Purchased this after my HF bandsaw broke with only little use. I know, I'm trading one Chinese saw for another, However, opening this new saw up I was pleasantly surprised by a solid, beefy, well-packaged product. One only has to put the blade on by removing the black plastic covers (two screws) and tightening it up, put the covers back on and off you go.The base and mounting of the saw which makes it a cut-off saw is what surprised me: bigger than I expected and heavy. Not huge, mind you, but seems well-built.This report is not just based on an un-boxing, I put the blade on it, starting cutting some steel pieces for a welding project and it works like a charm out of the box!Additionally, my unused HF blades/bands fit this! Hooyaa!