> "Eigenvector" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Is JET a decent company for making bandsaws, or are they a cheap chinese
>> knockoff company? Or heck are they a cheap American knockoff company.
I don't know that we can answer the question about whether they are a decent
company per se. However, their tools are of good quality at a moderate price
point. I've got the following Jet tools: 3 HP cabinet saw, 13" floor model
planer/molder, 18" band saw, floor model drill press, air cleaner, and
shaper. The only tool I've had any problems with is the air cleaner--burned
out the 1/8 hp (?) motor at about 6 years. I also have a few Delta tools,
DJ-20 jointer and dust collector.
The Jet band saw is an early 18" model and despite the alleged "fatal flaws"
others have written of (aluminum trunnions, frame flex) the saw has been a
stellar performer, has NO drift regardless of what blades I've used, and has
been used to saw 8-10" wide 3/32" slices. I've also sawn relatively small
logs on it with no problems. Whether you can cut large wet logs on it all
day and expect it to last is probably questionable... especially compared to
an associate of mine's 36" 10 hp vertical band saw. ;~)
John