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Rob Blaustein
12-26-2007, 11:04 PM
In a recent post about bandsaws there was discussion of cutting both metal and wood on the same saw. I happened to catch some DIY network show where they mentioned this cute little cordless bandsaw (http://www.stouttool.com/products_xband.asp)--you can also get a base for it. It will cut wood but it seems to be mostly for metal pipes, angle iron, etc. It runs around $170 for the basic kit on Amazon. I've generally used my reciprocating saw with a metal cutting blade with pipes or angle iron in a vise, but if I had to do a lot of that I would think about this tool. Anyone have one?

Grant Vanbokklen
12-26-2007, 11:59 PM
We have the Milwaukee corded version of this saw. This is really a metal cutting saw. The band saws action makes for smooth cutting and is fast at cutting metal. What is the use of a back-stroke in sawing?

Chuck Burns
12-27-2007, 3:34 AM
Revolutionary? I had the Milwaukee they copies 30 plus years ago. Great tool.