Dale.....
Bandsaws as mentioned have certain versatilities over Scroll Saws & this is absolutely agreed. One of these is the facility of the use of a parallel guide, however using a Bandsaw to cut shall we say an external shape with
curvature [or
off-hand shape] still requires a pressure set within both fingers+hands to cut close to the line
I have a Scroll Saw and find the repeated need '
for pressure' to cut close to the line results in a semi lock-up of dexterity within my fingers
So I am pretty sure you will understand what I mean when talking about '
for pressure'within the fingers+hands.......I also find holding one of those 45 diameter sub miniature gas soldering tanks can result in numbness in 1 or 2 of my fingers after a few minutes
Many years ago at University, I found the same hand/finger numbness occurring when trying to cram as many [handwritten] words per minute in my notes .....[I was a poor Student]
I do not suffer from any medically diagnosed condition with my hands, apart from the '
aging'
I have just looked at the Tollman Tug & she doesn't appear to have too many external lines with could be achieved with a parallel guide, so yes the curved
external frame profiles could be easily achieved via a Bandsaw with a short depth blade, however the same cannot necessarily be said for the
internal face of the same frames
In a perfect World, I would have both
...
If this ever happens, I would ensure the Bandsaw with one with
3 ball bearing blade guide sets.......one particular in-expensive Asian Bandsaw uses 2 x small adjustable aluminium sticks to support each side of the blade ...this is absolute rubbish & would be a total waste
of your $First image is what not get Second image is a good design
Derek