Grizzly G0513 BANDSAW questions / help.

[Andy Howard]

I am about to take delivery of a new G0513 BANDSAW and had some questions and need some help from someone that owns one.

I am trying to get a mobile base setup and ready to go for when the saw gets delivered and I have friends around to help me unload it and put it in a mobile base. I want to make sure I have the proper dimensions for the base, so here are my questions.

How high is the foot on the saw?

The grizzly specs say that the footprint is 17.75 X 27. Is this correct?

I was at my local woodcraft one day looking at the Rikon 18" and tried to open the bottom wheel cover.....but I couldnt cause it was sitting too far down in the mobile base they had it on. That makes blade changes a bit hard! If needed I will cut some plywood to go under the foot of the saw, but need to know how deep the foot is already so I can make appropriate arrangements.

Thanks
Andy