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I have been fiddling with this steel framed bandsaw ever since I got it, second hand, about ten years ago. Some of the things have made a big difference, some very little. The most innocuous, but time saving has been the quick release blade tension handle. This simple cam mechanism makes it super easy to

Update: you can now check out a video of my 10 year quest for a better bandsaw here: https://youtu.be/WmfpUttxdL8  Why want an especially quiet bandsaw? To start with, it’s just more human friendly to use a machine that is not screaming away while you are trying to focus on doing good work.  We might also want to consider neighbourly […]