You generally don't cut metal dry. An oiler (electrically pumped) keeps the cut (and blade) cool and the metal filings clump together. Andrew Anderson On Aug 10, 2010, at 2:08 PM, Mark Purney wrote: > I'm still planning my shop and I've got my eye on this bandsaw. I > was curious to hear opinions from those who do lots of shop work if > this is a good choice. I consider this one of the most important > tools, and I don't want to regret my decision later on. > > http://grizzly.com/products/G0640X > > The metal cutting ability would be very useful, but that brings up > an important point. Is there a way to safely do dust collection on a > bandsaw that cuts both metal and wood?
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