Greetings wood wizards,
I'm in the market for a new band saw (14") and too my horror I've noticed that most band saws no longer come with a low speed for cutting metal??? I guess selling a saw that will cut all materials is no longer in vogue. Damn marketeers! Granted you can buy large industrial metal saws that have a high speed for wood but I'm not about to spend $2000+ for a band saw.
So my question to you all is: Does anybody have a good band saw recomendation for a saw with a low speed? So far the only saws I can find that will allow me to cut metal as well as wood are the Jet JWBS-14MW ($800) the same saw from jets parent company Wilton "tradesman" 8201 ($1100), and the General International Model 90-125 M1 ($650) although this saws low speed is actually to fast for most metal at 1930 FPM.
I'm mostly a turner but I do cut a lot of metal so buying a band saw that will only cut wood just doesn't make sense to me. Any recomendations would be greatly appreciated.
I'm in the market for a new band saw (14") and too my horror I've noticed that most band saws no longer come with a low speed for cutting metal??? I guess selling a saw that will cut all materials is no longer in vogue. Damn marketeers! Granted you can buy large industrial metal saws that have a high speed for wood but I'm not about to spend $2000+ for a band saw.
So my question to you all is: Does anybody have a good band saw recomendation for a saw with a low speed? So far the only saws I can find that will allow me to cut metal as well as wood are the Jet JWBS-14MW ($800) the same saw from jets parent company Wilton "tradesman" 8201 ($1100), and the General International Model 90-125 M1 ($650) although this saws low speed is actually to fast for most metal at 1930 FPM.
I'm mostly a turner but I do cut a lot of metal so buying a band saw that will only cut wood just doesn't make sense to me. Any recomendations would be greatly appreciated.