Thread: Anyone own a Makita resaw bandsaw

If you still have the blade it is easy to figure out the lenght,otherwise you have to lower the upper wheel and take a measurement all around both wheels,then cranck up the upper wheel and measure again,you then have the minimum & maximum blade lenght,figure out a lenght between the 2 measurements for blade lenght.

A few months ago while googleing I came accross a us company that sells these replacement blades but can't find it right now.

Makita's original blades are way thinner ( somewhere around 0.0020'' or 0.0025'' ) than most regular wide blades available today,if I'm not mistaken the original Makita blades are no longer available except maybe in Japan that is why most Makita resaws owners end up using regular 3/4'' or 1'' wide blades.Timberwolf resaw blades could be an option here in case you do not find the real thing.

I have one of these 16" Makita 2116 saws. And I'm fairly ready to sell it as I'm getting older and need to thin down my shop a bit. It's a small unit with real big sawing capacity!

Originally Posted by INVENTOR

For years now I have owned a Makita 16" resaw bandsaw and am interested if anyone has owned one. I am curious to know if many of them were sold in Australia.
It is a great unit, for its size. the photo is not of mine, but same with different base.

I own one of these that I modified with a 5hp 3 phase motor and 3" blade plus extended the depth to 300mm.
It hasn't had a great deal of use and was last used to resaw the huon pine panelling for the Prime Ministers Office in the new Parliament House.

Hello - I purchased a Makita like yours about a year ago in a pawnshop in the Dallas, Texas USA area. It looked to have very little use, with a 2" blade, and all original parts. I purchased a new blade, and installed upper and lower bearing-type guides to replace the original phenolic-type guides. I have attempted to re-saw 1/4" slats from 4" x 4" cedar, and to my disappointment, after a few cuts, the blade starts to drift, and seems to be having a difficult time cutting through the relatively soft cedar. I have tensioned the blade to the max, so I am searching for a cure for the problem. I would have maybe expected problems with re-sawing 6" thick oak, etc. - but the soft cedar has me stumped. Any help will be greatly appreciated!