Quote Originally Posted by wizard69 View Post
The only thing I don't like about this conversion is the cut on the upward stroke
That was my first thought. I must say that I have never seen the point in these types of saw. Anyway I have a small Burgess bandsaw and except for its inability to cut enclosed shapes it does everything that this does with longer blade life. For enclosed shapes I just use a manual jig saw which does not require blade removal to thread it through a starter hole.