Band saw vs table saw - iKnife Collector2024-03-28T20:21:13Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/band-saw-vs-table-saw?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1456328&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThat's funny, Jan .. just say…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-12-20:3181080:Comment:14571612016-12-20T17:05:47.470ZD alehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DaleDavenport
<p style="text-align: center;">That's funny, Jan .. just sayen'</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><br/> <br/> <cite>Jan Carter said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/band-saw-vs-table-saw?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1457351&xg_source=activity#3181080Comment1456805"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>... but he never did like to paint anyway</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">That's funny, Jan .. just sayen'</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><br/> <br/> <cite>Jan Carter said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/band-saw-vs-table-saw?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1457351&xg_source=activity#3181080Comment1456805"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>... but he never did like to paint anyway</p>
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</blockquote> Well let me tell you somethin…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-12-20:3181080:Comment:14573512016-12-20T16:52:47.433ZDavid Mullinshttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DavidMullins891
<p>Well let me tell you something about that...I have a two car garage and three big out buildings and everyone is full to the max. I hardly ever use them but it's comforting to know they are out there. Gotta have those tools in case of emergency I reckon. lol<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Jan Carter said:</cite></p>
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<p>Well let me tell you something about that...I have a two car garage and three big out buildings and everyone is full to the max. I hardly ever use them but it's comforting to know they are out there. Gotta have those tools in case of emergency I reckon. lol<br/> <br/> <cite>Jan Carter said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/band-saw-vs-table-saw?id=3181080%3ATopic%3A1456025&page=2#3181080Comment1456805"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>LOL, David Mullins! I had to pry the painters box away from Donnie when we moved and downsized. I could not get any of the tools away from him but he never did like to paint anyway</p>
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</blockquote> LOL, David Mullins! I had to…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-12-19:3181080:Comment:14568052016-12-19T02:56:59.838ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>LOL, David Mullins! I had to pry the painters box away from Donnie when we moved and downsized. I could not get any of the tools away from him but he never did like to paint anyway</p>
<p>LOL, David Mullins! I had to pry the painters box away from Donnie when we moved and downsized. I could not get any of the tools away from him but he never did like to paint anyway</p> Nothing is built like the old…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-12-19:3181080:Comment:14569722016-12-19T00:15:34.912ZDavid Mullinshttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DavidMullins891
<p>Nothing is built like the old ones, but a Delta is good for the money. Porter cable is still pretty good . Bosch makes a great jig saw but I've never owned a Bosch band saw so I don't know. Makita, Dewalt, Milwaukee are all decent tools. Good luck!</p>
<p>Nothing is built like the old ones, but a Delta is good for the money. Porter cable is still pretty good . Bosch makes a great jig saw but I've never owned a Bosch band saw so I don't know. Makita, Dewalt, Milwaukee are all decent tools. Good luck!</p> From my personal experience I…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-12-18:3181080:Comment:14568772016-12-18T23:57:52.286ZMs Datahttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/CThomas
<p>From my personal experience I can't recommend the new Craftsman power tools. The hand tools yes, because of the lifetime warranty, but not the newer power tools. Open one up, they are all plastic inside. Find a gently loved old one or look at a Jet 10", in my humble opinion.</p>
<p>From my personal experience I can't recommend the new Craftsman power tools. The hand tools yes, because of the lifetime warranty, but not the newer power tools. Open one up, they are all plastic inside. Find a gently loved old one or look at a Jet 10", in my humble opinion.</p> I understand the 'never enou…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-12-17:3181080:Comment:14566132016-12-17T23:42:49.511ZDavid Mullinshttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DavidMullins891
<p> I understand the 'never enough tools' thing. I built houses all my life before a bad fall stopped me. Even after 'retiring' I still wanted all the tools I could get. It's good to know if, in an emergency I have to actually build something I have the tools. haha...Most likely they will be obsolete if that happens!</p>
<p> I understand the 'never enough tools' thing. I built houses all my life before a bad fall stopped me. Even after 'retiring' I still wanted all the tools I could get. It's good to know if, in an emergency I have to actually build something I have the tools. haha...Most likely they will be obsolete if that happens!</p> Thanks for the input David, a…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-12-17:3181080:Comment:14566912016-12-17T23:35:46.803Zallanmhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/allanm
<p>Thanks for the input David, and I agree (and input from Jan's Donnie too) on the higher amps. I also have a router in mind :-) for other things of course, and Dremel plunge router and bits in my amazon wish list just to play. The joys of toys ... </p>
<p>Thanks for the input David, and I agree (and input from Jan's Donnie too) on the higher amps. I also have a router in mind :-) for other things of course, and Dremel plunge router and bits in my amazon wish list just to play. The joys of toys ... </p> You can get a band saw and ju…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-12-17:3181080:Comment:14566082016-12-17T23:23:57.109ZDavid Mullinshttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DavidMullins891
<p>You can get a band saw and just use a regular circular saw for straight cuts. I have an electric coping saw that is pretty good with cutting tighter turns, but if I could only get one I'd go with the band saw. Just my opinion of course. Good luck on what you decide to get.</p>
<p>p.s. higher the amp the better.</p>
<p>You can get a band saw and just use a regular circular saw for straight cuts. I have an electric coping saw that is pretty good with cutting tighter turns, but if I could only get one I'd go with the band saw. Just my opinion of course. Good luck on what you decide to get.</p>
<p>p.s. higher the amp the better.</p> Thanks anyway Jeremy, all adv…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-12-16:3181080:Comment:14560212016-12-16T01:51:15.501Zallanmhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/allanm
<p>Thanks anyway Jeremy, all advice is good and useful. I had the same thoughts initially on a table saw and straightness, then thought for what I will do, being mostly knives and likely kits and ready made blanks at that, re-sawing small pieces, maybe sawing bone, cutting some curves for scales and other things, a bandsaw really might make more sense.</p>
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<p>In time, I might use friends' facilities or do minor cutting of steel stock and send out for hardening and tempering but…</p>
<p>Thanks anyway Jeremy, all advice is good and useful. I had the same thoughts initially on a table saw and straightness, then thought for what I will do, being mostly knives and likely kits and ready made blanks at that, re-sawing small pieces, maybe sawing bone, cutting some curves for scales and other things, a bandsaw really might make more sense.</p>
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<p>In time, I might use friends' facilities or do minor cutting of steel stock and send out for hardening and tempering but extremely unlikely i will get into a lot of that.</p>
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<p>But as I said, all advice is good when I really have next to no space available and want to limit how much I add. Basically, a two bedroom townhouse with small office space, no garage, and a small shed in the tiny back garden.<br/> <br/> <cite>Jeremy B. Buchanan said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/band-saw-vs-table-saw#3181080Comment1456328"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Not sure I can offer a lot of advice, but I do agree that the band saw is more versatile than the table saw. Although I have one of each and neither is a great saw, I do use my table saw more than the band saw for for the type of work I do. The band saw is capable of doing most tasks that the table saw can do, but not always as proficiently. The down side to having a table saw and not a band saw is, you can't do any scrolling. I make mostly square cut items and the table saw does a much better job at cutting straight lines. </p>
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</blockquote> Not sure I can offer a lot of…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-12-16:3181080:Comment:14563282016-12-16T01:47:00.658ZJeremy B. Buchananhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JeremyBBuchanan
<p>Not sure I can offer a lot of advice, but I do agree that the band saw is more versatile than the table saw. Although I have one of each and neither is a great saw, I do use my table saw more than the band saw for for the type of work I do. The band saw is capable of doing most tasks that the table saw can do, but not always as proficiently. The down side to having a table saw and not a band saw is, you can't do any scrolling. I make mostly square cut items and the table saw does a much…</p>
<p>Not sure I can offer a lot of advice, but I do agree that the band saw is more versatile than the table saw. Although I have one of each and neither is a great saw, I do use my table saw more than the band saw for for the type of work I do. The band saw is capable of doing most tasks that the table saw can do, but not always as proficiently. The down side to having a table saw and not a band saw is, you can't do any scrolling. I make mostly square cut items and the table saw does a much better job at cutting straight lines. </p>