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Tools: Bandsaw Kaput
By:Duane Strosaker
Date: 12/7/2007, 5:08 pm

While roughing out a paddle last night, the ten year old bandsaw (10" Delta) went kaput on me. The motor is burned out and some of the bearing blade guides are jammed up. I used it a lot, but it was also a lot of trouble keeping it tuned up, not to mention it takes a lot of space up in my garage. I'm thinking of not fixing or replacing it, because everything I can do with it I can also do with a jigsaw. It made me think of what a nice, simple, easy to maintain, and useful tool the jigsaw really is. I even find that I get less blade drift with a jigsaw than a bandsaw.

Feedback is welcome about what I should do with the bandsaw.

Messages In This Thread

Tools: Bandsaw Kaput
Duane Strosaker -- 12/7/2007, 5:08 pm
Re: Tools: Bandsaw Kaput
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/11/2007, 2:54 pm
To replace the bandsaw
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/11/2007, 3:37 pm
Re: To replace the bandsaw
TOM RAYMOND -- 12/12/2007, 1:56 pm
Re: To replace the bandsaw
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/13/2007, 6:59 pm
Re: To replace the bandsaw
Bill Hamm -- 12/13/2007, 2:04 am
Re: To replace the bandsaw
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/13/2007, 6:46 pm
Re: To replace the bandsaw
Bill Hamm -- 12/13/2007, 9:47 pm
Re: To replace the bandsaw
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/16/2007, 5:07 pm
Jig saw for initial cut on GP?
Alan Mapes -- 12/10/2007, 7:34 pm
Re: Jig saw for initial cut on GP?
TOM RAYMOND -- 12/12/2007, 1:04 pm
What size and price?
Brian Nystrom -- 12/9/2007, 8:24 am
Re: What size and price?
Bill Hamm -- 12/10/2007, 4:02 am
Re: Tools: Bandsaw Kaput
Bill Hamm -- 12/9/2007, 1:20 am
Grizzly band saw
Jay Babina -- 12/8/2007, 12:57 pm
Very happy with mine, too! *NM*
Dave Gentry -- 12/8/2007, 5:51 pm
Re: Tools: Bandsaw Kaput *LINK*
Kudzu -- 12/8/2007, 8:06 am
Oh no... not you too!
Andy in Sk -- 12/9/2007, 11:29 am
Re: Oh no... not you too!
Kudzu -- 12/9/2007, 5:18 pm
Re: Oh no... not you too!
Tim -- 12/18/2007, 10:36 am
Re: Tools: Bandsaw Kaput
Donovan -- 12/7/2007, 8:20 pm
50 year old Craftsmen Bandsaw
Reg Lake -- 12/8/2007, 2:17 pm
Re: Tools: Bandsaw Kaput
Joe Bashear -- 12/8/2007, 12:54 am