I use AEB-L in 6" x 48" sheets (1/8" stock). so in a 7" length I will get 5 to 6 knives depending on the design, stacked one on top of the other. Couldn't cut that out with an angle grinder or a chop saw, (I have both). I average 20 blades an hour cutting to the outside of the template line. They still need to be profiled, (to the inside of the line) but thats about a minute per blade. I think one of the biggest assets of my setup (Dewalt variable speed protaband on a Swag table), is it's versatility. Pins, trimming scales, bolster materials, heck half the time I use it to open packages from Aldo. I have a 14" wood bandsaw too that I tend to use prepping and cutting handle materials.But the little portaband is always set up, always ready to go and is just handy.
