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(Jaimesummer) wrote in message om...
Have had my 19 inch 5014 for about 4 months now. Ordered it when the
price was 950 and waited while it was backordered. They dropped the
price to 900 so I opted to go to the end of the line and wait. It is
my first bandsaw but it works flawlessly so far. Don't yet have a
tablesaw, just a radial arm saw so I now do alot of the more dangerous
tasks on the bandsaw, what a relief! Got 3 timberwolf blades (3/16,
1/2 and 1 inch), I do some green wood cutting of logs after using my
alaska mill. The quality is pretty good in my opinion, the fence
looks a little lightweight, but have had no problems. Cuts straight
as an arrow with the half inch blade with no detectable angle from the
fench angle and the 2 HP motor seems happy as a clam. Had to put my
own cord on, got 15 feet of 10/3, easy to wire in. Made a resaw fence
from 3/4 inch birch ply and a 2 by 4 foot outfeed table so far. Will
make a circle cutting jig soon. Have cut some redwood sticks about 3
inches in diameter into "veneer". After flattening one side, piece of
cake to slice the redwood into 1/16 inch slices, I was trying to get
it thin enough to be translucent for a 3 sided wall lampshade after
seeing the little piece on DIY about the guy who starts with a 150
pound stump and makes a 1/4 pound, very thin lampshade. The red part
of the redwood needs to be much thinner than the sapwood to be
transparent so have to do some sanding after cutting to less than
0.050 inches. This saw costs a little more than most 14 inchers, but
I didn't like the idea of adding a block (I have 12 inch resaw
height), wanted a bigger table, most importantly wanted to use a 1
inch blade for resawing with proper tension and you can never have
enough horsepower. For $50, it was easy for me to justify the larger
table and cutting width, you have to decide if it is worth $100.
good luck,
jaime

Had the 14" fopr a few years and it was fine. In a fit of spending
power I bought the 15" and sold the 14". The 15" (welded style
frame) is good too and the fence is better by far. I like two speeds
too as I use the slower speed for cutting brass. (I make church
stuff as well as furniture). Amen to the Timberwolf comment!
Wish I hadn't been such as spending wimp and had bought the 16". It
looks like a really solid item.
Paul