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like the power options that came with it. heavy, but it is large enough to do all a person needs. should not buy any smaller piece of equipment, unless you are making tinker toys.
14" saws with the riser blocks cannot compete with this machine. It does take up space. and gloves are important. I use it in cabinet shop for everything - small tight curves, cutting mulitple stacked pieces, resawing small logs, etc. I need to convert to 230V and use shorter cords due to the circuit breakers kicking out if the motor starts to slow down.
Not like a 14" saw with 5 to 10 degrees of eccentricity. the motor is fine. Practice has gotten this down to 15 min. They are difficult to install and remove. I mounted mine on a rolling platform for storage when not being used. Blade tensioning is good and easy to use. For occaisional work 1.75HP is fine. You can use the factory fence.
Small 1/4" and 1/8" blades work fine. Cheap blades can make a good machine look bad. I have several 1.5" 1.2tpi for resawing. For resawing of dry walnut logs (10" dia). I have learned how to keep it humming and coasting. While there are better saws on the market - ie: Laguna and their more expensive brothers, if you want a good all-purpose bandsaw - this is a good choice for less than $2K.
It is even better when you compare it to a Delta with the same motor size. Keeping the saw tuned up is important for good operation. Considering the overall uses, the motor is well sized. If you plan to do serious resawing then a 3HP motor is the choice. I have learned to trust the indicator. Tension on the ball-bearing guides is simple to adjust and blade tracking is dead on straight.
Final piece of wisdom - don't confuse the quality of the saw with the quality of the blade. I purchased the earlier version of this saw about 4 years ago. On small work, there is no problem. Lower blade guides are hard to access and to keep clean.
JET 710041 Premium Bandsaw Blade 1/2-Inchx137-Inch 6 TPI.The blade was easy to change. A 133" is recommended, but 18" saw needs a 137" blade.This is the part # needed. I found quite the opposite. I love my Jet 18" band saw. The only problem is that Amazon recommends the wrong blade. I was concerned because someone said it was hard.
JET 710750 JWBS-18X 18-Inch 1-3/4 Horsepower Resaw Woodworking Bandsaw with Roller Guides, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase You won't be sorry you bought this saw. This saw, along with AMAZON'S price,and FREE shipping. was an unbeatable, SMOKIN DEAL. You can always trust AMAZON.COM.
The guide bearings are great and easy to adjust. By the way, I contacted the manufacturer's technical support to verify a couple of things, and they were more than willing to support their product and I didn't have to wait too long. I sawed a two inch wide piece of curly maple at about a hundred thousandths with no problem. I contacted Amazon through the return process and they sent out another one right away. The blade tracked perfectly straight and I was able to remove a piece of redwood less than 1/8" thick with a consistent thickness.
When I ordered the bandsaw at first, the product came to me damaged. When I received my new bandsaw I was impressed with how heavy duty everything was. I read other reviews and was a bit skeptical at first but found it to be a breeze to adjust. I look forward to using this product for many years. This bandsaw is absolutely incredible.
You couldn't ask for any better. I also sawed a 11" piece of redwood.
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