I have used an Axe and a torch, both ar Brutal for any large quantity. Once you try a good carbide tooth blade, you will never go back. It cuts cleanly and easily. Use the saw over some carboard or a drop cloth and you can easily pick up the lead shavings like the shavings from a router and throw them in the pot. They come off in little slivers that look like Christmas tinsel the width of the cabide teeth. In fact..the el-cheapo carbide blades with the fatter teeth cut the fastest. I don't know if you have ever tried beating lead with an axe....but it aint no fun. The saw is quick and painless.