i will be buying a band saw and the planer to my shop.I have so many option,but before i write a ck . would like to hear from the forum witch is a good choice, with out overkill , but have a GOOD tool?
I relate the cost of a tool to use. When I use a tool a lot then I am willing to invest more money. This catagory of power equipment has a general rule of thumb the heavier the better. Heavy frames and supports will flex less and produce better cuts. Look at the bearings and guides. With the high cost of quality power equipment it might be good to look at estate sales and auctions for a good deal on a used piece of equipment. Lon
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I have a Delta 12-1/2" portable planer which does all of the work that I need it to, and I have milled a lot of lumber through it. The knives are good quality and are easy to change. I have it mounted on the base that came with it and I get virtually no vibration, the feed rollers do tend to bind occasionally but if you are paying attention (as you should with any power equipment operation) its not a problem. Also, snipe is almost non-existent. I think I paid $300 for it 3 years ago and I know they haven't gone up in price. I also have a Delta 10" bandsaw which is marginally adequate. Again, it is used alot but I wish it had a larger throat, better guide blocks, a better fence, etc. I am on to an oportunity to buy an older 20" cast iron saw which is still in use. The gentleman who has it has stated that he will sell it to me for what he paid for it new!!, hes had it since the late 60's. Just think of the re-saw capacity!!! Anyway, buy the best and largest you can afford. Check out www.woodcraft.com . They are a little pricey but do have good advice and may give you a starting point to consider. Andy
Try Grizzly http://www.grizzly.com. I have thier 220 V dust collector Lathe 10" 3 HP Cab. Saw 6" Jointer It's all cast iron, and heavily built equipment. It's less costly then Delta. Craftsman is ok, but make sure it's built heavy enough for your purpose. I've had a couple of issues, one of the parts for the lathe was not threaded well, I called them and they sent me a replacement which I recieved in a day or two. No questions asked. I broke another part because I was turning a large hunk of wet wood to fast, and they replaced the part without any issues. Good company to deal with. This company makes no frills heavy built equipment for industrial use, and it's cheaper then the home stores or wood working stores. -John
For a planer I use the Home Depoet Ridged brand. It came with a lifetime warranty and it's been abused. I put a lot of oak, cherry, maple rough cut through it, sometimes the full 13 inches. It was 350 I think, and it's holding up pretty good. I've been using it for about 4 years. The warranty was the thing that made the deal for me. Don't know if they still have that.. -John
I also have the Ridged planer and it works great. It depends on what your doing as far as the band saw goes, Garage sales is probably the cheapest way to go and you'll probably wind up with extra blades, and other accessories. There are table top modelss and Floor models. I have 2 of each, all Sears and no complains about any of them. Check out the Ridged tools at Home Depot. Happy cutting
Say Andy, I seen a good bandsaw at GRIZZLY TOOLS... It a one heck of re-saw bandsaw... It can take a lumber 12" thick under the guide, 20" from throat to blade.. Ya, I know, its heavy weight, uses 440 volts to run that there "BAD BOY"
Thanks Larry. I've often looked at the grizzly tools but way out of my $ range. I am getting the old 20 incher for $100 payable whenever I feel like it. My elderly friend actually just wants it out of his basement. so far I have traded him 4 bales of med. vermiculite (barter system ya know). I am picking it up this weekend as my step-son is here to help. He is insisting that I take the smaller bandsaw and old sewing machine as part of the deal - Gee, I guess I can live with that... Andy
Wow, now that what you call a great bargain, go for it... Never knows, other people stuffs worth gold to another people.. Since that dosen't happened everyday.. I agree that a large bandsaw and planer are most useful tools in boatbuilder's world. I used my planer a lot for planing cedar strip planking, along with the shaper for cove and groove.. Good luck
The CRAFTSMAN tools are pretty good with out a high price.
ReplyDeleteWhat may be a
step up if your so inclined is the DELTA brand. Wood Crafter
has a large
assortment of different brands.
CB
I relate the cost of a tool to use. When I use a tool
ReplyDeletea lot then I am willing to invest more money.
This catagory of power equipment has a general rule of
thumb the heavier the better. Heavy frames and
supports will flex less and produce better cuts. Look
at the bearings and guides. With the high cost of
quality power equipment it might be good to look at
estate sales and auctions for a good deal on a used
piece of equipment.
Lon
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I have a Delta 12-1/2" portable planer which does all of the work that I need it to, and I have milled a lot of lumber through it. The knives are good quality and are easy to change. I have it mounted on the base that came with it and I get virtually no vibration, the feed rollers do tend to bind occasionally but if you are paying attention (as you should with any power equipment operation) its not a problem. Also, snipe is almost non-existent. I think I paid $300 for it 3 years ago and I know they haven't gone up in price. I also have a Delta 10" bandsaw which is marginally adequate. Again, it is used alot but I wish it had a larger throat, better guide blocks, a better fence, etc. I am on to an oportunity to buy an older 20" cast iron saw which is still in use. The gentleman who has it has stated that he will sell it to me for what he paid for it new!!, hes had it since the late 60's. Just think of the re-saw capacity!!! Anyway, buy the best and largest you can afford. Check out www.woodcraft.com . They are a little pricey but do have good advice and may give you a starting point to consider. Andy
ReplyDeleteTry Grizzly http://www.grizzly.com. I have thier 220 V dust collector Lathe 10" 3 HP Cab. Saw 6" Jointer It's all cast iron, and heavily built equipment. It's less costly then Delta. Craftsman is ok, but make sure it's built heavy enough for your purpose. I've had a couple of issues, one of the parts for the lathe was not threaded well, I called them and they sent me a replacement which I recieved in a day or two. No questions asked. I broke another part because I was turning a large hunk of wet wood to fast, and they replaced the part without any issues. Good company to deal with. This company makes no frills heavy built equipment for industrial use, and it's cheaper then the home stores or wood working stores. -John
ReplyDeleteFor a planer I use the Home Depoet Ridged brand. It came with a lifetime warranty and it's been abused. I put a lot of oak, cherry, maple rough cut through it, sometimes the full 13 inches. It was 350 I think, and it's holding up pretty good. I've been using it for about 4 years. The warranty was the thing that made the deal for me. Don't know if they still have that.. -John
ReplyDeleteI also have the Ridged planer and it works great. It depends on what your doing as far as the band saw goes, Garage sales is probably the cheapest way to go and you'll probably wind up with extra blades, and other accessories. There are table top modelss and Floor models. I have 2 of each, all Sears and no complains about any of them. Check out the Ridged tools at Home Depot. Happy cutting
ReplyDeleteSay Andy, I seen a good bandsaw at GRIZZLY TOOLS... It a one heck of re-saw bandsaw... It can take a lumber 12" thick under the guide, 20" from throat to blade.. Ya, I know, its heavy weight, uses 440 volts to run that there "BAD BOY"
ReplyDeleteThanks Larry. I've often looked at the grizzly tools but way out of my $ range. I am getting the old 20 incher for $100 payable whenever I feel like it. My elderly friend actually just wants it out of his basement. so far I have traded him 4 bales of med. vermiculite (barter system ya know). I am picking it up this weekend as my step-son is here to help. He is insisting that I take the smaller bandsaw and old sewing machine as part of the deal - Gee, I guess I can live with that... Andy
ReplyDeleteWow, now that what you call a great bargain, go for it... Never knows, other people stuffs worth gold to another people.. Since that dosen't happened everyday.. I agree that a large bandsaw and planer are most useful tools in boatbuilder's world. I used my planer a lot for planing cedar strip planking, along with the shaper for cove and groove.. Good luck
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