portable Bandsaw/ hand held

[Johnny A]

A friend owes me money & wants to give me a Milwaukee handheld band saw.

I have a sawzall & did not see a need for a bandsaw for what I do.

Anyone find a bandsaw useful when they thought they would never need one?

 

[ducksface]

He better not owe you much.
They're fifty bucks at auctions and yard sales.
Hf has one as nice as needed for 99 bucks.
I use one seldom, but it is nice to have.

 

[NUTTSGT]

SWAG bandsaw table.

 

[johno]

SWAG bandsaw table.

This^^^

I use it all the time, more than I thought I ever would.

 

[pi_guy]

Thought about the Milwaukee band saw and holder looked at some of the other small bandsaws, I have a full sized one. It depends on what you do, I do quite a bit of fabrication work so. Having the hand held feature is nice. your not going to cut a 4x4 block of al square but it will do real well on many things.
I have had good like with Milwaukee power tools the angle grinder has served me for 30 years and I have had a try with HF ones and they over heat and will not carry the same work load before it jams

 

[Johnny A]

Thanks guys. He owes me $100.00 & offered a milwaukee portable band saw. I do some small engine stuff & light welding. I think he is better off paying me my $$.

You guys are great. Thanks for the info/advice.

 

[LXCam]

Take it, you'll wonder how you ever did without it. I own everything damn thing there is for cutting metal and it's the most used tool by a long shot.

 

[PelicanPines]

I have the small Milwaukee band saw... but... My selection of tools is more eclectic than auto related.

Take the cash.

 

[Spencer Was Here]

They definitely have their place and I would not want to be without one. I have a Porter Cable brand Port-a-Band that has been great.

I don't have a need for a cordless one, but the new cordless models out there sure do look useful. I just wouldn't use one enough to justify it.

For those of you with a cordless Milwaukee unit, there is an awesome stand you can get to drop your bandsaw in to make it a small upright unit. Check it out here: http://www.trick-tools.com/EZ-CUT-Jig-for-Portable-Band-Saw-ezcut-jig-9360

I'd like to make something like that for my Porter Cable unit, but I doubt I'll ever get around to it.