Am Montag, 16. Januar 2017 15:56:40 UTC+1 schrieb :

Baloney. Look at that Sears bandsaw. It's a frail skeleton of a frame that probably couldn't deliver 1/2 hp -- if it had a motor, which it doesn't. It even has a wooden table.

The Jet has a 3 hp motor and the rigidity to deliver it. Its NET weight is 550 lb. The Sears saw has a SHIPPING weight of 300 lb -- of which 100 lb probably was a wooden crate.

If you want to make a fair comparison, compare the Sears saw with this:

http://tinyurl.com/z47rd7b

Then take off the motor and put bigger pulley wheels on it.

Ed, this is interesting. Maybe I'm not comparing like with like. Does anyone know where I could find prices for the best machine tools from the same era?

Chris