band saw

Harvey Launched a Smarter Woodworking Bandsaw

Apr 21, 2025 Stuart 43 Comments

Here’s a look at the Harvey Intelligent Bandsaw.

Hitachi 18V Brushless Band Saw

Mar 17, 2017 Stuart 4 Comments

Hitachi’s coming out with a new brushless cordless band saw that looks to fit in between competitors’ compact and deep-cutting models.

Saws

New Little Machine Shop Portable and Benchtop Band Saw

May 5, 2014 Stuart 11 Comments

Here’s a small band saw that can be hand-held for portability, or bench-mounted for greater accuracy.

Cordless

New Milwaukee M18 FUEL Brushless Band Saw!

Apr 23, 2014 Stuart 20 Comments

Milwaukee has come out with a new Fuel brushless band saw with corded-like cutting capacity, construction, and power!

Power Tools

Porter Cable 14″ Band Saw User Review – PCB330BS

Nov 9, 2010 Stuart 36 Comments

Reader Jim sent us a brief but comprehensive review of Porter Cable’s 2-speed 14″ floor-standing band saw. The saw is designed for cutting hard and soft wood, and features a 16″ x 16″ tilting cast iron work surface. Here’s what Jim had to say about the saw:

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