band saws

If i just want straight simple cuts, for large items, I use a chop saw. Smaller, i also use a right angle with a large cut off wheel. Smaller, and a die grinder with a cutoff wheel. I have a sawsall, but once it starts cutting, it can go off the mark fast.
I worked in a dragster fab shop for a while, and I was scared of the bandsaw more than any other equipment. Pushing straight to the cutting blade, seemed like one slip away from a severed hand. Even with the pusher shoe. Plus, I did read it was the most dangerous tool in the shop. Wear lung protection with any cutoff wheel.