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I was gifted an older Craftsman bandsaw and used for a few small things then I wanted to turn a branch from a tree into lumber and I learned that how tall a cut you can take is important. This one has a Cutting Capacity Height of 5".
Oh boy. Could I have been in trouble if I had sent last week's bandsaw to my soon-to-be daughter in law. I had missed the 'low cost' label in the header. ☹️☹️☹️ I am glad I did not send a link to Wen. She's a 100 on a scale of one to ten. π€π€π€πππππ
I have a roughly 10 year old Craftsman bandsaw that looks just like that. I always thought it must have been made by the same company. Just like Rob says, 5" cutting height.
Two blade speeds: fast enough for wood, and too slow for wood and way too fast for metal. 10" throat: to shallow to be useful. $500 bucks: about 5-10x the price of a used 12" Craftsman which has more capacity in every dimension and is otherwise identically featured. Find a used Craftsman 12 that some idjit is selling "because it's old" and save a bundle. If it's a King-Seeley Craftsman from the 50's, it's infinitely rebuildable for cheap and damn near indestructible. Pro tip: a real bandsaw needs to have a 14" throat, a 1 hp motor, and to cut metal needs to be in the 200 fpm range (wood needs 3000 fpm). Put a VFD on a used 3 phase Delta 14 or Taiwanese knock-off and have the best of all worlds.
Too bad the motor is a 56C and is mounted in the back of the lower wheel house. That makes the machine far less flexible than it would be with an outboard motor and V-belt, and it marries you to the manufacturer. I have a Grizzly 14" bandsaw built like that, and I'm very interested in getting rid of it so I can move an old Reliant bandsaw into its place in my shop (I have far too many machines).
I was gifted an older Craftsman bandsaw and used for a few small things then I wanted to turn a branch from a tree into lumber and I learned that how tall a cut you can take is important. This one has a Cutting Capacity Height of 5".
ReplyDeleteIt's not the right band saw for cutting tree branches into lumber. Excellent observation.
DeleteOh boy. Could I have been in trouble if I had sent last week's bandsaw to my soon-to-be daughter in law. I had missed the 'low cost' label in the header. ☹️☹️☹️
ReplyDeleteI am glad I did not send a link to Wen. She's a 100 on a scale of one to ten.
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I have a roughly 10 year old Craftsman bandsaw that looks just like that. I always thought it must have been made by the same company. Just like Rob says, 5" cutting height.
ReplyDeleteTwo blade speeds: fast enough for wood, and too slow for wood and way too fast for metal. 10" throat: to shallow to be useful. $500 bucks: about 5-10x the price of a used 12" Craftsman which has more capacity in every dimension and is otherwise identically featured. Find a used Craftsman 12 that some idjit is selling "because it's old" and save a bundle. If it's a King-Seeley Craftsman from the 50's, it's infinitely rebuildable for cheap and damn near indestructible. Pro tip: a real bandsaw needs to have a 14" throat, a 1 hp motor, and to cut metal needs to be in the 200 fpm range (wood needs 3000 fpm). Put a VFD on a used 3 phase Delta 14 or Taiwanese knock-off and have the best of all worlds.
ReplyDeleteWell, they called it Deluxe, which in advertising lingo means the same as 'premium', i.e. absolutely nothing.
ReplyDeleteToo bad the motor is a 56C and is mounted in the back of the lower wheel house. That makes the machine far less flexible than it would be with an outboard motor and V-belt, and it marries you to the manufacturer. I have a Grizzly 14" bandsaw built like that, and I'm very interested in getting rid of it so I can move an old Reliant bandsaw into its place in my shop (I have far too many machines).
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