I was pleasantly surprised by the build quality and sheer weight of the steel base for this band saw. I was expecting something light-weight and flimsy which may or may not cut squarely, but found that it's built like the proverbial brick outhouse. I bought this for cutting Aluminium T-slot extrusions and it cuts through these like a knife through butter, producing cuts which are square and clean. The included manual is pretty rubbish and, in particular, the saw that I received has plastic safety guards over both wheels, but these safety guards are not depicted in the manual nor are any instructions given on how to remove them - I assume that this is a different version or new revision of the saw design but the manual wasn't updated to reflect the changes in design. You need to remove one Phillips-head screw on each guard and then slide them sideways to disengage the attachment points. The instructions for mounting the saw blade were similarly unhelpful, but I was able to work it out in the end.