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Offline rampa room artillery

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band saw
« on: January 30, 2011, 11:07:42 AM »
i am going to order a new band saw, any thoughts ?? i have been eyeballing  this one 7x12 from wholesale tools
http://www.wttool.com/common/images/product/large/30240020.jpg


I was going to get the northern tool version but they have a back order and this is the same saw.

 I think it will handle most all i have to cut.

rick bryan
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Re: band saw
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2011, 12:38:45 PM »
Do you really need one that big?  I have the small one (5x6 Enco band saw) and it has done everything I need for 15 years.
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Re: band saw
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2011, 12:48:05 PM »
I want to be able to cut up to 8 in but i cant afford a really big one. so i figured i can turn the steel over and cut again from the other side to finish the cut.  and i plan on getting a bigger lathe in the future so i figured i will only have to buy a saw only once.

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Re: band saw
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2011, 04:06:40 AM »
That's not really that big, we have one at work and even at that size it sometimes is too small....
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Re: band saw
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2011, 01:34:26 PM »
well ,  i said screw it and bought the one that northern tool had. 7x12 works great, nice and heavy,  did i say heavy. 431 lbs  of heavy. cut up some 3in tonight for golfball mortars. i have 8 blanks cut up, hope to have mroe energy tomarrow to turn them,

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Re: band saw
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2011, 03:25:39 PM »
When you get to doing the design, observe how much better putting a small radius on the details looks (some were done here at the muzzle, some were not).  This is one of a dozen in this style made of 4140 (overkill?).
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