Why not us a cutoff tool on your lathe instead of a band saw?

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

Because they're too big. Your cut off tool would have to stick out the
radius of the part that you're cutting, and you'd loose too much rigidity.
Besides, a good bandsaw is faster.

The real question is why spend an hour making something you can buy for
$10.00, and probably at half the weight?