Central Machinery bandsaw, should I buy?

If you have a medium to heavy sheet metal brake you can make one pretty easy. If you have a mill you could make one pretty easily out of a piece of plate.
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Travers sells an import blade called Banco or something like that, HSS blade using a unique tooth pattern near as I can tell. This thing shreds like no other blade I have used, thin work to thick this is a winner in view. Its in the Oct Travers sale flyer.
 
Seems that 3 blades are required to cover all the cases- 24 tooth for thin material, 14 or so for medium stuff, and a coarse one like 6 or 8 (maybe even 4) for the really thick bar stock. My saw doesn't have the blade guard covering the drive wheels; blade changes are quick without it.
Morse blades are good and reasonably priced- Amazon has them
Mark S.
ps the blade will make a sort of musical sound when plucked if it's at the right tension; sounds like an "E" chord on a guitar to me.
 
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