I picked up the M12 bandsaw nearly 4 years ago now, for around the home project purposes. It took me a while to get around to using it much, but I love it every time I use it. I've used it for cutting down 3/8" bolts, EMT conduit, 14ga 1" steel tube for projects, aluminum angle...anything that'll fit in it. I even cut a 1" square cold rolled steel bar for one project. It took a while, but eventually made it through. I just wish it was a little bigger, because you can't quite fit 1.5" ID aluminum tube inside. It was sized to fit unistrut though, so like trying to haul drywall in a Civic, I can't really complain when it wasn't designed for that job.