Not a good day in the shop but there is a silver lining

[earl timmons]

Well today in the shop, while rounding a very large (for me) 17" x 6" walnut blank I managed to disintegrate the entire upper guide assembly on a 55 year old 14 inch Boice Crane bandsaw. I will try to locate one in some of the old tool forums but I think I am doomed to failure. Now the silver lining. I think I am shopping for a new bandsaw, yehaaaaaaaa. I did some looking today and I am debating between the Grizzly GO457 and the Rikon 10-325. The prices are roughly the same. I like the cutting capacity. The Rikon is a 1 1/2 horse vs the 2 horse Grizz. Anyone have an opinion on either of these or have other suggestions. I am looking for at least eight inch cut height in a 14 inch saw and a thousand bucks is pretty much max

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Earl,

I'm sorry to hear about your bandsaw woes but I certainly appreciate you positive attitude that you are displaying as a result!:rolleyes:

I don't have any experience with either bandsaw you are considering as a replacement so I can't comment. I'm sure others with experience will add information as both of those bandsaws are popular.

[Allen Neighbors]

Sorry to hear about your problems. Glad you're taking it so well. :D I'm dumb on this, but I'll be watching this thread with interest. I'm thinking about getting a real bandsaw to replace my old crapsman 12".

[Bill Dunn jr]

I can not speak for either of these saws but if all else was the same I would go with the bigger HP. I bought a Steel City table saw a year ago and could kick myself for not getting the 3 HP.

[Bernie Weishapl]

Earl my brother has this one and he loves it. It is a nice unit. Bigger at 12" resaw and 16 1/4" table at 2 hp plus two 4" dust ports.

http://www.grizzly.com/products/17-Bandsaw-2-HP/G0513

[Brent Ring]

I would echo any and all comments to get resaw height and more power.

[Paul Engle]

Well in the drag racin' world they say there is no subsitute for HP like cubic inches, and of course Tim the tool man would say " more power" and I hafta agree on the larger hp band saw, especally for nearly the same price, too bad it is not Made in USA tho.....:(

[Heather Deans]

I briefly worked at Woodcraft and really liked the 14"Deluxe Rikon we had in the classroom- lots of height and really nice to work with.
Heather

[earl timmons]

Thanks everyone for the answers. I think it is the Grizz if it is one of these two. Bernie I looked at the 513 and I have to admit I am giving it another look. The only reason I have so far thought of staying at 14 inch is the cast iron wheels. The 17 inch is nice and it has 2 more inches of height capability. I guess I was worried about a 17 inch saw being cheaper than a 14 inch saw from a robust design standpoint but I am having second thoughts. By the way I still cannot get my posts or reply's to have paragraphs is there a secret ?

[Scott Hubl]

Keep an eye open on the forum classifieds, CL, Epay and the local paper for a used BS.
This one a Grizzly 17" 2HP was listed on another forum and was local to me.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p59/AmericanAndProud/2-3.jpg

Hardly used clean as the day it was uncrated. Seller was asking $550.00, I negotiated it too,$450.00 with a couple extra blades.

Original post.
http://70.169.135.35/showthread.php?t=84018

Some Duct work added.
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p59/AmericanAndProud/6-1.jpg

[Tim A. Mitchell]

Check this thread: http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=68892

It has links to various other BS threads. The Rikon is mentioned in a few, not sure of the specific Grizz.

[earl timmons]

I want to thank you all for the help in making a decision on a new bandsaw. Scott and Bernie I decided to go with a GO513X2, Ebay (Grizzauction) had one at 895 plus 96 for shipping. I hope to have the saw sometime next week, I will let you all know how the install goes.