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This seems to good of a deal to pass up, and i thought someone here could use a bigger band saw. It is 3ph, but the seller says he has 1ph motor for $50 extra. I do not know much about band saws so, if this is not a good deal just void the topic.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ROCKWELL-DELTA-20-W ... 7C294%3A50


erin

That's close by.... Good thing I sold the pickup truck last year, there'd be trouble if I showed up with another big tool at this point.

It did make me jump a little, though.

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu

Jim, you can rent a small Uhaul pick up for $15 a day.

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Aoibeann

Stop it! Just stop it!

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu

Okay, no Uhaul.





Surely you have a friend that has a truck who wouldn't mind going on a road trip to help a friend out and maybe use the bandsaw every once in a while. Can you beat that price?

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Aoibeann

Lillian, I think Jim is trying to convey that he is sorely tempted, and is trying to resist in order to prevent local unrest of the domestic sort...

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"Building guitars looks hard, but it's actually much harder than it looks." Tom Buck

I'm sorry I'll stop.

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Aoibeann

Is it worth the drive? I am 5 hours away. I am betting I'd have to rent a truck. Or can I stuff it in a mini van I haul 4-6 kids in perpetually? I can't imagine the band saw wieghs much more than my teen after Chinese Buffet.
I am actively shopping for a "Real" bandsaw. I am kinda dead till I get it. I can't make my forms or bender. The one I am looking at is a $1500 3hp Grizzley. I know saving $500 is saving $500. Would buying this used over a new unused Grizzley be wise?
Thoughts?

If you had a chance to look at it first, and check that the wheel bearings are smooth and that the wheels are co-planar or can be gotten there, table trunions are in good shape and the table stays in position when you lean on it, I can't see how it's not a good deal. The motor needs to be switched out, and I wouldn't be interested in the 1.5 HP one that is mentioned. A saw this size should have enough power to utilize it's capacity - you'd want to be able to resaw any hardwood that you're interested in, like the 3 HP on the Grizzley. I use 2 HP on my 14" Delta.

5 hour drive plus a new motor eats up a chunk of the $500. Keep an eye on Craig's list.

Lillian - I have a friend with a pickup who lives 1/2 way between me and Ephrata. Steve's right - I'm trying to stay out of trouble.
Plus, I probably don't have room for it anyway, really - I'd be better off getting a little benchtop job for working on small stuff like bindings and rosettes closer to my workbench. It gets to be a long repetitive walk from the basement to the garage. There is a saw in town here in the neighborhood of 24" which I've been offered at a really cheap price, but it would need a lot of work plus a complete rearrangement of the garage.

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu

It is kinda hard to make a bandsaw that big blend in and go unnoticed isn't it? Not quite the same as slipping in a couple of back/side sets to the pile.

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Aoibeann