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Computerized bandmill setworks -- worth the investment?Question
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I don't think you can go wrong with the setworks, although the price you quoted sounds a little high. I gave less than a grand for mine and they work very well. With one touch of a button or lever, the saw head will lower to a preset depth. You don’t have to do it manually and there are none of the usual fine adjustments required when doing it by eye. For example, if your scale says 23 and 13/16 and you would like to drop down 5 and 5/8 to cut a 2x6 cant, you can either set the setworks to drop the saw head for you or figure out in your head how far to move the sawhead down and what your scale should read to get the desired cut. Quick, what’s 23 and 13/16 minus 5 and 5/8? When tearing down through a 12 inch cant cutting 1 bys it's nice to hit the lever once and drop one inch and cut another board without the usual up, up, down, down, up. I have worked with companies that consider putting one in and they all claim 5% or larger returns plus better quality. Go for it. Gene Wengert, forum technical advisor Would you like to add information to this article? Interested in writing or submitting an article? Have a question about this article? Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? 
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