[Shop-talk] small band saw?

Douglas Braun doug at dougbraun.com
Tue Oct 26 10:52:01 MDT 2010


On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Jimmie Mayfield
<mayfield+shoptalk at sackheads.org> wrote:

> Go much smaller than that and I think you'll be better off with a high quality
> jigsaw (check out the Bosch 1591...it's spendy but it's the best jigsaw I've
> ever used) or maybe even a scroll saw depending on the type of cuts you're
> planning to make.
>
> JM

Keep in mind that a bandsaw blade is about 20x bigger than a jigsaw
blade, so it will last maybe 20x longer.
Also, the fact that it moves smoothly in only one direction makes it
less likely to destroy delicate work.

I have a Bosch jigsaw (I, too, recommend them), and at one point I was
mounting it upside-down in vise to make a poor-man's scroll saw.  It
sort of worked, but I wouldn't do it again!  Not too safe!

Doug


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