small maneuvers difficult for smooth cuts.
Couple visual features making the saw more appealing but have no fucntion are the dust collector on the back of the saw. Plus the oscillating switch that has no purpose but looks.
These saws replica the other saws on the market like the accucutter 350 and 500. Whether they’re the same quality I couldn’t say until someone does a review. Ever since the Bosch was discontinued I fell someone should buy up the patent and reproduce them. Was the best saw on the market in my opinion.
I have
a video showing the oscillating feature for show but can’t get it to upload. Also forgot to mention it has six speeds and the corner cut in the picture is on the lowest setting because of excess vibration.
Don’t get me wrong the saw works for 200 and does better then a meat carver but also has its flaws and I can say it won’t come close to a Bosch.
Sailrite Foam Saw is still kicking. The dowel holding the 2 blades in place by the base is worn out but I’ve made do.
I got tired of the meat cutters, razor blade, etc and wanted something to help cut down on time. So I finally thru together an old table saw, couple parts and now I have a pretty universal foam saw.