I’m tempted to purchase a band saw: Space is limited in my shop, so I’m interested in the portable band saws on the market, and perhaps adding a “portable band saw bench” to it.
The 9-10” bench top band saws don’t seem to have enough power to cut metal: which would be a requirement for my needs: And I don’t really do much work where I’d need to resaw fine pieces of wood, so I don’t think I’d miss a fence?
I’m curious what others think though? Have any of you gotten by with a portable band saw for the occasional wood project? Or would I be better-served with a bench top saw and trying to make it work for the more-common metal cutting?