Bandsaw Gloat

[Cory Newman]

Found this little bandsaw buried in the bottom of a garage sale ad on Craig's List. Its a Rockwell 28-3X0 20" bandsaw. When I took the tension off the blade, I discovered the upper tire is broken, other than that everything is present and working. Its got a 2hp 3 phase motor, so I'll either need to swap that out, or get a phase converter.

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Not bad for $100 huh?

[Corey Hallagan]

WOW! Now that is a hunk of machinery! congrats.

Corey

[Joe Mioux]

Cory, This is a great gloat... Congratulations on a wonderful bandsaw and a fantastic price.

You find anymore of these monsters and you will have to build yourself a larger shop!

Joe

[Jack Ferrell]

Way to go Cory. I'd call that a super gloat. I'm sure you'll really enjoy using it.

[Kevin Blunt]

Two words.

YOU SUCK.

What a deal for $100. That has got right up there with one of the best delas to date. Congrats.

Kevin

[Bill Hops]

:D Good snag. I got a rockwell saw like that one at a school auction except it is variable speed for wood/metal and it has a blade welder/grinder on it. But I had to pay $900 for it.
PS: Iturra(? spelling) has the bandsaw tires for about the same price as delta has. They are not cheap. I had to replace both of mine since they were brittle and shattered. They are special tires that only delta/rockwell use on their saw. They are a crowned T shape. They are not hard to put on You put it in HOT water 1st to soften it up. Then you slip it onto the wheel using a wood clamp to keep it from slipping off as you pry it onto the rim. It will pop on. It's like changing a bike tire. Be sure to dry it off after soaking it in the water before putting it on to avoid rust. It needs no cement. It will even/center it self out on it's own. I wish I bought my tires from Irurra than Delta. They seem more friendly and have a great bandsaw parts catalogue

[Cory Newman]

Bill - thanks for the heads up, I'll check them out. Word on the street is Delta is going to stop making them soon. Good to know someone else carries them.

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

Sweetness and Light! :)

Nice gloat, should be a good one, with a little TLC!

Cheers!

[Dan Oelke]

Wow - at that price that is a major gloat! I gotta start checking the garage sale listings I guess.

[David Romasco]

NICE saw, and the price makes it stellar! Congratulations!

By the way, living with a phase converter isn't bad. I'm one pole away from a triple-can pole, but the geniuses that run our local utility have decreed that I would have to pay to rewire the whole run down the street to get 'real' three-phase. "Nerts!" I said, and haven't regretted it.

[Art Mulder]

Not bad for $100 huh?

All was good until that last sentence.

Now you've graduated from "Congratulations!" to "You Suck!" ;)

Nice score, Cory. At that price you could buy a replacement motor and still have a good deal on your hands.