Craftsman Twin Cutter Saw 5" counter-rotating power saw

Just a Quick review of the Craftsman Twin Cutter Saw. A cool little tool with carbide counter rotating blades that can cut aluminum, steel, copper, wood and plastic (PVC). Got this one on ebay new for $100

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Education

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• dual saw
• sears

[natedawgc228]

its on sale at canadian tire for $109 down from $179

[magichess]

I see that Harbor Freight has a 5" saw back again, it's called the Double Cut Saw and it's on sale right now for 89.99, I'm curious how well it will work.

[magichess]

I think it would be ok for the sheet metal, I just don't recommend using it for heavy steel. Just don't force the saw to work faster than it wants to work or you risk burning up a motor.

[therockkkkher]

on the craftsman web site, i didnt see any diamond blades available for this but the wax sticks are 10.00, but it just doesnt look as tough as the dualsaw in pitchmen episode 2 (i think). i would rather by craftsman though,but they had comments about it smoking and dying, is it still working?

[magichess]

I think you could get away with regular candle wax, I haven't tried it but it would likely work fine. My saw is still working fine, except my blades are missing teeth now. These saws have no overload protection so if you allow the motor to bog down it will get hot and eventually burn out. I would recommend this saw for thin steel only and I feel it is better suited to cutting softer materials aluminum, wood, fiberglass, plastic. Have never tried the dual-saw but the principal is the same.

[Geno397]

When you cut aluminum you were cutting towards you. You should have cut it away from you

[magichess]

Habit from using zip cut wheels.

[mrhappy0004]

for the record, craftsmen and sears have been selling this dual rotating saw for years. Omni has stolen the patent.

[caradetaco67]

The problem with thing from harbor freight is that they are made with low grade part and really low quality. And things from there may be really cheap but they will last only a little bit

[bravecat100]

People now learn to put wax on the blade before cutting aluminum.

[xXKillaBoiXx]

i came here from watching saw 5..

[wppd2001]

I plan on buying the 6 1/8" craftsman doublesaw and using it for scrapping/im glad I saw your vid b/c although craftsman has sold them for years noone else has a vid on here/i plan on using mine for aluminum mainly/and I'd use my torch for thick steal like the 50's buick/and the dualsaw by omni does spark also/and you can get the 6 1/8" for $88 shipped on ebay/the blades interchange w/the dualsaw/blades are cheap on ebay!

[YiuTeub]

Canadian Tire in Canada sells them but I hate Mastercraft since they have a short life and do not honor warranties in my experience.

[MooseOfReason]

I'm watching Omni's Dualsaw ad right now, with Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan.

Is there a difference in the quality between their saw and Craftsman's?

[TheStarforce2]

So what can this do against something tough? Like the frame of a 50's buick? Or how about cutting a car or truck tire in half? I want a cutting tool not only for actual work around the house but for scrapping too.

[marleonetti5]

I think I would rather buy this craftsman saw instead of the omni dual saw because not only is the craftsman significantly less money , but it is also a name brand product that makes high quality tools and they will probably stand behind the product and give a much better warrantee and refunds on faulty products.

[specialks1953]

WOW ! ! I am impressed. - Not so much by the saw but very impressed by the fact he read up on how to get the most out of the blades and the saw. Imagine, if everyone read the instructions, how many problems would be avoided. Good for you magichess. - - Reasonably good review with important observations shared with us. - Thanks