bandsaw recommendation

[John Dewey]

Before I bought my Delta I looked at both the Jet and the Delta at a
woodworking show. In side by side the Delta is heavier construction and has
more solid table mounting. Nothing major but a lot of little things such as
9 spokes in the top wheel for Delta and, I believe, 7 in the jet. I highly
recommend a good blade. I like the low tension blades from PS Wood phone
800-939-4414. I had a very old Montgomery Wards (serial no. was probably 1
if I could have found it) that had wobbly wheels and no blade guides to
speak of. These blades let me do an almost good job with this junker.

John Dewey

-----Original Message-----
From: dale r fox <foxpiano@juno.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 12:21 AM
Subject: Re: bandsaw recommendation


>You might take a look at the newer Jet 14", 3/4" blade capacity saw.
>Ball bearing guides,   good true wheels,  3/4/hp motor.  About $100 more
>than the Delta 1/2"  x 12" standard saw.
>
>Dale
>
>
>
>
>On Mon, 20 Dec 1999 00:31:16 -0600 Ron Nossaman <nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET>
>writes:
>>> If your Sears saw has served you well enough to have
>>rebulit/rebearing it
>>>once what is wrong with doing it again?  After all you have admitted
>>that the
>>>*Oliver* object of your lust might need to be rebuilt.
>>
>>
>>Good points, Jim. Perhaps I should have been more specific about what
>>I
>>find lacking in the old Sears saw.
>>
>>I don't much like the blade guides, and would prefer bearings over
>>blocks.
>>I could build new guides, but for the time spent re-engineering the
>>old
>>saw, as well as replacing bearings, a new one was starting to look
>>like a
>>viable alternative. Also, I would like a little more height capacity
>>(throat depth is not bad, but 14" would be better than 12"), and the
>>ability to accept at least 3/4" blades, although 1" would be better,
>>for
>>resawing. I long ago replaced the 1/2hp motor with a 3/4hp in order to
>>make
>>it at least reasonably useful. I never did understand why anyone would
>>put
>>a 1/2hp motor on a 12" bandsaw unless they never considered it more
>>than a
>>toy in the first place. Generally, it's also just too light weight for
>>the
>>abuse I heap on it.
>>
>>Ron N
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