Band saw is well, a band (think belt, like the belts on a car engine) that runs on pulleys, so the saw moves continiously in one direction (downward). Plus the blade is much larger, for cutting large pieces. The blade is 1/2" or more from teeth to spine. It’s not really intended for making curves it can do fairly large radius curves, and removes more wood because the blade is about twice as thick as a coping or scroll saw. A band saw couldn’t produce the piecs in the post, because the saw band is a continuous loop.
A scroll saw is effectively a motorized coping saw, very fine, narrow blade, about 1/8" from teeth to spine, so it can do very short radius cuts. The blade moves up and down like a jig saw, but it’s on a stationary unit - there’s a deck you put your workpiece on and move the work on the deck around the blade.
Band saw is well, a band (think belt, like the belts on a car engine) that runs on pulleys, so the saw moves continiously in one direction (downward). Plus the blade is much larger, for cutting large pieces. The blade is 1/2" or more from teeth to spine.
It’s not really intended for making curvesit can do fairly large radius curves, and removes more wood because the blade is about twice as thick as a coping or scroll saw. A band saw couldn’t produce the piecs in the post, because the saw band is a continuous loop.A scroll saw is effectively a motorized coping saw, very fine, narrow blade, about 1/8" from teeth to spine, so it can do very short radius cuts. The blade moves up and down like a jig saw, but it’s on a stationary unit - there’s a deck you put your workpiece on and move the work on the deck around the blade.