band saw

[Roger Eihausen]

I was thinking about getting the 14 delta band saw at Lowes
Do you think I could use it for resawing.
Rog

[Dan Bussiere]

Roger,
The ones at Lowes are only 1/2 horsepower motors. Although they will do some resawing, they will bog down under a large load. If you can, get the larger motor model from elsewhere. My next door neighbor has one of the 1/2 horse models and it is not very strong. Of course like everything else, it is dependant on your use and needs. The price is right at Lowes for that model if it suits your needs.
Dan

[Dave Bartley]

If you are thinking about a 14" Bandsaw, one that you may want to look at is the new Shopfox 14". Very similar to the Grizzly saw with 2 major differences. It has cast iron wheels vs aluminum and has one of the best tensioning systems on a smaller saw that I have seen.

It also has the riser kit so you can resaw up to 12" stock. With a 1HP motor and a good blade that should not be a problem for you.

[Dennis McDonaugh]

Roger, I'd say no. I had a 1/2 hp Sears bandsaw and it would resaw about 2" without bogging down. The two things you need to resaw are tension on the blade and horsepower. I think the minimum hp would be 1 1/2 and on a 14" saw you're only going to tension a 1/2" blade properly.

[Roger Eihausen]

Dan, Dave, Dennis, Thanks for the information, that helps alot.
Rog

[Jim Stastny]

Rog,

I've been looking into a bandsaw as well. From everything I've seen I'm strongly inclined to go with the Grizzly model #G1019.

[Aaron Heck]

Rog,

I've been looking into a bandsaw as well. From everything I've seen I'm strongly inclined to go with the Grizzly model #G1019.

From what I hear, the G0555 has some pretty good upgrades over the G1019 to warrant the additional cost. Might be something you want to check into. There are quite a few happy G0555 owners.

Aarpm