Thread: Which Bandsaw?

By the way, what blade type are you currently using?

Got a sml Garrick benchtop unit. Think it was about 5-$600 when I bought it. Swivel head for reasons previously stated by others. Not a heavily built industrial by any means, but fine for a home shop user who isnt on it 8 hrs a day. Sml enuf to bung under the bench if required and wont bust your back to move. No coolant is its biggest drawback. Of course it doesnt thow sparks, so its the
first thing to grab if I gotta do onsite work in summer.

Also a H&F BS-912. 180 Kg floor mount. Can move around with a bit of grunting. Coolant, hyd feed. Good rigid unit. Downfall is its a swivel vise.

Coolant - a must in my opinion. Whether its thick or thin stuff you are cutting. The Garrick chews far more blades, mostly for that reason. Actually come to think of it, Im still on my first one with the BS-912, and its only an off the shelf H&F blade. The spare is slowly rusting away in the corner.

You must have used your spare blade. Rust can cause dullness of the teeth.