Speaking of Bang For Your Buck

Some years back Grizzly advertised a wood and metal vertical bandsaw. The title said 3 phase, but when I read it the thing was powered off single phase using an internal VFD for phase conversion and speed control.
I thought I "needed" a vertical metal cutting saw in the shop so I bought it.  I admit I have cut metal with it.  With the right blade it is okay for aluminum, and marginally capable of mild steel cutting.  I have managed to make some cuts in alloy with it, but the torque at lower surface speeds is so low you work harden it pretty quickly with the light cuts you are forced to make and not stall the saw.
The last couple years when I needed a vertical for metal cutting I tilted up one of the Harbor Freight horizontals.  Even the little 4x6 horizontal band saw was a better vertical band saw than that much more expensive Grizzly.
I sold that saw today for half what I paid for it to somebody who just wants to cut wood with it.  The most bang for the buck I got out of that saw is the recovery of a few square feet of floor space.
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
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