Subject: re: Band Saw Selection

From: John Geldman <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 00:50:09 -0800

What do you want to do? 

The grizzly 16" & the general 15" are cast iron monstronsities that will
work well but offer limited resawing capabilities. (I have personal
experience with the grizzly 16").

The delta 14" is a solid performer that can be extended for resawing,
but has limited depth.

Bigger, more expensive saws imply more depth of cut, more resaw, bigger
tables, better fences, better tracking (not always - the grizzly 18"
seems to have a bad reputation).

You have to make a call on what you want to do. When I made my decision,
I went with weight, table size, depth of cut, fence, tracking. I
accepted limits on resawing. (grizzly 16")

Another decision would be the delta 14". It is similar to the jet, but
there are key differences in the blade guide adjustment and placement.

There is on final decision maker: color. I went with green.

Paul Diggins; Former ACS wrote:
(dot dot dot)
> 
>     You probably see where this is going. The Grizzly products are so
> much cheaper that you can get a much larger saw, and from the looks of
> things a better saw for less. So when you are comparing a set of saws,
> wouldn't you tend to look at a grouping of saws like this:
> 
> 14" Delta 28-283
> 14" Jet WBS-14CS
> 16" or 18" Grizzly "whatever model numbers..they only have the 2"
> 
>    This is the decision I am trying to make. If anyone has any kind
> of experience with these saws and can give me a little advice..I would
> greatly appreciate it.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>    Paul Diggins

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John Geldman             Email: [email-masked]

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From: r s herman <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 09:38:56 -0600

I,m just about finished with my pre-purchase anguish
on BS selection. I conclude, all other things being equal,( which they 
never are) A Jet with riser blocks is my best cost/value/utility 
consensus.

Roger H.-- 
Life is too important to take seriously.

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From: Termite <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 12:28:02 -0500

r s herman wrote:
snip
>  A Jet with riser blocks is my best cost/value/utility
> consensus.
> 
> Roger H.--
Roger,
I agree with you. I've had my JET 14" for two years and have been
extremley pleased with it - I'm sure you will be with yours !