This is one solid unit! It's weight keeps it planted and eliminates vibration. It is amazingly smooth while cutting heavy steel. My first cut was thru a piece of industrial grade 2x2x1/4\" square tubing. I was surprised by how I only felt a smooth resistance, not anything like cutting wood with a chop saw. More like pushing down on a 4 inch thick piece of foam, there was no sense of vibration from each tooth contacting the metal. I would imagine the speed of the saw, tooth count of the blade and force on the handle or cutting rate were all contributing factors. I wish I'd had this saw decades ago rather than the hundreds of cutoff disks on 7 and 9 inch grinders. If you've ever thought about owning a metal cutting chop saw, just buy it, it's money well spent and I doubt that you will ever regret the purchase. Thanks for a really, great product. Don