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[email protected] (daryl1138)

10/06/2004 6:40 PM

Rigid 14 vs Jet 12 BS

Hello all,

I am looking to scrap a craftsman 10” 3 wheel band saw I
inherited on it’s
last legs. I’ve been looking intensely at my choices for about
3 months
and have it narrowed to a JET 12” ($300) or a RIGID 14”
($375 but hopefully
I can catch it on sale sometime). Grizzly’s are out because I
don’t like
their user-unfriendly shipping practices, Amazon is out for the same
and
other lack of service issues of late. Other 14’s are beyond a
rather
strict budget available. Actually the Rigid is going to be quite a
stretch. I imagine either saw is going to be quite a step up from my
dying
three wheeler. I’ve checked both over at the local BORG’s
and
fit/finish/features look decent. My usage = serious hobbyist. I may
do a
bit of re-sawing but primary will be roughing out shapes for furniture
(i.e. skirts, legs, etc…). Any opinions on whether the
14” Rigid is worth
the extra $75 or do I stick with the 12” Jet.

Thanks


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EP

"Edwin Pawlowski"

in reply to [email protected] (daryl1138) on 10/06/2004 6:40 PM

11/06/2004 2:44 AM


"daryl1138" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> ;ve been looking intensely at my choices for about
> 3 months
> and have it narrowed to a JET 12&#8221; ($300) or a RIGID 14&#8221;
> ($375 but hopefully

One day I set out to buy a Jet 12" bandsaw. After getting to the store and
looking things over, I bought the 14". Glad I did. To go from no bandsaw to
a 12" may have been ok, but to upgrade from anything to a 12" is just not
much of an upgrade. I'd go for the Ridgid 14"
Ed
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http://pages.cthome.net/edhome

md

"mttt"

in reply to [email protected] (daryl1138) on 10/06/2004 6:40 PM

11/06/2004 4:27 PM


"daryl1138" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> Hello all,

I've got the Jet 14". I like it, but nothing super special about it that I
can see. In this case, I'd go for size - the Rigid 14 over the Jet 12.


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