There was always a problem for professionals, who are working with different types of hard metals, to cut the sheets in exact shape. There are off course various tools and machines available to do the job professionally but few machines are very specific in terms of their performance. Wilton is a known name for producing such tools and machines for professionals. Wilton’s 14” vertical Brandsaws are great machines to do the job. In my personal experience, I don’t find better equipment than Wilton 8014FW2 8014 Vertical Bandsaw.

The first and most important thing about this Brandsaws is that it’s a heavy machine. I saw few people hesitating to buy this machine because of its weight but they don’t realize the important of its weight in overall performance of the machine. Shipping weight of the machine is around 800 pounds and once it is placed in your workshop, you don’t need to shift the machine quite often. But movement of machine required, it can be done easily by a mini palette jack or standard palette jack. As mentioned above, machine is heavy enough to bolted in the floor by this way you also don’t damage the floor of your workshop which usually required in machines with less weight.

If you really need to do lot of cutting jobs, I advise for an 110V connection for the machine. However, it can run on 220V too, but you may not get 100% from the machine. I am using 110V 1HP and it is performing well on standard workshop outlets. Apart from the specification of this machine, its design is quite capable to handle blades up to 3” blades.

Cutting with right blades is very important either you are novice in using Brandsaw or you are expert. For thicker material above 1 inches, 4-6 TPI (teeth per inch) works well otherwise you can use a blade with 10-14 TPI and if you are doing some job with more thinner stuff you can even use 14-18TPI. Usually Bandsaw’s blades start from 14TPI and goes up to 32TPI. This is understandable for any person having knowledge of Bandaws that more teeth per inch you have in any blade, you will smoother cutting and perfect finish in the job.

Any new machine in your workshop demands some extra time from you to understand the machine. It is very important that you go through all users manual especially safety section of the user manual before you start using your machine. Cost of the machine does matter. Wilton 8014FW2 8014 Vertical Bandsaw costs you around $3800 which is off course a big investment but if you become expert of using the machine correctly, this machine can earn you lot more than your expectations.