I've a friend that has 3 2X14" (one with 3 TPI, one with 18 TPI) and a resaw, for cutting Veneers as he's a Luthier.
Another friend has 2, I only have one plus a horizontal/vertical for cutting metal if that counts as a bandsaw.:D
Kryn
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I've a friend that has 3 2X14" (one with 3 TPI, one with 18 TPI) and a resaw, for cutting Veneers as he's a Luthier.
Another friend has 2, I only have one plus a horizontal/vertical for cutting metal if that counts as a bandsaw.:D
Kryn
Buy once, buy something you can grow into not (like me) something you will grow out of.
A big saw will do everything a small saw can.
A big saw has greater resale potential. Once you upgrade/improve your small saw it is still valued as a small saw.
Many of us buy our first 14” in total ignorance - well I did. I knew I wanted one, just did not understand the machine and the limitations. Also, my first workspace was in my basement.
My biggest frustration was the height. Seems the early 2 piece cast unit were intended to provide chest level support for scroll saw type activity. Small table, evil centre of gravity, lots of flakey components, 6” height limitation and crappy fence.
I added a riser and upgraded the fence, buy new blades.
Now my cost is getting close to a decent 17-19” saw and I still had this unstable awkward machine.
I made a wood base and mounted the frame and motor to the left side of my tablesaw. Common table and fence.
I still felt I needed a bit more as I started doing more re-sawing.
I waited mostly because used big (24”+ throat) saws are scarce in this part of the world.
I scored a pre 1920 36” dream machine which I have been restoring and using for the past 8 years.
2 saws, both get used.
Truthfully, I only need one to meet my needs. The fundamentals are the same.
Big, small, old or new. They all work the same.
Don
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That's a nice old saw you have there Don. Do post a couple of pictures when you have it finished, or some progress pictures if you have the time.
Tony
for anyone looking for another bandsaw to prove the rule, https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/stra...saw/1189114600 :)
I had three at one time Woodfast BS500, Ezycut 12" and the GMC version of the 9" Ryobi. The GMC still cuts frustratingly well as Cal says, though the blades are a tad expensive at near $30 each last time I looked.Quote:
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Also have 2 table saws one of which is the cheap generic GMC. It also cuts surprisingly well after I made a few mods & ditched the crap (read highly hazardous) plastic insert and has no arbour float at all unlike many far more expensive machines that I have seen.
I got the last lot of bands off eBay for $6 each Australian stock, they cut fine.
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Not really much advantage in having more than one machine unless you are in production mode and when one goes bang you can push it over to the wall and pull out the reserve and be back in business within the hour. That said I am up to number fourteen at the moment which is an old hafco 18" that I bought for a song and replaced the bearings and upgraded with roller guides, lots of fun.
I have big and small. Not as big as I would like. And hence he need (want) for a third. A resaw, general purpose, and scroll work.
I have numerous routers and angle grinders, it is my aim in the next 12 months to need a second bandsaw. I am working with a JET 14", love it to bits, though for larger cuts it is limited. For the time being, it does everything I need it to do.
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I said I needed a machine to take a 3 mm blade. I’m looking at a 600 wheel Italian made Centuro tomorrow. Might be a nice brother for m6 500 wheel centuro, maybe.
I must say I thought about keeping the old Carbatec and save changing blades...but I'm glad I didn't.The noise it made was a PITA so it went to the Oberon Men's Shed.The new Laguna 14 bx is a knockout and makes almost no noise at all. It cuts 300mm veneers beautifully and meets al my needs (so far) making furniture.It prolly takes about 15 minutes to change blades so I try to plan ahead to minimise changes.
mick