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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
I look for a 14' bandsaw. I saw that Craftman professional and Ridgid seem
to be the same. Is this the same thing? S.B. |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
I was pretty amazed that Craftsman or Ridgid would make a 14 foot
bandsaw (14' in OP), and when I checked HD's website to look at the Ridgid, apparently it's true! Check it out - "smooth running belt drive that delivers power to resaw up to 6 Ft.' thick oak." http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS...4+3966&pos=n24 Hey - if you can get 6 foot resaw capacity, go for it. If not, you might check out Grizzly.com - their 14" Ultimate Bandsaw appears to be a better deal for less $ than either of the ones you mentioned, and it's built in an ISO9001 factory. Good luck, Andy |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
"Andy" wrote in message ups.com... I was pretty amazed that Craftsman or Ridgid would make a 14 foot bandsaw (14' in OP), and when I checked HD's website to look at the Ridgid, apparently it's true! Check it out - "smooth running belt drive that delivers power to resaw up to 6 Ft.' thick oak." Pot calling the kettle black... On my computer it says 6", not 6'. |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
Bummer. Oh, well - if you have 6 foot wide boards to resaw, you'd
better not be shopping for those kind of tools at Home Depot. As far as the original question, the bases and motors on the Craftsman and Ridgid look completely different, at least on their respective websites. And by the way, no affiliation with any of these companies... Andy |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
Toller wrote: "Andy" wrote in message ups.com... I was pretty amazed that Craftsman or Ridgid would make a 14 foot bandsaw (14' in OP), and when I checked HD's website to look at the Ridgid, apparently it's true! Check it out - "smooth running belt drive that delivers power to resaw up to 6 Ft.' thick oak." Pot calling the kettle black... On my computer it says 6", not 6'. On mine it says: 3/4 HP TEFC Induction motor for quiet, smooth running belt drive that delivers power to resaw up to 6 Ft.' thick oak. in two (2) different places on this page: http://www.homedepot.com/prel80HDUS/...rchResults.jsp -- FF |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
wrote in message oups.com... Toller wrote: "Andy" wrote in message ups.com... I was pretty amazed that Craftsman or Ridgid would make a 14 foot bandsaw (14' in OP), and when I checked HD's website to look at the Ridgid, apparently it's true! Check it out - "smooth running belt drive that delivers power to resaw up to 6 Ft.' thick oak." Pot calling the kettle black... On my computer it says 6", not 6'. On mine it says: 3/4 HP TEFC Induction motor for quiet, smooth running belt drive that delivers power to resaw up to 6 Ft.' thick oak. in two (2) different places on this page: http://www.homedepot.com/prel80HDUS/...rchResults.jsp You need a better monitor. On mine they are clearly inch symbols. |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
Toller wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Toller wrote: "Andy" wrote in message ups.com... I was pretty amazed that Craftsman or Ridgid would make a 14 foot bandsaw (14' in OP), and when I checked HD's website to look at the Ridgid, apparently it's true! Check it out - "smooth running belt drive that delivers power to resaw up to 6 Ft.' thick oak." Pot calling the kettle black... On my computer it says 6", not 6'. On mine it says: 3/4 HP TEFC Induction motor for quiet, smooth running belt drive that delivers power to resaw up to 6 Ft.' thick oak. in two (2) different places on this page: http://www.homedepot.com/prel80HDUS/...rchResults.jsp You need a better monitor. On mine they are clearly inch symbols. First of all, I copied and pasted the text so the ASCII symbols posted to USeNet are the same as the ASCII symbols on the webpage. Secondly, Are we to undersstand that on your monitor the symbol for 'inch' is 'Ft'? That's a very peculiar monitor. -- FF |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
"Toller" wrote in :
You need a better monitor. On mine they are clearly inch symbols Hm. My 21" Philips clearly shows the text as 6Ft' -- note the single quote. In two seperate places. This is for the Ridgid BS1400 bandsaw ... Maybe we are looking at two different things? Don't know, but it's very clearly indicating "Feet" as the unit of measure for resaw capability. -- Regards, JT Speaking only for myself.... |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
A few years ago, an article in Forbes magazine said that Home Depot had
out-maneuvered Sears and started used the Craftsman OEM (Emerson) to manufacture tools, putting them under the Ridgid logo. The Ridgid tablesaw that I bought at that time sure looked like the earlier Craftsman items -- in fact, HD was giving a $100 trade-in to everyone who turned in a Sears tablesaw and bought a Ridgid. This forced Sears to go to a new supplier. The Ridgid line of tools uses the name from Ridge Road plumbing supplies, with HD manipulating things behind the scenes. (HD did a similar operation for a couple of years in the '90s, when they started to market lawn tractors built by John Deere, under the "Scotts" logo.) So the "new" Ridgid came from the manufacturer of the "old" Craftsman . . . or so I've read -- Regards -- "SBO" wrote in message news I look for a 14' bandsaw. I saw that Craftman professional and Ridgid seem to be the same. Is this the same thing? S.B. |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
Very true! Emerson Electric now manufactures the Rigid line for HD
(although I hope to better standards and specifications) At least they did a good job with the new contractor's saw. Sears went searching for a new supplier. The found Ryobi. I'll leave the quality discussion up to you. SS On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 23:01:32 GMT, "World Traveler" wrote: A few years ago, an article in Forbes magazine said that Home Depot had out-maneuvered Sears and started used the Craftsman OEM (Emerson) to manufacture tools, putting them under the Ridgid logo. The Ridgid tablesaw that I bought at that time sure looked like the earlier Craftsman items -- in fact, HD was giving a $100 trade-in to everyone who turned in a Sears tablesaw and bought a Ridgid. This forced Sears to go to a new supplier. The Ridgid line of tools uses the name from Ridge Road plumbing supplies, with HD manipulating things behind the scenes. (HD did a similar operation for a couple of years in the '90s, when they started to market lawn tractors built by John Deere, under the "Scotts" logo.) So the "new" Ridgid came from the manufacturer of the "old" Craftsman . . . or so I've read -- Regards -- "SBO" wrote in message news I look for a 14' bandsaw. I saw that Craftman professional and Ridgid seem to be the same. Is this the same thing? S.B. |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
nospam wrote: Very true! Emerson Electric now manufactures the Rigid line for HD (although I hope to better standards and specifications) At least they did a good job with the new contractor's saw. Sears went searching for a new supplier. The found Ryobi. I'll leave the quality discussion up to you. Now you have me confused. I read in this NG about a year or so ago that Emerson had stopped making stationary power tools for the Ridge Tool Company (which are marketed through HD) and that now they are made by Ryobi. -- FF |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
wrote in message oups.com... .. I read in this NG about a year or so ago that Emerson had stopped making stationary power tools for the Ridge Tool Company (which are marketed through HD) and that now they are made by Ryobi. I believe you are right. Sears and Ryobi split the sheets about a year ago. I'm not sure who took over for Sears. RM~ |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 23:01:32 GMT, "World Traveler" wrote:
A few years ago, an article in Forbes magazine said that Home Depot had out-maneuvered Sears and started used the Craftsman OEM (Emerson) to manufacture tools, putting them under the Ridgid logo. The Ridgid tablesaw that I bought at that time sure looked like the earlier Craftsman items -- in fact, HD was giving a $100 trade-in to everyone who turned in a Sears tablesaw and bought a Ridgid. This forced Sears to go to a new supplier. The Ridgid line of tools uses the name from Ridge Road plumbing supplies, with HD manipulating things behind the scenes. (HD did a similar operation for a couple of years in the '90s, when they started to market lawn tractors built by John Deere, under the "Scotts" logo.) So the "new" Ridgid came from the manufacturer of the "old" Craftsman . . . or so I've read -- Regards -- "SBO" wrote in message news I look for a 14' bandsaw. I saw that Craftman professional and Ridgid seem to be the same. Is this the same thing? S.B. As I understand it, the ridged and grizzly 14" BS's are identical and made by the chiwanese... the craftsman doesn't look anything like my ridged, except for the size of the wheels.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
mac davis wrote:
On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 23:01:32 GMT, "World Traveler" wrote: A few years ago, an article in Forbes magazine said that Home Depot had out-maneuvered Sears and started used the Craftsman OEM (Emerson) to manufacture tools, putting them under the Ridgid logo. The Ridgid tablesaw that I bought at that time sure looked like the earlier Craftsman items -- in fact, HD was giving a $100 trade-in to everyone who turned in a Sears tablesaw and bought a Ridgid. This forced Sears to go to a new supplier. As I understand it, the ridged and grizzly 14" BS's are identical and made by the chiwanese... the craftsman doesn't look anything like my ridged, except for the size of the wheels.. You guys are driving me CRAZY !!!! Learn how to spell the name. If it ain't "rigid"... it needs some Viagra. If it ain't "ridged", it must be flat. If it ain't "Ridgid", it must be a Grizzly. R-I-D-G-I-D. R-I-D-G-I-D. Got that? Go look at your tool if you own one as you claim. Or go look at your tool if you have one as you claim. If it's rigid, see your wife for assistance. The Spelling Police |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:23:34 GMT, "The Spelling Police"
wrote: mac davis wrote: On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 23:01:32 GMT, "World Traveler" wrote: A few years ago, an article in Forbes magazine said that Home Depot had out-maneuvered Sears and started used the Craftsman OEM (Emerson) to manufacture tools, putting them under the Ridgid logo. The Ridgid tablesaw that I bought at that time sure looked like the earlier Craftsman items -- in fact, HD was giving a $100 trade-in to everyone who turned in a Sears tablesaw and bought a Ridgid. This forced Sears to go to a new supplier. As I understand it, the ridged and grizzly 14" BS's are identical and made by the chiwanese... the craftsman doesn't look anything like my ridged, except for the size of the wheels.. You guys are driving me CRAZY !!!! Learn how to spell the name. If it ain't "rigid"... it needs some Viagra. If it ain't "ridged", it must be flat. If it ain't "Ridgid", it must be a Grizzly. R-I-D-G-I-D. R-I-D-G-I-D. Got that? Go look at your tool if you own one as you claim. Or go look at your tool if you have one as you claim. If it's rigid, see your wife for assistance. The Spelling Police take your meds and go back to your corner... mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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Bandsaw: Craftman and Ridgid identical ?
"mac davis" wrote in message wrote: R-I-D-G-I-D. R-I-D-G-I-D. Got that? Go look at your tool if you own one as you claim. Or go look at your tool if you have one as you claim. If it's rigid, see your wife for assistance. The Spelling Police take your meds and go back to your corner... mac Hey, go easy on him. He's probably a Virgo and life is tough when you see things out of order like that. Bad spelling is worse than coloring outside the lines. |
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