Jj

JT

12/11/2003 8:15 PM

Anyone Have Experience With Ridig 14 inch Bandsaw

I have a chance to purchase a 14' Rigid band saw used very little.for
approximately $200. Is this a worthy investment or should I stay away
from Rigid?
Pros and Cons please.


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CC

"C Carruth"

in reply to JT on 12/11/2003 8:15 PM

13/11/2003 2:24 AM

I purchased the Ridgid for $299, and it is better than HF but worse than a
Laguna, on par with a Delta. Blade changeout is tedious, but not too bad.
There is excessive play in the adjustment of the blocks, but it can be
overcome pretty easy. There are micro guides to most of the settings. The
blade tension adjustment is on par with most. One recommendation - replace
the stock v-belt with a link belt. I have emailed others who have teh same
problem. My belt has a "bump" which causes a lot of vibration...

"JT" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have a chance to purchase a 14' Rigid band saw used very little.for
> approximately $200. Is this a worthy investment or should I stay away
> from Rigid?
> Pros and Cons please.

Jj

JT

in reply to JT on 12/11/2003 8:15 PM

12/11/2003 8:17 PM

Oops!, I meant Rigid from HD.
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 20:15:25 -0500, JT <[email protected]> wrote:

>I have a chance to purchase a 14' Rigid band saw used very little.for
>approximately $200. Is this a worthy investment or should I stay away
>from Rigid?
>Pros and Cons please.

Gn

"George"

in reply to JT on 12/11/2003 8:15 PM

13/11/2003 12:07 AM

This just falls in the "observation" category regarding the Rigid 14 inch
bandsaw. I saw one at HD last week and was looking it over and was amazed
to see that the motor on it had NO electrical requirements plate on it...I
thought this was required by US law and it is the very first stationary
power tool I've ever seen (or even just a motor) that didn't have one. It
didn't give me the "warm, fuzzies" to see a motor made by God knows who and
in what country, of some unknown power rating, requiring some unknown
voltage and current delivered in some unknown number of phases. Needless to
say, it also didn't have a UL sticker.

"JT" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I have a chance to purchase a 14' Rigid band saw used very little.for
> approximately $200. Is this a worthy investment or should I stay away
> from Rigid?
> Pros and Cons please.


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