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Post by Burpin Chunks Racing on Feb 12, 2010 19:39:02 GMT -7
i went to lowes and bought their "skill" brand bandsaw and took it back right away.
what is a quality (good enough) bandsaw for an affordable price and who sells it?
thanks
burpinchunks
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Post by W Racing on Feb 12, 2010 20:54:36 GMT -7
9" BANDSAWS: The 9" bandsaws work. Lots of pinewood derby folks have them. I have never used one though. They are in the $120.00 range. They must be bolted to a table. Avoid the three wheel ones. (Where the Bandsaw rides on three wheels). You purchased a 9" one... 10" BANDSAWS: Next Step Up is 10" bandsaws. Quality is higher. Jet and Rikon make them. Woodcraft has the 10" rikon on sale for $175.00 without a stand. Stand $45.00 extra. This rig is normally $300 ish with stand... Jet makes a 10" with stand for $300.00 Both 10" are nice. Jet is taller and has more features but plastic knobs. Jet has blade tension release which is nice. Rikon does not. The Jet comes with a fence and a light. It has a taller stand. 14" BANDSAWS: Full up Woodwork calls for a 14" bandsaw. They are the bread and butter. Rikon and Jet make nice ones in this range (as does others). $500-$999 and up... BEYOND 14" Italian made Bandsaws dominate the high end: I have used the below on ocassion and it is amazing... www.minimax-usa.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_bs.tpl&product_id=18&category_id=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=35
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Post by FiRENZE on Feb 13, 2010 7:14:38 GMT -7
W Racing thank you for providing info on the manufacturers of bandsaw. The high end Italian bandsaw is nice. During the 80's I used a 36" bandsaw for cutting corporate logos in hardwood, Brass, and Aluminum. I am currently looking to purchase a 18" or 20" bandsaw.
For producing cars I use a 14" Jet bandsaw with an enclosed motor.
Firenze Derby SportsCars
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Post by birel33 on Feb 13, 2010 12:55:46 GMT -7
I would buy what Firenze uses, he makes some awesome cars!
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Post by Zeebzob on Feb 13, 2010 13:30:30 GMT -7
Somehow I think that even if I used the same tools as Firenze, my cars would still look like crap. ;D
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Post by W Racing on Feb 13, 2010 17:30:46 GMT -7
Somehow I think that even if I used the same tools as Firenze, my cars would still look like crap. ;D It is for sure the artist and not the tools ;D ;D ;D
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Post by birel33 on Feb 13, 2010 19:52:54 GMT -7
He is for sure an artist at making his car bodies.
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Post by Wood Butcher Racing on Feb 14, 2010 19:13:13 GMT -7
I picked up mine from Craig's list a couple years ago. I too was going to buy the smaller $100 model. But knowing that my first hobby is woodworking I needed something a little bigger. To me I spent $150 more and got a really good saw that will do most everything I will ever need. 14" is very common in a small shop like I have. You can make it out somewhere in there ... I have most of the basic stuff; drill press, tablesaw, thickness planer, dust collector. This one happens to be a Rigid. They can be outfitted with a riser block to allow the 6" thickness cut to expand to 12" which will resaw just about anything you would care to pick up. If making derby cars is all you hope to do with it the bench top models should work fine. Just look them over to see how they are put togther before you put your money down. Some have plastic gears that can strip. Be careful to and make sure it is set up properly. The gut I bought mine from was trying to cut 1/4" plate steel and installed the metal cutting blade wrong. Needless to say he was disappointed with it's performance (and i got it cheep!) . All I had to do was clean it up and rotate the guide blocks.
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