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| Im looking to get a bandsaw,anybody have any input on which brand/model to choose?
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Location: Land of the Musky | I have a $99 Ryobi and have for 7 years. Works fine for me. The main thing I have found is that it is not necessarily the band saw you buy but the blades. While Ryobi is the generic band saw and far less than a high quality its worked for me just fine but again, I use high quality blades. My original blade on the Ryobi was a piece of crap and hardly cut straight and then got dull fast. Now if you plan on using this 20 hours a week I would suggest to buy the $300+ band saw as those do have better quality motors in them and are made to be abused and worked hard. Mine is used about 1 hour a week and has under 2000 hours on it right now. JMO
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| we use a delta. on constant cutting the large blades do not heat and dull,warp as fast. my bandsaw averages 4 hours weekly cutting lexan and wood. its only needed a belt, blades and new guide blocks. |
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| Having been a cabinetmaker for nearly 40 years I have used most name brand woodworking tools at one time or another. The most important parts of the saw are the guides and the blade. If you intend to keep your new saw for any length of time and use it for any serious woodworking I would recommend you get one that has ball bearing (roller) guides, they are far superior. If you look in your local news paper or neighborhood seller you will probably find ample choices and save serious money. Stay with a major brand like Delta, Grizzly, etc in case you need to buy replacement parts. Choose a good quality blade and get several of each in different width, 1/8 or 1/4 for cutting curves and 1/2 for re-sawing. Hope this helps you find the tool your looking for and keep in mind that you don't have to buy new to get a good tool.  |
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| Thanks for the info guys.This is the one i was thinking of?Anybody use it?
http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResu... |
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| I've never used that brand but it looks like a good deal to me. I've had a craftsman 12" that has been used alot. I've had it close to 40 years now. The only thing I've had to replace is the blades. I also have a craftsman woodlathe with a copy crafter which I use almost every day. The only thing I would recommend for the lathe is good quality turning tools. You don't need all the tools they make. You will only use about three of them. I used to do saw & tool sharpening so I made my own. If you don't have quality turning tools you will be sharpening or paying to have them sharpened alot. A good honing stone & a leather strop help to keep them sharp. Very little grinding is needed. Basically it all depends on how much you intend to use a saw or tool. I bought three small drill presses at Harbor Freight for drilling eyescrew holes, eyesockets and other things. That way I'm not changing bits all the time. I bought the drill presses when they were on sale for $19.95 ea. about 3 years ago. I hope this helps you out. Any questions feel free to email or pm me. Ken |
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| If you don't intend to work it hard it should serve you well. Have Fun! |
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bandsaws?