Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
RBattle,
I've read your post in the past and I do not think your needs for a bandsaw are anything out of the order of what most would consider hobby use. I have been using a Sears Craftsman 7x12" band saw for 12 years, and it cuts just fine. The fact of weather you want to cut metal or wood is mostly determined by what is the one material you will cut the most. If it happens to be metal, then you by yourself a metal cutting bandsaw, in the size that fits your shop,budget, and ego. A good saw is priceless, and while there are litterly hundreds to choose from, you know what your needs are as well as what your budget is, so filter out the 95% that will not work and decide from the 5% that will. I have nothing but prase for my bandsaw, it cuts clean, accurate and does so without drama. The 93" x 3/4" blades are easy to find and relatively cheap to purchase. I would only recommend the more pricey Bi-Metal ones, they last 4-5 times longer and truly cut better. On the rare occation when I need to cut wood (I used it several time form large dimension lumber like 4x4's, 6x6 post), I simple install a wood cutting blade. I do not use the wet cut feature much, I prefer to just buy the better blades and cut dry, you may or may not like the wet cut feature? It was just to messy for most of what I wanted to do. My saw cost about 1K dollars and for me it was well worth it. I have used the crap out of this thing over the years, I do alot of fabrication and work with large square tubing and I-Beams. Although recently I wised up and started letting the steel supplier do much of my cutting, lugging around 6x6 or 4x6" pieces of 1/4" thick 24' long pieces is no fun anymore. So I let them do all the cuts I can and save my saw for the little ones , or ones I forgot. I personally would not put much into a metal saw, they are nice to have but there is way more equipment out there that is more useful to have. Like I said earlier, my supplier cuts and or shears most of my metal, it is way more economical, easier and does not take the extra people or sore back. For the money, (most times I get the cuts free, but if I have many to due they are not that expensive, . 75 to 1. 00 per cut or shear. ), you can not beat getting it done, my charge out is 20 times the coast of having it done. Plus I get to turn my attention to what really counts, the project. I do not mean that I would not have a metal saw, just I would not invest that much into one piece of equipment. The best metal saw I own is the Slugger, It cuts so smooth and thru anything I feed it. It is shaped like a circular saw, but very robust in design made for only cutting metal. I can ripe 3/16"-1/4" plate like plywood, or cut square or round tube with ease. Trick tools sells them and they go for under 400. 00, great tool.
I've read your post in the past and I do not think your needs for a bandsaw are anything out of the order of what most would consider hobby use. I have been using a Sears Craftsman 7x12" band saw for 12 years, and it cuts just fine. The fact of weather you want to cut metal or wood is mostly determined by what is the one material you will cut the most. If it happens to be metal, then you by yourself a metal cutting bandsaw, in the size that fits your shop,budget, and ego. A good saw is priceless, and while there are litterly hundreds to choose from, you know what your needs are as well as what your budget is, so filter out the 95% that will not work and decide from the 5% that will. I have nothing but prase for my bandsaw, it cuts clean, accurate and does so without drama. The 93" x 3/4" blades are easy to find and relatively cheap to purchase. I would only recommend the more pricey Bi-Metal ones, they last 4-5 times longer and truly cut better. On the rare occation when I need to cut wood (I used it several time form large dimension lumber like 4x4's, 6x6 post), I simple install a wood cutting blade. I do not use the wet cut feature much, I prefer to just buy the better blades and cut dry, you may or may not like the wet cut feature? It was just to messy for most of what I wanted to do. My saw cost about 1K dollars and for me it was well worth it. I have used the crap out of this thing over the years, I do alot of fabrication and work with large square tubing and I-Beams. Although recently I wised up and started letting the steel supplier do much of my cutting, lugging around 6x6 or 4x6" pieces of 1/4" thick 24' long pieces is no fun anymore. So I let them do all the cuts I can and save my saw for the little ones , or ones I forgot. I personally would not put much into a metal saw, they are nice to have but there is way more equipment out there that is more useful to have. Like I said earlier, my supplier cuts and or shears most of my metal, it is way more economical, easier and does not take the extra people or sore back. For the money, (most times I get the cuts free, but if I have many to due they are not that expensive, . 75 to 1. 00 per cut or shear. ), you can not beat getting it done, my charge out is 20 times the coast of having it done. Plus I get to turn my attention to what really counts, the project. I do not mean that I would not have a metal saw, just I would not invest that much into one piece of equipment. The best metal saw I own is the Slugger, It cuts so smooth and thru anything I feed it. It is shaped like a circular saw, but very robust in design made for only cutting metal. I can ripe 3/16"-1/4" plate like plywood, or cut square or round tube with ease. Trick tools sells them and they go for under 400. 00, great tool.
I don't even know if it would fit in my garage! 
I'd buy 
