Vertical Band Saw: Useful?

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Re: Vertical Band Saw: Useful?

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The Tannewitz saws that we used at the foundry did friction cutting. And yes Spro, lots of sparks. Sometimes they would leave the boxes of blades too close and set them on fire.

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Re: Vertical Band Saw: Useful?

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I'm thinking maybe I'll just wait around for a metal saw to pop up somewhere.

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