Hmmm.... I see the problem of Bandsaws. You need a few different blades for different uses. Changing them takes a few minutes so it is easy to be "lazy" and use the wrong blade (possibly expensive too?).
At the local model Engineering club we got rid of the bandsaw for that reason. Too many people were lazy and ruined blades from using the wrong blade, costing a fortune (it was a big bandsaw, not a toy!). So now people must supply their own hacksaws and blades!
I have a half-dozen Hacksaws, with different blades for different jobs. - Saves changing blades all the time, as the next job is rarely the same TPI as the previous one. But I have maybe between 6 and 10 different blades for (powered) jig saws, from "branch cutting- green wood" to fine -18tpi? - for mild steel sections.
For chamfering 1/2" aluminium for welding on an industrial job, the best circular saw blades were the finest pitch tungsten carbide tipped blades. But at 12 hours per day of use, a blade lasted only a couple of shifts before tips came off (braze failures) so we kept the local saw doctor in business for a year! - And changed power tool gearboxes monthly, armatures and bearings every 6~8 weeks.
So getting the right blade and pitch for the right job is really important for durability. But you know that I reckon...
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