WEN Portable Band Saw for Metal, 10-Amp, Variable Speed, Handheld (94396)

I bought the wen porta band with hesitation. Im a Milwaukee and Dewalt as well as porta cable dude, however this band saw has worked flawlessly, speed variations, led light and well made construction. Only thing that i find or lesser quality is the band saw factory blade sucks. Replace it with a name brand blade and your off to the races. Ive been using it for 90 days approximately with no complaints (other than blade that comes with saw cheap) cut everything ive thrown at it like butter.Will buy more wen products as needed.Recommend it, and 5 stars because it performs just as good or better than my old name brand saws.Nice equipment. Thumbs up.

i had just recently gotten a mill an lathe to learn with an the fist big leason i learned was cutting steel with a hack saw is a pain in the ass so i got online an found horizontal bandsaw looked like the best option for what im working with but the prices was more than i was willing to pay then i stumbled across the wen bandsaw which was the same brand as the mill i recently gotten an from my experience i had with the mill i figured id take a chance on the saw an for it to be so much cheaper than other saws with the same cut capacity i was alittle worried what i would end up with but after getting it an using it to cut a few old hitches i had, 1.25" square it cut through in less than a might an i tried to use it to cut through a head off a 2.2liter gm motor so it was aluminum but it was able to get half way through on both sides leaving about an inch in the middle for me to finish getting through with the hack saw so its able to cut more than i expected so im very happy with it. i read alot of comments in the reviews saying the blade that it comes with isn't the best but with the little use i have on it now it doesnt look to have any wear or show signs of dulling so keep that in mind if u do pick this up, u might want to invest into blades from a different brands but as of right now im extremely happy even if the blade it came with is crap in the long run, its going to save me so much energy an time its well worth the money, only wish i could buy a base that would let me use it like a miter saw. oh an it is alittle heavy but thats not really a bad thing in my opinion but others did complain about it so if u work with it daily an make a living doing so then theres probably better options, this is the only tool like this ive ever owned or gotten to use so i dont know what the standards are to make it something that u would want to use while making a living so a few things i notices that would probably be expect for one that u would want to use daily but it does have a speed control 1 to 6 each number having a click as u come to it and theres also a light that can be turned on an off by a switch which i didnt notice at first an was glad to see once i found it but was surprised it wasn't just tied into the trigger but again i dont use something like this daily so that might be nice to have when working with alot but the down side to what i seen was very minimum adjustments for the belt or at least where i expected it to be, but if something happens an the blade doesnt run straight an true causing it to walk off the wheels i dont see any way of being able to adjust that, that might not be something they come with an the geometry of the tool might be all thats required to keep the blade running straight but i assumed there would be something that would let u adjust that if it was an issue. i had no issue with getting the blade on an tightened an it ran straight without issue so that may be something i was expecting when its not really a thing but that is the only down side i could find in the short time ive used it that might cause someone to not to want to buy this but if your someone who is just buying one to use around the house or for a hobby its perfect especially for the price its hard to beat. over time if anything drastic happens with it, i'll come back and update the review an hopefully i'll have some pictures to show but as of now, its one of my new favorite tools. working on a miter base for it now an if i cna manage to make something that works an is easy to recreate i'll try to share that as well cause that is one thing i wish i could find for it is a miter base but so far what ive found is more expensive than the next one up from this one that comes with a base so id just buy that an have 2 saws and a base for less than buying one of the bases i have seen for sell so hopefully i can pull off something that others can manage too.

this works as well as any band saw that I have used in the past. Some plastic bits here and there that are tougher to wipe clean than metal but that's all that I can saw that is bad. The foot switch is ON/OFF and can be used with anything that will plug into it.I have cut rebar and rusted 2 inch scaffolding pipe with this for a couple of hours at a time with no problems.

The saw quality is very good.Cuts well with the blade that came with it.Plenty of torque to pull through the quarter inch mild steel sheet metal I cut.Could be easier to change blade. Easier to install if starting with the guides.Easy to tighten. simple leverWeight is ok not a one handed tool.Very noisy due to gearing for the torque, recommend hearing protection!To expand it's functionality for smaller shops I recommend a saw holding jig ( table, vertical and vice mounting) I made my own as the cost for the jigs are more than the saw didn't seem worth the extra cost. Plenty of ideas on YouTube, check them out.Well worth the money.

Very practical machine, cuts smoothly, not noisy, good weight and size for the work it delivers, very accurate cuts, bought along 3 blades from Dewalt 18 tpi.

My 10 year old metal cut bandsaw motor finally bit the dust so I compared several replacements. Since I have always been impressed with WEN machines in the past I purchased yet another. The price made me wonder if it might be a little too cheaply made but again WEN has another winner. If you need a portable metal cut bad saw I would definitely get a WEN.

I was pleasantly surprised how well this unit works. cut much metal with it so far

This is my third Wen product, and I am continuing to be impressed with the value I have gotten. This porta band has been fantastic, and I come from working in the trades as an electrician where Milwaukee bandsaws were the norm. Now granted, I would love to own a Milwaukee saw for around my personal shop, but the $300 price is simply a no go for personal use. However, this Wen bandsaw has a near identical feel as the Milwaukee, even sounds the same, and cuts perfectly true. The build quality seems on par as well, and variable speed, and even a led worklight with switch are features I wouldn't expect from a saw in this price range. The manual is well written and parts are available from Wen should they be needed. I'm pretty stoked about this saw, just cut off a solid steel bar 1 1/4 inches thick, just like butter. (note, order some quality bandsaw blades with 24 teeth per inch for this kind of steel cutting). About the only thing I can think of to say negative about this saw is the power cord is a bit light weight.