I dug into the mad money and got myself a portable bandsaw. I do so much stock cutting and the old shoulders just don't like it. The first project was to fab up a stand for it to do some serious cutting. The stand consists of 1" angle welded with 7014 stick. It took about an hour to cut all the pieces which, with the new saw, was a treat to work with. I also bought a box of Starrett blades not knowing what quality blades it came with. The top is a piece of scrap 3/8 aluminum plate I had lying about. Made a cardboard template to get the cutout right. The saw attached to the table with two 6 mm x 1 x 1" countersunk bolts to replace the cutting shoe. Appears to be sturdy enough as a mounting technique. The tops attaches to the frame with 10-32 countersunk screws. A tapered block holds the switch down. The only negative is the light which is on the wrong side for the way it cuts. Very pleased with the way it cuts. Even with the 5" throat, the blade tracks nicely through the cut. I'll have to make a fence for it, but that will come later.