On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:50:27 -0600, spaco
wrote:

Many people buy cheap blades for their band saws and this, in my opinion
is one of the biggest reasons for not cutting straight. I only buy high
quality blades for mine and they last a LONG time, as long as the kids
don't come over and try to cut hardened steel.
The problem is that the blade will still cut okay, but the rake on
one side of the blade gets dull.
I use my band saw 90% of the time. The chop saw gets used for
hardened materials and occasionally for things that I can't get to the
band saw (4" X 6", H/V model).
As one other poster said, the Portaband is also a wonderful tool.

Pete Stanaitis
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Ive got 2 horizontal bandsaws..an Emerson and a Kalamazoo, both 7x12,
one set up for aluminum, 4T and Fast, the other set up for steel.
Ive also got a 12" Kalamazoo mitering abrasive saw.
And a 16" Walker Turner verticle metalcutting bandsaw
And a bar/rod shear

Big stuff goes in the horizontal

Small stuff for welding goes in the chopsaw, No need to worry about a
HAZ and fast

small flat/rod goes in the shear (think wrought iron work)

The verticle gets all the fancy detail work

There is a tool for every job

Ive got a Spartan 12x12 out in the RoundTuit pile...but havent found a
need for it yet.
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