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16 hours ago, Prostheta said:

Good question about cheap bandsaws. I think once we have enough money coming in the Patreon hat each month, we can look at buying a crap bandsaw in simply for illustrating why they are problematic.

I was really hoping you'd say something along the lines "Cheap bandsaws are amazing - there's no point in dropping big bucks on a high-end band saw!"... 

Great read - thanks for putting this together. Also thanks for recommending specific models. Don't be shy about putting some affiliate links here - there will come a day when I go shopping and I might as well throw a few $'s back into the projectguitar.com coffers. 

I'd always thought jigsaws were more likely to cause chipping and tear out - your cut looks rough but no big pieces are missing. Think that's a concern? 

It would be interesting to see how cheap bandsaws stack up. Is a ~$200 band saw workable or junk?