Which 17" Bandsaw

[Larry D. Wagner]

John

It's looks like we used to be neighbors. I'm from the Angola area.

Larry

[John Bailey]

Larry,

Yup, I used to go to Angola all the time. I lived by the border. I belonged to a golf course in Angola for a couple of years. Good area.

John

[John Bush]

Hi John,
I went to I.U.B.and I.U.Indy -9yrs total and had friends with a house on Lake George(Gage??)Long time ago. Did some nice sailing out of Traverse City and skiied at Boyne. Great memmories. More relavent is the 18" Rikon in my shop. Definitely worth comparing to the others on your list. I have been very happy with its performance and recommend it highly. I think you would get good performance from all the others you are considering as well so you should base your decision on $$$$ and access. Check out Yucholian's review on Woodnet from Nov. he was using my machine and had a good review. Good luck, John.

[Michael Gabbay]

John -

I looked at the Grizzly, Jet, Delta, Rikon and Bridgewood 17"/18" bandsaws last year. I went with the Bridgewood. I really liked that they offer cast iron wheels and a full 2hp motor. After using it for the past 9 months I think it was a great buy.

The only thing I would caution you on is the cost to ship. You should call Wilke to see if they still have the freight special.

Overall, I am very impressed with Bridgewood products and the service/support from Wilke.

Mike

[John Bush]

John,

Just got a flyer from Woodcrafters--Rikon special $899. Makes it even more attractive.