Category: Bandsaws

Give it to Me Straight When the band saw was invented, craftsmen were excited to have a tool that could deftly cut through wood—and later metal—so readily. Any time a workpiece needed to be severed at a specific point, the shop’s bandsaw could be powered up to make the cut. Provided it was a straight […]

Double the Miter, Double the Fun With the onset of miter functionality, the metal cutting bandsaw increased its usefulness in metalworking shops the world over. No longer just a tool for cutting stock to size, the miter bandsaw allowed fabricators to cut an angle into the end of workpiece, allowing it to be welded to […]

he was trying to devise a way to make a straight cut through wood quickly and efficiently. He likely had no idea that his invention would later be adapted to cut metal, and to be able to do so not only straight, but at a 30°, 45°, or 60° angle as well.