check ebay or craigslist,maybe sombody's got a used one...hell check your local pawn shops,crackheads sell em cheap
harbor freight tools is the sh*t for cheap prices. Dont last forever but the amount you save its way worth it.
plasma cut and grind smooth????
I use a compound miter saw with a metal cutoff blade to make compound cuts all the time it works great.
ha i had the harbor frieght chops saw for the longest time i spent 50 bucks on it and ended up getting a new one and taking it back like 5 times in one year....
i cut the tubing for my stockfloor BD with my sawzall. worked great
i have a lowes brand compound miter saw,
its a 10in with 5/8's center
and i just got a metal cutting wheel the same size
i used it to cut 3/16 by 5in plate, i used two blades
to cut 20ft of that plate, worked fine and had no problems
i cut the metal to box my frame
i have had a harbor freight one for like 5 years now.
damn elerton i swear we used your hacksaw a hundred times in your old shop, blow the dust off n get to crankn haha