I've had an S45 for about 15 years now, and I can tell you it's not a
cheapseats saw. It doesn't have the resaw capacity of the MM saws, but
it's a rugged smooth running saw with more than enough power for
resawing 10" stock.
It has cast iron wheels and as strong of frame as the MM saws...
John Crea <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> S45 is the cheapseats saw from MiniMax. The real hefty saws are the
> MM16, MM20, MM24, etc.
>
> Check out the products at their website - www.minimax.com
>
> I am very statisfied with my MiniMax band saw, and the SERVICE is
> outstanding
>
> John
> On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:56:46 -0600, Rodger Pevehouse
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I was in a friends resaw plant this week and noticed a bandsaw in the
> >corner that looks pretty hefty. Just wondered if anyone uses one of
> >these and whats good and bad about it.
As far as I know, this was the original "Mini Max" bandsaw. When I
bought mine in 1989, there were no other SCM bandsaws branded as
MiniMax. IIRC, I paid about $1200 for mine.
[email protected] (Mark Wells) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Wow, they just raised their prices big time. That saw used to be
> around $1000. Looks like the price of the MM16 went up, also.
> Probably because of the weak dollar.
>
> Mark
>
> "Bob Davis" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > The website is http://www.minimax-usa.com/.
> >
> > At $1795, I could hardly call this a cheapseats saw.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > "John Crea" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > S45 is the cheapseats saw from MiniMax. The real hefty saws are the
> > > MM16, MM20, MM24, etc.
> > >
> > > Check out the products at their website - www.minimax.com
> > >
> > > I am very statisfied with my MiniMax band saw, and the SERVICE is
> > > outstanding
> > >
> > > John
> > > On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:56:46 -0600, Rodger Pevehouse
> > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > >I was in a friends resaw plant this week and noticed a bandsaw in the
> > > >corner that looks pretty hefty. Just wondered if anyone uses one of
> > > >these and whats good and bad about it.
> > >
S45 is the cheapseats saw from MiniMax. The real hefty saws are the
MM16, MM20, MM24, etc.
Check out the products at their website - www.minimax.com
I am very statisfied with my MiniMax band saw, and the SERVICE is
outstanding
John
On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:56:46 -0600, Rodger Pevehouse
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I was in a friends resaw plant this week and noticed a bandsaw in the
>corner that looks pretty hefty. Just wondered if anyone uses one of
>these and whats good and bad about it.
Call it what you want, it is still several hundred dollars CHEAPER
than the MM branded saw. I call that the cheapseats version, you can
call it whatever you like
John
On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 05:28:39 GMT, "Bob Davis"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>The website is http://www.minimax-usa.com/.
>
>At $1795, I could hardly call this a cheapseats saw.
>
>Bob
>
>"John Crea" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> S45 is the cheapseats saw from MiniMax. The real hefty saws are the
>> MM16, MM20, MM24, etc.
>>
>> Check out the products at their website - www.minimax.com
>>
>> I am very statisfied with my MiniMax band saw, and the SERVICE is
>> outstanding
>>
>> John
>> On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:56:46 -0600, Rodger Pevehouse
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >I was in a friends resaw plant this week and noticed a bandsaw in the
>> >corner that looks pretty hefty. Just wondered if anyone uses one of
>> >these and whats good and bad about it.
>>
>
Wow, they just raised their prices big time. That saw used to be
around $1000. Looks like the price of the MM16 went up, also.
Probably because of the weak dollar.
Mark
"Bob Davis" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> The website is http://www.minimax-usa.com/.
>
> At $1795, I could hardly call this a cheapseats saw.
>
> Bob
>
> "John Crea" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > S45 is the cheapseats saw from MiniMax. The real hefty saws are the
> > MM16, MM20, MM24, etc.
> >
> > Check out the products at their website - www.minimax.com
> >
> > I am very statisfied with my MiniMax band saw, and the SERVICE is
> > outstanding
> >
> > John
> > On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:56:46 -0600, Rodger Pevehouse
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >I was in a friends resaw plant this week and noticed a bandsaw in the
> > >corner that looks pretty hefty. Just wondered if anyone uses one of
> > >these and whats good and bad about it.
> >
The website is http://www.minimax-usa.com/.
At $1795, I could hardly call this a cheapseats saw.
Bob
"John Crea" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> S45 is the cheapseats saw from MiniMax. The real hefty saws are the
> MM16, MM20, MM24, etc.
>
> Check out the products at their website - www.minimax.com
>
> I am very statisfied with my MiniMax band saw, and the SERVICE is
> outstanding
>
> John
> On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 17:56:46 -0600, Rodger Pevehouse
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I was in a friends resaw plant this week and noticed a bandsaw in the
> >corner that looks pretty hefty. Just wondered if anyone uses one of
> >these and whats good and bad about it.
>