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band saw anda planer
I'm on the market for a band saw and a planer , any suggestion witch
is a good one with out braking the bank, but have a good tool.? |
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band saw anda planer
seawitch wrote:
I'm on the market for a band saw and a planer , any suggestion witch is a good one with out braking the bank, but have a good tool.? If you don't need more than 13" capacity, Dewalt planers are excellent. Rigid planers have also been highly rated lately. Powermatic makes excellent jointers that have longer beds than most competitors, but they aren't especially cheap. If cost is a real issue, Grizzly sells good tools at reasonable prices. BTW, Fine Woodworking's Tool Guide is out now, so you might want to check it out before making a purchase. |
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band saw anda planer - Oops!
I guess I'm so used to thinking of "jointer and planer" together that I
screwed up in my last post. I've owned three inexpensive band saws and I can honestly say that they all pretty well sucked. Inexpensive cast frames are generally poorly aligned, which means lots of fun getting them set up properly and constant guide adjustments when you change the upper guide height. I won't buy another cheap cast-frame saw. Welded steel frames seem to be the way to go. The most interesting lower-end band saw that I've seen recently is the 14" Rikon for under $500. It appears to be well made and comes with welded steel construction, roller bearing guides, dual dust ports, 1 HP motor, easy access doors, storage in the cabinet and other features found in higher-end saws. Frankly, it looks better than Delta saws costing twice the price. http://rikontools.com/images/SellSheets/14BS_10-320.pdf If you need something larger, their 18"/2 HP saw is equally impressive for under a grand and Fine Woodworking rated it as their "Best Value" last year. http://rikontools.com/images/SellSheets/18BS_10-340.pdf Again, Grizzly makes some nice saws. Of course, nothing beats a Laguna, if you can swing the price. |
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