"Billy Smith" wrote in news:nUaOe.3463$0U6.1558
@trnddc09:

The Delta 28-475X bandsaw has 14 in. wheels, a 1.5 HP motor, and
a resaw capacity of 12 in. (with riser block). Costs $900, made in
the US, gets good reviews. I'm seriously thinking about acquiring one.

Someone told me recently that the real resaw capacity when cutting
hardwood on this machine is actually only somewhere between 6 and 8 in.

So now I'm wondering: Assuming I have a good resawing blade, will
this machine resaw up to 12 in. of hardwood? Anyone had experience
actually doing this?



Hardwoods, cutting speeds and blades differ. If you regularly need to
resaw that size stock, you ought to at least consider a larger, possibly
steel framed, bandsaw.

That particular bandsaw is, however, regarded as one of the very best of
it's class.

The right tool for the right job, etc. A woodworker of my acquaintance has
four in his shop.

Patriarch