I bought my Rikon about the same time that you and Brian did. I'm
happy with it, but I never did sell my 14" bandsaw. I find I keep a
1" blade on the Rikon and have it tweaked perfect for resawing. I
tend to use the other bandsaw for everything else. This isn't totally
a comment about the Rikon as I've rarely had a tool I wanted to get
rid of even if I couldn't find it or be sure someone had returned it.

Mike M


On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:35:28 -0600, "Leon"
wrote:


"Steve Turner" wrote in message
...

I hear ya, and yes I do; it's my favorite machine in the shop. I also
love how, after aligning it once right after I bought the saw, the
(rock-solid!) height adjustment for the upper blade guides continues to
stay in perfect alignment after all these years, no matter what blade I
use or how tightly it's tensioned. Set the vertical height anywhere along
its 13" travel, install a new blade and adjust the bearings, then alter
the resaw height to any position from 0" to 13" and the bearings will
always be in perfect adjustment, even if you drastically change the
tension adjustment. Try that on a cheapie saw with a flexible frame...

And that in a nut shell is what a lot of people don't realize. IMHO being
able to USE the saw with out tweaking is worth the extra expense and you
gotta think that the heaft in these saws will be like cabinet saws, they
will out last you. ;~)