Looking at both, just wondering which would be more useful for fabricating scales and such. I don't really have the money for both so wondering which would be the 1st choice.

I am not much of a wood-worker but as I gather, both do the same thing with a little different approach. I was leaning toward a band saw since it looks like you can use a guide to get even, square cuts and would be more precise when cutting the rough scales in half. Again I don't know that's why I'm asking here. I was just not sure how much free-hand work you can do with a band saw when cutting curves.

The machine would also be used for other light fabricating (like making boxes and such) but the main idea is for scale work.

Thanks!

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Allen