Decent tabletop band saws?
 

Well our band saw is taking a dump so I am looking for a decent tabletop band saw. All I am looking for is a small saw that can cut wood nicely. I would like THE BAND SAW to be around 9" give or take. Anyone have any recommendations?

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Budget?
 

It all depends on what kind of budget you are working with. For the most economical choice I would say just pop on into the local Home Depot and pick up the Ryobi bandsaw. It is farely well priced and when I had one it worked great for me. There are so many of them on the market to date that you can spend days just reading up on them. Lately I have been reading allot of good stuff about the Rigid powertool line up, so I am leaning towards their brand name now. I just received my first Rigid tool for Xmas. I got one of those heavy duty worn drive construcion grade circular saws, and man is this thing tough. I really like the way they build their gear and it looks good to. RIgid is building up one heck of a reputation as well for durability. Good luck with your choice.

Harbor freight has a 9in band saw for 130 bucks.. I have one and love it.. just need to find a higher tooth count belt.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=96980

All the lower end units will be about the same quality level. Two things will stand out - blade size/length, and method to change speeds. Get one that has a "standard" blade size so that you can go to Sears, Home Depot, Lowes...etc and get replacements. Since you have experience with one already, you shouldn't have any problem picking one out.
Rigids IMHO, really arent much better than anything else, but they do typically have a better warrranty.

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