I have used the 9" Delta--does a pretty good job for the money. :D
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I have used the 9" Delta--does a pretty good job for the money. :D
I have the 9 inch delta that I bought because I thought the only thing I would ever make was pens. I am hoping to get a bigger bandsaw by the end of the year though. I use it mainly for cutting pen blanks and small bowl blanks. At first it did a lousy job. It seemed like the blade always went in the opposite direction I wanted it to. I happened to pick up a Timberwolf blade and that made a world of difference. It pretty much works like a bandsaw is suppossed to now. It is great for small stuff. I have stopped the saw many times when cutting a 2 1/2 inch bowl blank! If you only want to cut pen blanks then you will be just fine, but get a 3/8 " timberwolf blade for it.
Chris