New Bandsaw Gloat & Question

[Bob Roberts]

Received my 18" Steel City bandsaw today. It ONLY took 36 days from the day I ordered it! Just finished assembling it and adjusting everything. Took about an hour and a half. Made a few test cuts on it and it seems to be a pretty nice saw. It comes with a 4" dust port under the table which does a decent job. Did I see a post on here a while back where someone had added a dust port to the top somehow?

[John Hain]

I'm pretty sure the post above is fake.

They aren't any pictures to support the claim of a new BS........

;)

[Greg Cole]

Pic police are always on patrol....
Congrats on said saw gloat awaiting visual verification. :D

Cheers.

Greg

[glenn bradley]

I'm pretty sure the post above is fake.

They aren't any pictures to support the claim of a new BS........

;)

You must learn to read between the lines, grasshopper. Oh, wait never mind . .. there are no pics, you're right.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Congrats.........maybe....if it really did happen......:rolleyes:

[Curt Harms]

That is a NICE saw. Steel City has some good stuff.

Curt

[John Bailey]

Let's see, aren't Steel City saw's some kind of yellow colour, or are they the ones that are blue. I guess we'll never know.:o

John

[Thomas Knighton]

The band saw is a lot like the chupacabra, there's not any real pictures of those either ;)

[Dave Hale]

Bob,

Ignore them, I'm sure your camera is broken or you have another good reason for no pics. :)

I bookmarked this post last month for Erik's novel DC solution. Maybe this one was what you were looking for:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?p=729573

[Bob Roberts]

I forgot the pics!! Sorry about that.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Congrats on the new b/s Bob!

[glenn bradley]

I forgot the pics!! Sorry about that.

Thanks to Dave for the link he posted for you. the rest of us kinda got carried away with the pic-police thing. All in good fun. Nice looking saw and I'm thinking about trying that DC trick on my 17". We should both post our results. Maybe the manufacturers will figure it out ;-)

[John Bailey]

Nice gloat Bob. Hope to see some pics of sawdust soon!!:D

John

[Rod Sheridan]

Looks like a General International band saw that only received the primer coat of paint!

Seriously, nice band saw, hope you enjoy it........Rod.

[gary Zimmel]

Bob

Congrads on the new BS. She looks great!

[John Thompson]

Received my 18" Steel City bandsaw today. It ONLY took 36 days from the day I ordered it! Just finished assembling it and adjusting everything. Took about an hour and a half. Made a few test cuts on it and it seems to be a pretty nice saw. It comes with a 4" dust port under the table which does a decent job. Did I see a post on here a while back where someone had added a dust port to the top somehow?

Perhaps...

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showpost.php?p=718378&postcount=11

Sarge..

[Bob Roberts]

Thanks John,
Thats the one I was looking for.

[John Thompson]

Thanks John,
Thats the one I was looking for.

If I may suggest if you do branch out Bob, don't bother with going with the 3rd outlet under-neath as in my picture. The Steel City has about the best factory collection from the stock port I have seen on any band-saw. The 3rd outlet there is not necessary and by eliminating it, you get more flow tp the upper. I am going to change my connnector to a 6" coming in with 4" going to the stock port and 3" going to over-head.

Just thought I would let you know what I already found out. Enjoy the BS as I feel it is the best BS coming off the Pacific Rim and I have been over all of them at IWF in Alanta.

Sarge..