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A radial saw to cut metal is something you do only if you have no alternative... but sometimes you have no alternative. When I was doing it I didn't have a metal cutting bandsaw or even a mill, it was either the RAS or a sawzall and a file. Even for woodworking the RAS gets a bad rap (undeserved, I think). You just gotta be very careful, and work within its limitations. But (for woodworking) it's still one of the most used tools in my shop, for the kinds of work I do there's nothing that works as well.