Band Saw

Great Saw for a Great Price ✚ Feedback by : Chris Andrus

Outclasses the old 14" saws ✚ Feedback by : J. Brown

So far VERY impressed ✚ Feedback by : K. Strahl "chibear"

It's a Big Bang for the Buck ✚ Feedback by : James Guillet "The ISO Guy"

Review by Chris Andrus

I acquired this observed dependent on it is capabilities, value and rave evaluations that it has obtained from magazines and end users. It has not disappointed me. I purchased the saw from Amazon due to the fact of the free shipping and no income tax which created it a lot less costly that had I bought it from my local Woodcraft. My only complaint is that it was dealt with pretty roughly in the delivery. It arrived to me with the box beaten and torn open. The packing foam was even damaged in spots. When I place it collectively I discovered that the

Like most people browsing for a band saw, I expended a good deal of time on numerous internet sites, user discussion groups, and so forth. It really is sufficient to make your head spin--so a lot of selections. When I in fact noticed the previous type (cast iron frame) 14" band saws next to the Rikon Deluxe 14" observed, it was immediately clear that this device is in a separate class--you will find no comparing the cast iron frame saws to this beast. It really is even bigger, more refined, has as much electrical power as the greatest of them, and has a enormous resaw potential (that

This saw is a really a lot essential upgrade to my Shopsmith eleven". So far I've put the device jointly, aligned it and created many examination cuts which contain re-sawing a 6" oak plank and turning a 4x4x12" block of cedar into a cylinder. I am Extremely impressed! I will come back a year from now and publish far more thorough responses on the operations, but I imagined I would depart my remarks on assembly and 1st impressions while they had been clean in my brain. Any criticisms I have appropriate now are on the stage of nit-

Right after searching at several other band saws in the very same dimensions and class, this Rikon was my closing assortment to substitute a worn out thirty yr aged saw. The Rikon item guide is poorly created / illustrated but is barely adequate. After referring to the pictures and employing previous encounter, assembly proceeded with out incident. Closing changes were easy to carry every little thing into alignment. An exception is the fence. It is a pain to alter for drift after a blade change. I am at present researching