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 | | From: | Ron | | Subject: | Delta 14" bandsaw | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 02:17:19 -0500 |
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 | A couple weeks back I asked for and received several opinions on Grizzly 14"
bandsaws.
I was just about sold on their 14" model G0555.
Until today.
I stopped down the local Rockler store and the have the Delta 14" (28-206)
for about $25
more than the Grizzly. However, the Delta doesn't include a fence, but,
Grizzly charges ~60
for shipping, plus being home, with a friend, to unload from the delivery
truck it may be
another problem.
That all said, does anyone have any experiences with this Delta bs.
I've read some reviews where vibration was a problem, while others had no
complaints.
Just try'n to get the best saw for the bucks I have to spend on one.
ThankX again all,
Ron
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| | From: | gpdewitt at yahoo.com | | Subject: | Re: Delta 14" bandsaw | | Date: | 23 Jan 2005 06:55:33 -0800 |
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| I've had the Delta for about 3 years now, perfectly happy with it. Like
all BS, it benefitted from a set of cool blocke for guides, better dust
collection, and I'm thinking about beefing up the blade tension spring.
I got the riser kit when I bought it, and have used it to resaw 8 and
10 inch boards. Still don't have a fence, just clamp a board to the
table when I need one. Made a point fence for resawing. See Rogowski's
(sp?) book on bandsaws for a lot of good tips.
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| | From: | D. J. Dorn | | Subject: | Re: Delta 14" bandsaw | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 08:43:11 -0600 |
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| As one who has the Griz G0555 and likes it very much (once I got rid of the
roller bearing guides and replaced them with blocks), I would opt for the
Delta in your situation. You get a year longer warranty but the biggest
thing for me would be the system of adjusting the lower guides which all can
be done from in front of the saw. The lower guides on the Griz work fine
but they are like the Jet and you have to do it from behind them. That
little bit of money dif for the extra warranty and ease of adjustment is a
no-brainer in my book.
Don
"Ron" wrote in message
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>A couple weeks back I asked for and received several opinions on Grizzly
>14"
> bandsaws.
> I was just about sold on their 14" model G0555.
>
> Until today.
>
> I stopped down the local Rockler store and the have the Delta 14" (28-206)
> for about $25
> more than the Grizzly. However, the Delta doesn't include a fence, but,
> Grizzly charges ~60
> for shipping, plus being home, with a friend, to unload from the delivery
> truck it may be
> another problem.
>
> That all said, does anyone have any experiences with this Delta bs.
> I've read some reviews where vibration was a problem, while others had no
> complaints.
>
> Just try'n to get the best saw for the bucks I have to spend on one.
>
> ThankX again all,
>
> Ron
>
>
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| | From: | Phisherman | | Subject: | Re: Delta 14" bandsaw | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 14:26:16 GMT |
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| You'll be better off with the Delta. The fence is no big deal, you
can easily make one, and you may not use a fence too often anyway
especially if you have a table saw. JMO, all band saws are a PITA to
tune up, and the Delta is no exception. If you can, splurge on a
goose neck lamp.
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 02:17:19 -0500, "Ron"
wrote:
>A couple weeks back I asked for and received several opinions on Grizzly 14"
>bandsaws.
>I was just about sold on their 14" model G0555.
>
>Until today.
>
>I stopped down the local Rockler store and the have the Delta 14" (28-206)
>for about $25
>more than the Grizzly. However, the Delta doesn't include a fence, but,
>Grizzly charges ~60
>for shipping, plus being home, with a friend, to unload from the delivery
>truck it may be
>another problem.
>
>That all said, does anyone have any experiences with this Delta bs.
>I've read some reviews where vibration was a problem, while others had no
>complaints.
>
>Just try'n to get the best saw for the bucks I have to spend on one.
>
>ThankX again all,
>
>Ron
>
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| | From: | chopsaw at gmail.com | | Subject: | Re: Delta 14" bandsaw | | Date: | 23 Jan 2005 13:53:48 -0800 |
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| I just bought a 28-206 last November. As I have noticed through my own
experience and that of others here on the 'Wreck, Delta quality for any
given machine is usually either pretty good or particularly atrocious,
no rhyme or reason. It's like you get either the machine they built at
5:45PM the day before a holiday or the one they built the day the
Quality Assurance inspectors came through. So, for any given Delta
machine, it's going to be (1) a very good value and give you years of
service or (2) the thing that makes you take up drinking and cursing
like a sailor if you don't already.
That being said, the Delta machines I have were all pretty much okay
when I got them. Except for the 28-206. Here's a list of the
manufacturing defects I had on mine:
* Vibrated like diesel - Caused by an out-of-balance upper wheel, an
arguably out-of-balance lower wheel, and a misalignment between the
motor and wheel pulleys adjusted to their maximum travels.
* Loose lower guide bracket - Caused by an undersized steel rail, a
known problem Delta acknowledged.
* Misaligned doors - The lower door in particular as it was wont to pop
open at whim.
* A particularly nasty rattle between the table and the 90-deg stop
bolt.
I should also note that I bought the 28-206 knowing Delta's
inconsistent quality problems, and I spent an inordinate amount of time
puting the machine together and getting every
measurement/alignment/setting as close to perfect as I could manage
with the way it was built. (It took me at least four or five hours to
get it all together out of the box.) In spite of that effort, I
discovered all the problems listed above.
I should also note that Delta's Customer Service department did a
stellar job helping me identify the problems and either recommending a
solution or getting replacement parts out quickly. I received all the
replacement parts in 2-3 days with the exception of the upper wheel
which was backordered for two months. I just recieved it this week.
I'll post more when I get a chance to put the new parts on.
The one thing I have noticed that is a weakness in design is the
flexibility of the top of the enclosed stand. American Woodworker
noted this in their review of the 28-206. When I was doing my research
on this band saw I read a post here about a guy who reinforced the top
with angle iron underneath. That's probably the best solution for the
problem, but I don't want to go running down that road until I've
gotten everything else normalized first to see if needs improving.
Hope all that helps.
Chop
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| | From: | BAF | | Subject: | Re: Delta 14" bandsaw | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 10:20:56 -0500 |
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I've had the Griz G1148 since 2000 and it continues to work perfectly.
The G0555 looks like a great machine so I say forget the Delta!
Ed
Boston Accent Furniture
Tired of working for the man?
Turn your woodworking into a great full-time income and fire your boss!
Find out how right here:
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| | From: | LRod | | Subject: | Re: Delta 14" bandsaw | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:26:17 +0000 |
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| On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 10:20:56 -0500, "BAF"
wrote:
>I've had the Griz G1148 since 2000 and it continues to work perfectly.
>
>The G0555 looks like a great machine so I say forget the Delta!
>
>Ed
>Boston Accent Furniture
>
>Tired of working for the man?
>Turn your woodworking into a great full-time income and fire your boss!
>Find out how right here:
>http://bostonaccentfurniture.com/apprentice
Say, aren't you the spammer from a few weeks ago?
Why, yes, I believe you are.
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LRod
Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite
Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999
http://www.woodbutcher.net
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