Dave sorry to bother you, but need info on band saw, the normal MENARDS, Lowes, HOME DEPOT band saws have only 3/8 inch wide blades, found a site that has 3/4 inch blade but no band saws at the price range needed, can you help looked all over amozon could not find the match of blade to band saw. Don
most saws take a 3/8 blade and that should work for what you plan on doing. No 10 inch saw will take a 3/4 wide blade that is in the 14 to 18 inch class of saw.
roller guides that is an extra you have to buy separate most are block guides a good set of roller guides will cost almost as much as the saw.
you can get a product called cool blocks that set against the side of the blade.
the only saw that comes with roller guides is the Jet and that saw is twice the cost of the others.
ABOUT THE 10 inch vs the 9 inch is it worth the money to get a 10 inch, a lot of difference
10 inch is the distance from the blade to the saw and it does not matter at all so a 9 inch is as good as a 10 inch.
the only saw I would
NOT get is the Proxxon it is in the hobby class of machines good for light small work and that is about it. you could not re saw sheets with it. Again there are 3 categories of machines hobby class not much more that toys, home craftsman good for hobby work and commercial class machines.
If you’re a puzzle maker, model builder or hobbyist that often tackles small-scale projects, I have little doubt that the Proxxon will serve you well. If you often tackle full-size projects, but don’t have the space or budget for a full-sized band saw, then the decisions get a bit trickier.
http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/benchtop-band-saw-reviews/
my thoughts on getting tools for a serious model builder are just that MY thoughts.
so personally I would stay away from all the mini tools like the 4 inch table saws, bench scroll and band saws 4 inch disk sanders etc. to me these are just toys and under perform. The biggest issue is they are for light work so you still need bigger tools to cut the material down for the toys to handle.
Most are over priced for what you are getting and you are far better off getting the lower end of the home craftsman tools than the "hobby" tools.
the guy I regularly visit when I need tooling tells me time and time again home craftsman tools are not built for production work you will beat them to death., These table top laser cutters and CNC machines, power tools etc are light duty hobby use. you start using them for production work and in a short time you will kill them.
you will get better results using a craftsman class tool doing lighter duty than you will pushing a light duty hobby tool to its max doing heavier work.
commercial class tools don't count unless to plan on cutting something like 2,000 liner feet of planking per week.