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Default Bandsaw for metal cutting

Mike Berger wrote:

I wondered about the usefulness of a big vertical bandsaw.
I have the Enco Turn-Pro 7x12 gearhead saw. It specs a
3/4" blade. As far as I can tell, you can't use a narrower
blade on this style saw. Is that correct?

A 3/4" wide blade isn't going to let me cut precise small
curves!


Eh, I just checked:
http://americanmachinetools.com/how_to_use_bandsaw.htm

A 1/2" blade will cut a min radius of 2.5" (not 4" as I said). A 3/4"
blade should get you down to about 5.5".

Don't know about the Enco 7x12 but there is no way to use a smaller
blade on the 5x6.

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Drew