On 9/14/2013 10:43 PM, Mac Cool wrote:
They're everywhere, popping up on craigslist all the time. Question is, can they be tuned up to be decent band saws. I've only looked at
one and itshook like Elvis on speed.


'Pends on what it is that's wrong and how much "tuning" one wants to
do...and a lot has to do w/ how old it really is/what model it is.
Craftsman stuff is all over from some the really, really old stuff is
quite nice, actually, to some of the 70s and 80s was pretty much
worthless from the git-go to everything in between...

Bearings, tires, balancing the wheels and perhaps a set of aftermarket
guides and you've invested what a decent recent knockoff might cost if
all are needed. OTOH, if all it is is a set of replacement tires and
cleaning up, could be good deal...

IOW, no way to be at all definitive from afar; only evaluating each is
really apropos to each, unfortunately.

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