PVC and metal pipe, studs, and even screws and bolts. Blade speed largely determines a band saw’s cutting power. It’s measured in feet per minute (FPM) for stationary and benchtop band saws ...
If a shop was “high-tech,” it might have a metal cutting bandsaw or abrasive-disk chop saw. In recent decades plasma cutters appeared in some farm shops to take slicing metal to a higher level.