Why do I need a band saw instead of cutting metal with a hacksaw?? The same reason I own an 14" abrasive blade?cut off saw, a vertical band saw and a hand held portable band saw in addition to my 4x6 horizontal bandsaw.? I spent over 30 years in the field as an industrial electrician?and cut hundreds of miles?of?metallic conduit by hand in the days before recip saws and portable?band saws became affordable or popular. Now that I'm semi-retired and working in my home machine shop, stroking with a hacksaw isn't on my favorite things to do list. I'd rather cut my metal with a power saw and get on to the welding.? Besides I'm a tool junkie.? I collect tools because I like them even?if I only use them occasionally.
As the topic says, I am a bit
curious why people need a small bandsaw to cutting something by
themselves? As i know most of our bandsaw sold to US market and
lots of DIY brands machine also do as well, can anyone share why
people need this kind of machine? like 4x6 small bandsaw or
hacksaw...? In Taiwan, people doesn't do this very often, is it
because high labor charge or any other reason cause people in US
like to do it by themselves?