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Default Buying Band saw- advice needed- mild steel cutting

BusaC wrote:
Hi
I am looking to buy a Band saw or scroll saw to use cutting aluminium
and mild steel, sheet and tube.

Silverline do a 350 W band saw with a 14 tpi blade for £85 but I cant
find any information about cutting metal. I don’t want to spend money
on something that will have blunt blades in 5 minute’s.

I want to replace hack sawing, drill and filling curves in steel sheet
that is to thick to cut with tin snips.

Any advice welcome


Have you considered a really good jigsaw like the Makita 4350? Quoted as
having 10mm capacity in steel if thats enough? You would be looking at £120
ish mind, but its much more versatile.


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