For $75, I wonder if it'd pay rent a truck with a lift gate and not have to worry about shipping damage & being home to accept the shipment. Of course there's also mileage ......Originally Posted by scott vroom
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For $75, I wonder if it'd pay rent a truck with a lift gate and not have to worry about shipping damage & being home to accept the shipment. Of course there's also mileage ......
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not as insane as december, 2012 when the 10-345 was $999.
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Rub it in why don't you! ha ha
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No Joshing! unless your name happens to be Josh....
I picked up the 14" (10-325) today from Woodcraft (for $799), and I can't wait to get it set up. I really debated getting the 18" (for $1099) but for what I do, the 14" will suit me just fine and I'll be able to use the extra $$ for some blades and other accessories. I almost got the Kreg fence, but I first want to see how the stock fence works out.
I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger....then it hit me.
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Congrats!
I read a review in one of the recent woodworking magazines (Fine Woodworking?) on aftermarket bandsaw fences. They recommended the Grizzly fence, which give you a tall resaw fence as well as a few other configurations (low fence options). They liked it more than the Kreg... something to look into if that time comes.
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If you're in the "gotta adjust the fence for drift" camp, you probably won't like the fence that comes with the saw. I'm more in the "run the blade in the middle of both wheels and use a good quality blade. It won't drift." camp. I bought a second bar so can use the fence across the entire table. I also changed out the bolts and knobs on the fence. My bolts are T bolts and my knobs are common jig knobs that I find much easier to grasp.
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Curt - good idea on getting the second bar for the fence. I'm already not impressed with the fence, but neither am I upset by it. it is what it is. I still have to complete the setup and tuning, so I'll cross the 'drift' part when I come to it.
I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger....then it hit me.
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Listen to Doug, Paul. +1 on keeping it.
A couple years ago I picked up a 17" (used). At the time I was advised to also keep my old 14" bandsaw. I have a fairly compact (11x22) basement shop, so I was loathe to squeeze both in there. But I figured I would give it a try. I'm glad I did. I managed to find the space. I keep a small blade on the 14" and use that mostly for curves and small cuts. I keep a big blade on the 17" and it is primarily for resawing or straight cuts. I find it very convenient.
Then I also considered the the fact that my 14" was an off-brand (now-defunct) plain old taiwanese/chinese import, so I would not get that much upon resale. As such the decision to keep it was pretty easy.
Paul, Just try it out for a couple months with two saws. You can always sell the other one in September, if you decide you don't want two.
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