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Re: Cheap bandsaw
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Originally Posted by ghesla View Post
Hello!

We are looking for a new (cheap) bandsaw to our lab, and as I know, some teams use Harbor Freight tools, so does anyone have this bandsaw?

If your team has, it is worth? It's easy to find a replacement saw?

We found too the SKIL 3386-01 2.5-Amp 9-Inch Band Saw and the POWERTEC BS900 Band Saw, 9-Inch that runs a 1/2 hp motor.

If anyone has any experience to share with any of these items or have another to suggest, we really appreciate!

Ps.: I know that these are limited equipment, but are ok for what we need and are willing to pay. Plus weight is a restriction, the weight can not be greater than 70lb.
If you plan on cutting wood it may be OK. The specs do not tell us how slow it will run. For aluminum it needs to get down to 300 fpm. Steel around 200 fpm.
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