Portable bandsaws worth it or not

To buy or not

  • Yes

    Votes: 16 84.2%

  • No

    Votes: 2 10.5%

  • Other ideas (comment below idea)

    Votes: 1 5.3%
  • Total voters
    19
I have the Bauer portaband from Harbor Freight. I then bought the Swag table and though a little pricey I love the setup and highly recommend it, unless you want to make your own.
 
Cool. Now make or buy a table for it and you'll love it. The little "table" that came with my 7x12 was a joke so i made my own. Good luck with the saw.
 
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Brento said:
Would like to see that one.
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I think it was an article in Home Shop Machinist magazine. However a fellow member just posted this:
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Cheap Downfeed Control for HF 4x6 Bandsaw

I've seen lots of elegant, well thought out designs for hydraulic downfeed controls for the HF 4x6. This is not one of those. In keeping with my previous stupidly simple designs, this is an attempt to build one as cheaply economically and simply as possible. In this case that meant using parts I...
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