Reply To: Band saw
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I think the best advise I can give is to make a realistic assessment of what you need the saw to do. If your going to be dimensioning 8/4 oak in 6 to 10 foot lengths you will curse every dollar you wasted on a table top “craft” saw. If your going to do a bunch of curvy or circluar cuts on semi-finished project material a small table top unit is the way to go.
Go to a high dollar manufacturer and see what the specs are for a premium 16 inch full size saw, blade size, motor size, weigh etc.. Then search the other manuactures and see how close you can get to that premium saw. If you can’t get there on your budget don’t waste the money. Start a local search by asking friends. You would be suprised how many people have tools that they never use and don’t think about selling.