[TheForge] Band saw

[Dave Mudge]

Here is some good information about cheapie band saws.
I have two of these and one much better 7" x 10"
dave mudge

http://magichammer.freeservers.com/smallbandsaw.htm

http://www.homemetalshopclub.org/projects/sawstand/sawstand.html

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On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 9:16 PM, Franklin Police <780 at mchsi.com> wrote:
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> Harbor freight portaband is about $65 when on sale.
> You can make a bracket to stand it up.
> If getting a wood saw to run metal you may need a jack shaft to slow it
> down.  Make sure you can get a metal blade in the right length or you have
> to weld/solder your own from 100 foot coils
>
> Roger R Degner
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> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of jim poulmas
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 1:40 PM
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> Subject: [TheForge] Band saw
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> Hi all,
> I'm looking to get a band saw but many that I've seen are for wood. (I'm
> talking used stuff here.) I've heard that if you get the right blade and a
> low enough speed that it doesn't matter. I'm not cutting anything except
> sheet metal and maybe some .5" square. Any suggestions? Thanks, Jim
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