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

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.

I was in need of a band saw for cutting metal rods and didn't have the room for a large band saw in my limited space garage. I saw this on Amazon and know that Wen is a decent company. $99 was a good price and within my budget.All you have to do is take it out of box, install the blade, tighten the 2 bolts and you're good to go. Made easy cutting of the stainless steel rods. I do like that it has adjustable speeds.My only gripe is it's rather loud and I needed to wear ear plugs. But all in all great deal, quality product and ease of use. I'm a satisfied customer. Definitely recommend!

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.

Not as beefy as name brands but it cuts fine. I imagine if taken care of it will last, I would not want to drop it but for the price compared to name brands it works fine in my garage, Probably not the best for a construction crew but great for at home.

I have about 50 1/4 20 3 inch bolts that I needed to cut down to 2 inches. I have a jig so that should make it easy, I’m 70 years old and 3 bolts in I decided using a hack wasn’t going to cut it. I have good luck with Wen tools so I decided to give this bandsaw a go. Wow it took longer to cut the first 3 than it did the remaking 47! This saw is a beast. This is now my go to saw for just about everything but wood, and that might be next.

Well built.

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.

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.