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(More customer reviews)I've had the saw for about a week now, I didn't want to review it until I had a good chance to test it out. well it past with flying colors. First off I bought mine right from Grizzly it was and they had it at my door with in 4 days. When I ordered it I got the riser block as well only about $60 for that.
ok the good parts of the saw.... Cast iron wheels it may not seam like much but once the 1.5 horse motor gets them spinning they wont stop for anything. I've run 8 inch wide wet elm threw with no problems. Its a very heavy machine so if you don't get a mobile base for it it will be very hard to move. I'll be making a cabnet for under mine so i can lower it down a bit and it will make it easier to make extion table and jigs for the saw.
The set up took no time the wheels were almost perfectly aligned other than a little tracking with the top wheel. the blade they send with is total junk so don't expect to do too much with it. Once I got some good blades it really shined. The specs. say it can run a 3/4 inch wide blade but I don't really see the need to use one that wide for this size saw. A half inch wide ripsaw blade it about as wide as you will need I suggest the wood slicer from highland woodworking.
I did have two problems with the saw. first the tires, they are rubber and very hard to keep clean even with dust collection running and lower wheel having a brush. I would get a small vibration when shutting off the machine if they weren't clean. So I got my self a set of poly ones for about $35. Once I put them on they stay very clean and the small vibration is gone. Also the table is a bit high at 44 inch off the floor. I'm only 5'8" so its a little tall. but like i said i'll just be making a cabent for under it
Over all I am very happy with my first "big" bandsaw and I see it getting a lot of work in the very near future
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We have turned one of our most popular bandsaws into an extreme machine. We made the stand heavier, the table bigger, and the cast iron wheels stronger to take on your toughest jobs. We\'ve even added a Re-saw Fence and a built-in light. And our ingenious 2-piece table extends all the way to the left yet, allows the table to tilt to 45 degrees without removing anything. Just look at all these features and we think you\'ll agree, this is one awesome bandsaw.
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