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You might take a look at the Gemini Revolution XT ring saw. While not a band saw, it will handle very thick material (2") and do intricate cuts, especially with the double sided blade. I just got one a few months ago, and think it's terrific.

http://www.geminisaw.com/revolutionxt.html

If you were really careful you could do this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khyi0Ff ... e=youtu.be

This is a tile cutting saw from Harbor Freight with a glass blade.

You can find a distributor close to you at http://www.armstrong.com/commceilingsna/locate_distributor.jsp Chances are the minimum you can buy is one box, which contains six 2' x 4' sheets. Last time I bought one was 4 years ago, at about a hundred bucks as I recall. I shared two sheets with a friend...

I've been experimenting with creating hangers out of heating element wire. I got a bunch of tails from a kiln mfgr for the cost of postage. I straightened the coils out using a vice, then bent the wire into a loop shape. I protected the loop with a piece of 110J, leaving only short tails that would ...

You will absolutely love it ... but soon you'll discover it's not big enough. You'll need a separate space for coldworking, and water in that coldworking area. It's dusty and it sprays, and you don't want it around your kilns or your glass. Soon you'll want to add a belt sander and a drill press and...

I think the cattail's too thick to do what you want, but try firing on 1/8" or 1/4" fiber paper instead of thinfire. I've done many leaves this way and captured great vein patterns in the glass. The thicker fiber paper may help the gas dissipate as the organic material burns and reduce bub...