Tom M King
12-16-2015, 5:03 PM
I had ordered one of these for 179.99 to be sent to my local sears store on Nov. 25. I just picked it up today, and noticed that the price had dropped: http://www.craftsman.com/craftsman-1-3-hp-3.5-amp-10inch-band-saw/p-00921400000P?sid=IDxCMDFx20140801x001&KPID=00921400000 They gave me the refund on another purchase I made for the difference.
This really is the exact same saw as the Rikon 10". It's a decent little toy bandsaw. I needed one to use up on a roof, and this will be a lot easier to get up there than the 14" cast iron Delta. It was already assembled except for putting the table on, and the fence, but I don't need the fence for what we're going to do with it anyway. The guides needed adjusting, but we had it together and up and running good in no more than ten minutes. It was very well packed with custom Styrofoam in a plastic wrapped box.
While there was no shipping fee getting it sent for pickup in the store, it did take several weeks. The several weeks didn't bother me since I don't need it yet anyway. When I ordered it last month, Woodcraft had it on sale for around 200 bucks, and Highland also, but Highland had a 46 dollar surcharge on top of the shipping for the Rikon, and shipping wasn't going to be cheap.
It's a surprisingly decent little saw for the money, and if you've been thinking about one, I doubt there will be a better deal. My other bandsaws are a fine tuned, aftermarket decked out old Delta 14" with riser, and a 24" Centauro running overclocked speed 10% by a VFD pulling a 1" Woodmaster CT 1.3 TPI. This little one is a good addition.
This really is the exact same saw as the Rikon 10". It's a decent little toy bandsaw. I needed one to use up on a roof, and this will be a lot easier to get up there than the 14" cast iron Delta. It was already assembled except for putting the table on, and the fence, but I don't need the fence for what we're going to do with it anyway. The guides needed adjusting, but we had it together and up and running good in no more than ten minutes. It was very well packed with custom Styrofoam in a plastic wrapped box.
While there was no shipping fee getting it sent for pickup in the store, it did take several weeks. The several weeks didn't bother me since I don't need it yet anyway. When I ordered it last month, Woodcraft had it on sale for around 200 bucks, and Highland also, but Highland had a 46 dollar surcharge on top of the shipping for the Rikon, and shipping wasn't going to be cheap.
It's a surprisingly decent little saw for the money, and if you've been thinking about one, I doubt there will be a better deal. My other bandsaws are a fine tuned, aftermarket decked out old Delta 14" with riser, and a 24" Centauro running overclocked speed 10% by a VFD pulling a 1" Woodmaster CT 1.3 TPI. This little one is a good addition.