What’s the Difference Between a Band Saw and a Cold Saw?

Cold saws tend to be less well known among our catalog of machines, especially compared to band saws, a familiar shop staple. One of the most common questions we get at Baileigh HQ is, “How are cold saws different from band saws?” Let us break it down for you. Cold Saws: Better Cut Quality The most important difference between cold saws and band saws is the amount of burr on the cuts that they produce. Cold saws make clean, burr-free cuts like no other machine. A band saw can give you good quality cuts, but can’t match the smoothness of results from a cold saw. Cuts made by a band saw will always be significantly rougher. See the difference below?

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