Joseph Tarantino
07-11-2012, 10:14 AM
hello rikon 10-340 18” band saw.
i was contacted on another forum by a member there who was thinking of selling his 2005 rikon 10-340. the price was right, i decided to sell the jet and buy the rikon.
within 2 weeks of the decision, a CL buyer emerged and friday saw the jet hauled away by a young, well intentioned newbie. he did, however, get a by now well functioning band saw that was practically spotless.
with cash in hand, sunday saw a 70 minute round trip and this new to me 10-340 safely in my driveway. relative to the jet, it has 1/2hp more power (total of 2 hp), 2” more resaw capacity (total of 12”), 2 speed operation, a tension release lever, and it's 5 years newer. i even have enough money left over after the switch to pay for a new mobile base if the new saw turns out to be too heavy for the htc base it’s sitting on now (which came with the jet as part of it's $40 CL purchase price). or get some good blades from iturra. it slid into the space between the RAS and the DC vacated by the jet like it belonged there with no changes necessary to the surrounding tools. all in all, a really good tool weekend.
i was contacted on another forum by a member there who was thinking of selling his 2005 rikon 10-340. the price was right, i decided to sell the jet and buy the rikon.
within 2 weeks of the decision, a CL buyer emerged and friday saw the jet hauled away by a young, well intentioned newbie. he did, however, get a by now well functioning band saw that was practically spotless.
with cash in hand, sunday saw a 70 minute round trip and this new to me 10-340 safely in my driveway. relative to the jet, it has 1/2hp more power (total of 2 hp), 2” more resaw capacity (total of 12”), 2 speed operation, a tension release lever, and it's 5 years newer. i even have enough money left over after the switch to pay for a new mobile base if the new saw turns out to be too heavy for the htc base it’s sitting on now (which came with the jet as part of it's $40 CL purchase price). or get some good blades from iturra. it slid into the space between the RAS and the DC vacated by the jet like it belonged there with no changes necessary to the surrounding tools. all in all, a really good tool weekend.