Anyone have a Rockwell Bladerunner?

[djjsr]

I really want a bandsaw for metal but haven't found one at a reasonable price yet. So, temporarily I thought maybe the Rockwell Bladerunner would work for cutting relatively thin steel and aluminum, 1/4" or less.

I've looked at it and was not too crazy about the quality but maybe it works.

Anybody have one?

 

[josh0626]

I suggest you buy a new one, coz it's cheap now.You can read my blog about the Rockwell Bladerunner.

 

[wintermute]

Forgive my ignorance in advance, but would any bandsaw with an appropriate blade do the job? I see plenty of bandsaws on CL, and I've figured that I'd simply be a blade change away from cutting nearly anything.

 

[omr]

Forgive my ignorance in advance, but would any bandsaw with an appropriate blade do the job? I see plenty of bandsaws on CL, and I've figured that I'd simply be a blade change away from cutting nearly anything.

Speed is the major issue, a lot of wood bandsaws are too fast for metal.

I have a cheap horizontal hf bandsaw, and i dont know how i lived with out a bandsaw this long..lol

 

[omr]

http://www.harborfreight.com/horizontal-vertical-metal-cutting-bandsaw-93762.html

 

[camarotoolman]

i had a Rockwell, it has a gear box, and step pulleys for metal or wood. Sold it on feebay or cl can't remember.