Bandsaw Pros and cons
I am close to finally buying a bandsaw. I've been looking at 14" saws
from Jet, Grizzly, Delta, and General. I've pretty mush ruled out Grizzly based on reviews here and in magazines, my shop time is limited and I want to make sawdust not fuss with the tools. The Jet open stand sells for about $400 w/ a 3/4 HP motor. The Jet and General about $600 (closed stand 1 HP motor) the Delta about $750 (similar specs to Jet and General). I've used my FIL's General and liked it and haven't cut wood with any of the others. Can the motor on the open stand Jet be upgraded later? What do you think cost/functionality i.e. which is going to give me the best value? Right now I'm leaning toward the $400 Jet or the General. With two pre-school children I don't get a lot of shop time now, but I expect that to change as they get older. I don't want to get too little saw and I don't want to buy capability I'll never need. John |
Bandsaw Pros and cons
I bought Delta 14" with closed stand only a month ago for less than $600.
Looked identical to the Jet other than color. I am new to the bandsaw (other than the meat cutting variety where I could do 75 pork chops a minute) but from what I see the closed stand is a plus...it throws off alot of sawdust for such a thin blade but that may be the particular blade I am using as I experiment with resawing. Not so sure how well the motor is protected on the open stand model. In any event I have to say that I am "taken" with the new possibilities and have tended to use it in many cases where I would have gone to the TS or CMS "George" wrote in message ... The motors on closed or open stands are upgradeable. Just a word from a fool who took four times longer than it should, mind the side of the motor the cap/CB box is on before you install if you've the open stand. The bottom door doesn't open well with the box on the right! I've the Delta. Still built like a tank out of good aged iron, and the lower guides are right up top to control the blade for me. Love it. I got the open stand. Paying that much extra for tin didn't appeal. Put some casters on the stand, couple pieces of ply for shelves, and you've got a great saw and no wasted floor space. "John Quinn" wrote in message ... I am close to finally buying a bandsaw. I've been looking at 14" saws from Jet, Grizzly, Delta, and General. I've pretty mush ruled out Grizzly based on reviews here and in magazines, my shop time is limited and I want to make sawdust not fuss with the tools. The Jet open stand sells for about $400 w/ a 3/4 HP motor. The Jet and General about $600 (closed stand 1 HP motor) the Delta about $750 (similar specs to Jet and General). I've used my FIL's General and liked it and haven't cut wood with any of the others. Can the motor on the open stand Jet be upgraded later? What do you think cost/functionality i.e. which is going to give me the best value? Right now I'm leaning toward the $400 Jet or the General. With two pre-school children I don't get a lot of shop time now, but I expect that to change as they get older. I don't want to get too little saw and I don't want to buy capability I'll never need. John |
Bandsaw Pros and cons
My Grizzly has a TEFC motor. Sawdust doesn't bother it though it sits
out back. One of the few good things about this saw. Tom Kohlman wrote: I bought Delta 14" with closed stand only a month ago for less than $600. Looked identical to the Jet other than color. I am new to the bandsaw (other than the meat cutting variety where I could do 75 pork chops a minute) but from what I see the closed stand is a plus...it throws off alot of sawdust for such a thin blade but that may be the particular blade I am using as I experiment with resawing. Not so sure how well the motor is protected on the open stand model. In any event I have to say that I am "taken" with the new possibilities and have tended to use it in many cases where I would have gone to the TS or CMS "George" wrote in message ... The motors on closed or open stands are upgradeable. Just a word from a fool who took four times longer than it should, mind the side of the motor the cap/CB box is on before you install if you've the open stand. The bottom door doesn't open well with the box on the right! I've the Delta. Still built like a tank out of good aged iron, and the lower guides are right up top to control the blade for me. Love it. I got the open stand. Paying that much extra for tin didn't appeal. Put some casters on the stand, couple pieces of ply for shelves, and you've got a great saw and no wasted floor space. "John Quinn" wrote in message ... I am close to finally buying a bandsaw. I've been looking at 14" saws from Jet, Grizzly, Delta, and General. I've pretty mush ruled out Grizzly based on reviews here and in magazines, my shop time is limited and I want to make sawdust not fuss with the tools. The Jet open stand sells for about $400 w/ a 3/4 HP motor. The Jet and General about $600 (closed stand 1 HP motor) the Delta about $750 (similar specs to Jet and General). I've used my FIL's General and liked it and haven't cut wood with any of the others. Can the motor on the open stand Jet be upgraded later? What do you think cost/functionality i.e. which is going to give me the best value? Right now I'm leaning toward the $400 Jet or the General. With two pre-school children I don't get a lot of shop time now, but I expect that to change as they get older. I don't want to get too little saw and I don't want to buy capability I'll never need. John -- Gerald Ross Cochran, GA ............................................ I'm an influential person, gravitationally speaking. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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