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Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/23/2011, 9:01 am
In Response To: Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw? (Brian Nystrom)

: It seems the best saws available now are the steel-framed,
: European-style saws. Laguna comes to mind as the "gold
: standard", but there are good quality steel-framed saws
: being made in Asia, too. Grizzly and Rikon are examples of that.
: Apparently, it's a lot easier to weld a good steel plate frame
: and keep it in alignment than it is to cast an iron one that
: won't warp. I would not buy another cast-iron saw unless is was
: an older one that I could check for alignment, then recondition.

: The problem with many (most?) cast saws is that the guide rod does
: not run perfectly parallel to the blade in both planes. As you
: raise and lower the guides, they move left-right or front-back
: and you have to re-adjust them every time you change cutting
: heights. This is very easy to check as long as the saw has a
: blade mounted in it. In some cases (typically with steel-framed
: saws), you can adjust or shim the guide mechanism if necessary
: to get everything perfectly aligned (I did this with my 10"
: Rikon). With cast saws, where the guide rod runs through the
: casting, they're either straight or they aren't and there's
: really nothing you can do about it. You can try to shim the
: frame at the joint, but that's a less than ideal solution. I
: have two cast frame saws with this issue and I haven't been able
: to get either one aligned.

Still gotta be able to pay for this stuff Brian, the Rikon while a fine piece of equipment was easily about $300 more than my Grizzly and I was stretching the limit pretty hard buying it.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Richard Nowadzky -- 1/22/2011, 11:30 am
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Bill Hamm -- 1/22/2011, 5:24 pm
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Brian Nystrom -- 1/22/2011, 5:32 pm
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Charlie -- 1/22/2011, 7:37 pm
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2011, 12:13 am
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Brian Nystrom -- 1/23/2011, 8:34 am
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2011, 9:01 am
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Brian Nystrom -- 1/24/2011, 6:27 am
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Mike Bielski -- 1/23/2011, 10:47 pm
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Bill Hamm -- 1/24/2011, 12:35 am
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Brian Nystrom -- 1/24/2011, 6:29 am
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Bill Hamm -- 1/25/2011, 2:08 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Tony L -- 9/21/2012, 1:10 pm
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
dave koslow -- 9/21/2012, 3:25 pm
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Charlie -- 9/22/2012, 1:00 pm
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2012, 12:37 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Brian Nystrom -- 9/23/2012, 6:55 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2012, 1:38 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2012, 1:42 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2012, 1:46 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Marc Upchurch -- 9/23/2012, 9:36 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw *PIC*
John Messinger -- 9/23/2012, 10:02 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Marc Upchurch -- 9/23/2012, 4:26 pm
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Jay Babina -- 9/24/2012, 8:39 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw *PIC*
Jim Ham -- 9/25/2012, 9:51 pm
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
dave koslow -- 9/24/2012, 11:30 am
Had an uncle who built one.
Jay Babina -- 9/23/2012, 8:42 am