band saws

Yall are makin this WAY too complicated. Get a decent, affordable benchtop bandsaw. Whether it is a wood or metal cutter doesn't matter. Whether it has variable speed doesn't matter. Change out the blade to whatever you want on it, then get a variable speed foot pedal and call it done. You can even get a foot pedal with a lock on it to keep it at whatever speed you want if you don't like keepin your foot on the pedal.