rofish Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Mark, your answer helped me alot. The stock I intend to cut is 2 inch thick, and I think even the smallest bandsaw can fit such thickness of wood under the upper guide. As I have a scroll saw, I know that in order to make the blade cut on a desired line, you do not have to push hard the wood into the blade, but just let the blade work as it "likes" to work. So a wider blade is better for the job of cutting straight. That was my guess, but now I have the confirmation. I want to buy a small bandsaw, because I intend to use it to cut out lures, as my scroll saw is very lazy. And I also want such a small bandsaw to cut through 2 inch stock, in a straight line. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 rofish, Before you buy, see if there is a nuber you can call for the manufacturer's technical person, and ask him/her about cutting the stock you have in mind. If they don't have a tech. in-house you can talk to, check the internet for the model saw you're looking at, and see if there is anyone who has one you can talk to. Before I bought my bandsaw, I checked with Grizzley, and found a guy who live one mile from me who had one. I called him and went by to check out his saw, and ask him all the questions I had regarding the saw. Or you can post the question, "Who uses a table top bandsaw, and how does it perform?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...