Originally Posted by
Bill Melin
I find that I can tension a 3/4" band on this saw as long as I make sure it is tracking dead center on the wheel. At least this is the case with the Woodslicer, and I have resawn some pretty wide stock without the band bowing in the cut as long as I feed it at the rate that the blade likes -- my philosophy is 'always let the blade do the work', pushing harder doesn't save enough time to make it worthwhile.
I would buy another Woodslicer - I really like the quality of the cut but I thought that carbide might might do a comparable job and last longer.