The first jewel in the crown! I haven't got time to unpack it today but cant wait to get it set up!
Cool beans! I'm excited for you!
You'll like it. I've had mine a year or so now and it's been great
My master woodworking friend is pretty impressed with the grizzly tools he purchased a couple of years ago. Hope you have a great time with it. Keep your fingers clear of the blade!
Yes... I will!
congrats. I would love to have a bandsaw in my shop. I'm all hand tools right now!
I see a lot of table top bandsaws on craigslist.
which one did you get? how do you like it so far?
Haven't even unpacked it yet, just put in the shop. Here's the one I got.
http://www.grizzly.com/products/The-Ultimate-14-Bandsaw/G0555
Grizzly's great! I'm blessed by having their West Coast distribution center just north of us in Bellingham. Two years in a row my birthday has been celebrated by a trip to Bellingham and a return with full van loads of Grizzly tools. The first year took two trips! My shop is full of Grizzly stuff... friends call it "Grizzly South". I haven't had a tool I didn't like. I had one instance of breakage revealed when I opened the box (a grinding wheel) and they replaced it. I had some problems setting up one tool and their tech expert spent a good hour on the phone with me guiding me through it. I have two of the G0555 bandsaws. One I was given, totally burned out and shot, and then rebuilt. Again, Grizzly's tech section helped guide me through the total rebuild of the machine, which is now fully the equal of the one I bought new. I don't think you'll go wrong with their stuff.
Don't forget to invest in (or ask for for christmas) the 6" riser kit they sell for that saw. I think it's $70 but you'll love the versatility it'll give your saw.
What does it do Fish?
It increases the depth you can saw. I don't have the extension on mine now, because I don't need it for bow work, but I used to have one on my old Delta when I was making ventriloquist figures and carousel horses. It was vital for the deep cuts for heads. It does mean you need the longer blades, of course.
I have had the ultimate just ove a month and I love it. Easy to set up, I use it alot.
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QuoteOriginally posted by razorsharptokill:
What does it do Fish?
Dick basically called it. It raises your resaw height from 6" to 12"! Usually you gotta go to a 17 or 19" saw to get that resaw capacity. If you don't intend on resawing anything wider than a 6" board, you got no worries, but I use mine for duck decoy bodies, resawing wider boards, and so on. Most guys don't make decoys, so lopping off sections of logs on the band saw wouldn't matter. But if you can use such a thing, it's worth a look-see:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/Riser-Block-Kit-for-G0555/H3051
Either way my hat's off to ya. I can't wait to get mine!!
I keep a special envelope tagged for archery related expenditures.
Every time I'm about ready to order one I find another used bow that I just can't live without.
Looks like I'm going to have to start a different envelope.
Nice bandsaw. It is on my list.
I couldn't wait to get my shop floor sealed. I just had to go ahead and put the saw together. I went step by step in set up and tuning instructions and it was if some one had already set it up for me. All I had to do was tweak the roller bearings a tad. I love it!
Get some new blades for it right away the one they ship with it wont last very long. A good blade is the best thing you can do for the saw.
Send the warranty card back in!
Bigjim
Forgot about the waranty card! Thanks! What blade do you recommend?
I use a lennox tri master. It is carbide tipped and will do a great job on fiberglass and a decent job on wood. They are expensive, but I had one last nearly a year (thats over 125 bows). All I do with mine is cut the risers to shape and then cut the bows to rough form.
You will have to replace your bearings if you cut fiberglass with yours. I would wait until you need to, but the bearings they used are not sealed and fill with glass and dust and will thus burn up.
I own four Grizzly machines from cheap to quite expensive. They do a good job but are liable to break down on you frequently the first year. They are decent about warranty but won't get in any hurry.
They made me so mad this last couple of months that I vowed I would sell all my Griz machines and never buy again.... Then I realized that I coldn't afford to do that since the other mfg.s comparable model wide belt sanders are $5000 more expensive and ultimately would only be hurting myself.
I think they are a good machine for the hobbyist and you will probably experience good things with yours (I too have an ultimate bandsaw).
The big problem with wood working machines is that almost everything is made in Taiwan or the like, so you have to figure out who has the best Chinamen!
Sorry for the rant, I guess I'm not completely calm as I wait for griz to send for my sander to be repaired.
Bigjim
Congrats on the new saw. I have the same one and love it. For wood, try the timberwolf blades. Grizzly carries them in their catalog.