Ken Sterling wrote:

First thiings first - is it a *metal* cutting bandsaw???? The *wood*
cutting bandsaw I have from Sears uses an 80" blade. Wood cutting
bandsaws run way too fast for metal.
Ken.

No, it's a wood-cutting bandsaew, but I was considering using a variac
to decrease the cutting speed. My saw uses the same 80" blades. I'm
able to cut aluminum like butter using my skip-tooth blade.

Rich