Bandsaw Advice

[Lance Lafargue]

Thanks for all the thoughts and advice.  I'll look further at the General
and Jet before calling with VISA #.  Anyone know where I can get the best
prices on Delta, General, and Jet??  I don't think I can afford Inca. 
Thanks again.  I feel more informed.  
Lance Lafargue, RPT
New Orleans Chapter
Covington, LA.
lafargue@iamerica.net

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> From: Lance Lafargue <lafargue@iamerica.net>
> To: Pianotech Listserve <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject: Bandsaw Advice
> Date: Wednesday, November 05, 1997 10:08 PM
> 
> 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