Re: chop saw or band saw?
 

Jet and delta if you are going to use it to make a living. Horizontal bandsaws are the only way to go.

Re: chop saw or band saw?
 

Na. If someone were gunna make a living, they wouldn't be looking at little 4*6 bandsaws! :)

And lookup/google things about them. Step one is always ditching the blade for a bi-metal blade for better blade life & faster cutting. Step two is converting to a water cooled setup to extend blade life further & speed cutting yet again. Step three si converting to a hydraulically controlled arm.

And sometimes you have to build, or brace in a new stand. No big deal... If you're on this forum you've got a welder & in this case you jsut bought the saw to cut the bracing out with!



Oh... And whatever oil they use in the gearbox, etc. Ditch that dumb ---- too! I just think that for a hair under $300 shipped. The new white grizzly is the way to go. Come hell, or high water I'll buy one this year. Especially if my second red HF one burns up... Again... Pieces of ----...
Never buy anything with moving parts from harbor freight unless it's expendable!!!!!!!!!

Re: chop saw or band saw?
 

HF Bandsaws work great. I had the red one for 2years. And with making traction bars that thing saw alot of abuse. A blade guide finally gave out about 1.5months ago so I went and invested in something with a swivel head instead of clamping vice.

Have yet to do a collector on it but it should out perform my old one in every way as it already has.