Hi Todd,

I have the open stand Delta BS and as far as stability goes it very
good. The footprint is wider than the closed stand. However, having
the extra weight of the closed stand and having the motor under the
housing for a lower center of gravity may be better. I've read that
settting up the motor in the housing can be rather difficult, but not
impossible.

The extra 1/4hp is definitely better. I'd almost pay the extra $200
for the extra hp. It'll help when resawing and cutting thick
hardwoods. Also, get Mark Duginske's "The Bandsaw Book".

Layne

On 25 Aug 2004 07:02:25 -0700, (todd the wood
junkie) wrote:

Thank you for the postings. I found 2 different Delta bandsaws:
28-276: which is a 14" 3/4 hp motor with stand
28-206: which is a 14" 1 hp motor with enclosed stand

the first one retails around 399, the second around 599.

Is the second worth the 200 bucks for the 1/4 hp and enclosed (I
assume heavier) stand?