Paul Schaefer
05-18-2019, 11:25 PM
A 1922 16" JD Wallace Bandsaw came up nearby on Craigslist nearby for $300. I've got a Rikon 10-325 bandsaw that I'm happy with, but the Wallace is 2" more in throat capacity than the Rikon, and I have a weakness for old iron (have a Dewalt MBF and an old Montgomery Wards 4" jointer). How do the old JD Wallace's stack up against the newer saw that I have? My weakness for the appearance of classic tools does not extend to taking a big step down in performance.
I did some hunting around on the web, and there's anot a lot on them, though the table looks like thin steel rather than the Rikon's cast aron, and I'd have to rig something up for my Kreg fence since there isn't the 'lip' that a cast iron table would have.
I mostly use the bandsaw for straight cuts, ripping lumber to width with a Kreg fence.
I did some hunting around on the web, and there's anot a lot on them, though the table looks like thin steel rather than the Rikon's cast aron, and I'd have to rig something up for my Kreg fence since there isn't the 'lip' that a cast iron table would have.
I mostly use the bandsaw for straight cuts, ripping lumber to width with a Kreg fence.