"Bob Martin" wrote in message
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in 1223424 20050730 133226 Andy Dingley wrote:
On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:29:55 GMT, Bob Martin
wrote:

so what is the 14 inches referring to?

Wheel diameter. This is the real fundamental limit on how well a large
or small machine can work.

Thanks, Andy, mine is a measly 8 inches - does that make it a toy ? :-)

The obligatory response having been taken care of, the problem with smaller
bandsaws is the blade. You're in a compromise position with blades anyway,
what with wanting flexibility and toughness to bend around the wheels, and
teeth hard enough not to simply bend as they hit the work.

Smaller bandsaws go through blades faster than big ones because of metal
fatigue .