Darren.... Too funny!
Yeah -- I'm kind of a tool snob.... and I hate low end tools to start with... so my "thoughts" on the Wilton might be a bit harsh - but I'd prefer to tell it like it is - and let the buyer beware... than to say "oh... it's a pretty good saw -- it's okay"... when it really isn't. It's home use - at best... and I think I was trying to see if he really needed a band saw... over getting something else that he might use more...
It's kind of like using a 'nibbler' for shaping a piece of sheet metal... yeah - it will work... yeah I have one... actually have a couple of them -- but I'd rather do almost anything else than use them. There are tools like that - that you can get a similar tool that does just as good of a job.. and might be more handy on a limited budget.
I agree on your thoughts on the Horz/Vert saws -- but if it were me -- I'd make up a piece to use as a table to give me more stability -- if that's what the saw needed. Again - I was thinking of a guy being on a budget - and trying to get a tool that can be used for various cuts.
Two tools in my "shed" that I wish I'd have done "better" - my mill/drill... and my vertical band saw. Both will be the first tools to be replaced. The Mill/Drill is a Jet --- and is actually a great drill press... but it's a lousy mill and just doesn't have to guts to really mill anything. Yeah - it works... and I can make it work... but I'd really like to have a "decent" milling machine... I'll keep it as a back up and a drill press...
You know my thoughts on the Wilton saw... I just should have bought a slightly larger - more HP version - more throat - and a more "precision" piece. LOL Having said that -- I've hot rodded this saw - with roller guides - killer blades - brushes on the rollers.
