Do you need a Bandsaw in your shop?

[@jeffhildreth9244]

"Famed" wood worker, designer, educator James Krenov said that if he had a choice of only two power tools to have in his shop it would be: 1. Band Saw 2. Jointer. I have two... a 14 " Powermatic with a riser and a Jet 18 inch.

[@nickscustomwoodworks]

Absolutely! You can get anything done with those two

[@markk3701]

I have a bandsaw for 5 years. I have used it 2 times lol

[@oscar38]

This is exactly what im afraid of. Ive been offered one , and wondered if id ever use it much. Taking up precious space in my garage.

[@kwilliams2239]

There shouldn't be any drift on a decent saw that's been set up properly. The problem is usually an improperly tensioned blade or a cheap saw. The spine of the saw is critical. It has to be extremely stiff, which takes a lot of steel so that it doesn't flex under the tension of the blade.

[@petra1417]

of course it is most useful tool (if the maker gave it it to you for free to do presentation) . Like the gentleman above said he used it twice. If you do finicky art design then it might be useful, for sure

[@jeffhildreth9244]

The majority of these re-branded power tools come from the same manufacturer. I will never buy another Grizzly product.. ever. They sent me 3 defective tools out of three in the same order. I called, described the defects..none of these were usable. They agreed I could return them. I paid shipping to me and shipping back to them. I was issued a credit minus 20%. They made no mention of that in our several phone calls. I said that is not ethical, these are design, material and workmanship flaws. I did not return them for some frivolous reason such as not liking the tool color. They refuse to budge. It cost me $300 not to own their substandard, unusable trash. Substandard, unprofessional "customer service". They are on my list of companies with whom I will never do business again.. SawStop/Festool Grizzly.