Bandsaw Advice

[Lance Lafargue]

Delwin,
I'm not familiar with "Tools on Sale".  Where can I phone them or see them
on the net?
Thanks alot!
Lance Lafargue, RPT
New Orleans Chapter
Covington, LA.
lafargue@iamerica.net

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> From: Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Bandsaw Advice
> Date: Wednesday, November 05, 1997 11:56 PM
> 
> 
> 
> Lance Lafargue wrote:
> 
> > Dearest List,
> > I am shopping for a new bandsaw and thought I had made a decision, but
> > after a bad report from the owner of the saw I had decided on, I'm not
> > sure.  I am looking for a good saw that I don't have to spend lots of
time
> > adjusting.  I plan to use it for various shop procedures and some
medium
> > duty woodworking.  I had hoped for a Delta 14", but the cost for it
($750
> > plus attachments) is a lot of money to me.  I've heard Bill Spurlock
and
> > others praise the Grizzly that is comparable in many ways($300) but
tonight
> > I got a bad report from a friend who said his kept going out of
alignment,
> > etc.
> >
> > I KNOW Delta is good, but three times the price good?  How 'bout other
> > brands?  The Delta will run me $1100-$1200 after a miter guide, guides,
> > fence, etc.  How 'bout best prices around? I've got other things I'd
like
> > to get and hate to sink more than I have to on one of them.  Thanks!
> >
> > Lance Lafargue, RPT
> > New Orleans Chapter
> > Covington, LA.
> > lafargue@iamerica.net
> 
> Lance,
> 
>     We're currently using a Grizzly table saw and I don't think I'd buy
another. We make it work,
> but it also goes out of adjustment fairly often. That and the height
adjustment wheel locking nut
> keeps falling off. On the other hand, our Delta band saw just keeps on
humming away. Except for
> changing blades once in a while, we don't do much for it.
> 
>     By the way, save your money and don't buy the miter guide, guides,
fence, etc. You probably
> won't need them. A fence doesn't work very well on a band saw. I once had
a miter guide but I've not
> used it for so long I have no idea where it is. And any other guides you
might need, you can make
> fairly easily. Invest in a good book on using band saws if you're not
familiar with their potential.
> 
>     Oh, yes, and shop around. These things are often heavily discounted.
"Tools On Sale" has one
> listed for $635.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> -- ddf
> 
> 
>