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heavy, but it is large enough to do all a person needs. should not buy any smaller piece of equipment, unless you are making tinker toys. like the power options that came with it.
Considering the overall uses, the motor is well sized. Keeping the saw tuned up is important for good operation. Blade tensioning is good and easy to use. On small work, there is no problem. I mounted mine on a rolling platform for storage when not being used.
Small 1/4" and 1/8" blades work fine. Lower blade guides are hard to access and to keep clean. For occaisional work 1.75HP is fine. It does take up space. I need to convert to 230V and use shorter cords due to the circuit breakers kicking out if the motor starts to slow down. You can use the factory fence.
Final piece of wisdom - don't confuse the quality of the saw with the quality of the blade. For resawing of dry walnut logs (10" dia). I have learned how to keep it humming and coasting. Not like a 14" saw with 5 to 10 degrees of eccentricity. I have several 1.5" 1.2tpi for resawing. Cheap blades can make a good machine look bad.
and gloves are important. I use it in cabinet shop for everything - small tight curves, cutting mulitple stacked pieces, resawing small logs, etc. If you plan to do serious resawing then a 3HP motor is the choice. I purchased the earlier version of this saw about 4 years ago.
14" saws with the riser blocks cannot compete with this machine. It is even better when you compare it to a Delta with the same motor size. While there are better saws on the market - ie: Laguna and their more expensive brothers, if you want a good all-purpose bandsaw - this is a good choice for less than $2K. Tension on the ball-bearing guides is simple to adjust and blade tracking is dead on straight.
the motor is fine. I have learned to trust the indicator. Practice has gotten this down to 15 min. They are difficult to install and remove.
I was concerned because someone said it was hard. The only problem is that Amazon recommends the wrong blade. I love my Jet 18" band saw. A 133" is recommended, but 18" saw needs a 137" blade.This is the part # needed. I found quite the opposite. JET 710041 Premium Bandsaw Blade 1/2-Inchx137-Inch 6 TPI.The blade was easy to change.
You can always trust AMAZON.COM. This saw, along with AMAZON'S price,and FREE shipping. was an unbeatable, SMOKIN DEAL. JET 710750 JWBS-18X 18-Inch 1-3/4 Horsepower Resaw Woodworking Bandsaw with Roller Guides, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase You won't be sorry you bought this saw.
I sawed a two inch wide piece of curly maple at about a hundred thousandths with no problem. When I received my new bandsaw I was impressed with how heavy duty everything was. The blade tracked perfectly straight and I was able to remove a piece of redwood less than 1/8" thick with a consistent thickness. This bandsaw is absolutely incredible. I contacted Amazon through the return process and they sent out another one right away. You couldn't ask for any better. I also sawed a 11" piece of redwood. I look forward to using this product for many years.
When I ordered the bandsaw at first, the product came to me damaged. The guide bearings are great and easy to adjust. By the way, I contacted the manufacturer's technical support to verify a couple of things, and they were more than willing to support their product and I didn't have to wait too long. I read other reviews and was a bit skeptical at first but found it to be a breeze to adjust.
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