View Full Version : Powermatic 143 bandsaw riser
Bill Dufour
01-30-2024, 12:41 PM
I see a powermatic 143 14" wood/metal bandsaw for sale near me. Can this saw be raised for resawing? All I can find is how to raise the blade guard. Or raising blocks for newer model 14" saws.
BillD.
Bruce Page
01-30-2024, 1:07 PM
I see a powermatic 143 14" wood/metal bandsaw for sale near me. Can this saw be raised for resawing? All I can find is how to raise the blade guard. Or raising blocks for newer model 14" saws.
BillD.
Looking at pictures of one, it looks like the main upper/lower casting is one piece.
ray grundhoefer
01-30-2024, 2:34 PM
Older 141,143 Powermatic bandsaws had a solid 1 piece cast iron frame. They cannot be made taller for more resawing height. That being said a 143 is a very good saw. Buy it quick before someone else does.
Matt Day
01-30-2024, 5:56 PM
I have one too, no riser. Part of the reason it’s stiffer than a Delta. If you need more resaw height consider a bigger bandsaw. If it’s just for bowl blanks, maybe a chainsaw.
Carroll Courtney
01-31-2024, 8:24 AM
I seen one other day FS price at 1100.00 yes it’s high but they very seldom come up FS at fair price as any other PM machines from years past
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