I have been toying with the idea of purchasing the riser kit for my Delta 14" band saw. I am doing a lot of reswaing and now need some additional height.

Does anyone have any experience with installing / quality of riser / etc.

Thanks in advance

John

John M wrote:
I have been toying with the idea of purchasing the riser kit for my
Delta 14" band saw. I am doing a lot of reswaing and now need some
additional height.

Does anyone have any experience with installing / quality of riser / etc.

Thanks in advance

John

John,

I bought one & installed it. The riser block is a good solid piece of
metal. Installation was straight forward. IMO, the kit is well worth
the money. The only thing I'm not completely satisfied with is the blade
guard arrangement. When sawing thinner stock, the guard is not long
enough and it leaves a portion of the blade exposed above it.



Dave

John:

Yes, and I like it. Got my Delta bandsaw almost 20 years ago, and riser
about a year later.

BTW, they didn't mention it until I first tried to install, you will want to
have a 1-1/8 inch and a 1-1/4 inch wrench. A dead-blow hammer would be nice
also. Look on the left hand side of your delta, about table high, you will
see a large bolt. That is what you have to undo and replace with a bolt in
the kit. The upper part is aligned to the lower casting with steel dowel
pins. You may have to "nudge" the upper casting off these pins because the
fit is very tight.

The assembly part, you will need an extra pair of hands.

Phil

"John M" wrote in message
news I have been toying with the idea of purchasing the riser kit for my Delta
14" band saw. I am doing a lot of reswaing and now need some additional
height.

Does anyone have any experience with installing / quality of riser / etc.

Thanks in advance

John

Thanks folks. I appreciate the information.

"Dave Vermilyea" wrote in message
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John M wrote:
I have been toying with the idea of purchasing the riser kit for my Delta
14" band saw. I am doing a lot of reswaing and now need some additional
height.
Does anyone have any experience with installing / quality of riser /
etc.
Thanks in advance
John

John,

I bought one & installed it. The riser block is a good solid piece of
metal. Installation was straight forward. IMO, the kit is well worth the
money. The only thing I'm not completely satisfied with is the blade guard
arrangement. When sawing thinner stock, the guard is not long enough and
it leaves a portion of the blade exposed above it.



Dave