No "highjacking" detected in this post! You ARE flapping about Band Saws not bugs or fish or whales.Ed in Tampa wrote:To highjack the thread a little more, I think people are starting to reevaluate this "bigger is better" mentality. They are starting to question why waste raw material and resources to build something bigger than we would normally use. I really hope this catches on, we need to rethink our houses, cars, planes, office space, and even tools. Do we really need a 25 horse power table saw to build bird houses or bandsaws with 25" wheels and 5 horse motors that have a 2 foot height capacity to saw pen blanks? Sure it is nice to say hey I bought this saw big so it can saw whatever I come up with but if we never use that capacity with some regularity we have really wasted material and resources on it.
My opinion unless you have a particular need that requires a large capacty than the Shopsmith bandsaw, the SS Bandsaw is probably the perfect size for most people. Sure there are times I would like another inch of capacity here or there but 99% time my bandsaw meets my needs and for those other 1% of the times there is usually a work around that solves the problem.
I think the biggest problem with the SS bandsaw is most users try to do everything with one or two blades. Theytry to cut too tight with a 1/2" blade or they get frustrated when they can't rip perfectly straight 5 foot pieces with 1/8" blade. There is a huge number of blades, with varying tooth patterns, teeth set, width, material type so the blade can be matched to the job.
DUSTY: At least your is 'squealling'. Putttn's is 'SCREAMING'!:D
