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Thanks to everyone who has replied so far, I appreciate hearing your thoughts and experiences. I have a few follow-up questions:
1. My biggest concern with getting a bandsaw is the dust. So far with hand tools I have avoided needing any dust collection, but I feel this would be a necessity with a bandsaw – especially since my workshop is in a closed room in my basement that doesn’t get any fresh air flow. Any thoughts here?
2. For those who went for the 14″ bandsaw, how did you get them into your workshop and set them up? They can be quite heavy, and I imagine that would be difficult to maneuver. Did it take a few people to do this?
3. The biggest reason I am considering to get a bandsaw is to reduce the time it takes me to prepare stock. However, besides ripping and resawing, it also takes long time for me to get my pieces down to a uniform thickness with parallel surfaces. Have you found that the bandsaw is accurate enough to help with this as well?
Thanks!
@dglaurent what have you found to dissolve shellac in Canada? I was using methyl hydrates, but am worried about damage to the optic nerve from the vapours. Have you found a suitable ethanol anywhere?
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