Band saw questions?

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Atherton Pens

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Does anyone have experience with a Grizzly G8976 three wheel table top band saw? Is $75.00 a good price? Grizzly has discontinued this model and I found some reports about blades breaking with 3 wheelers. Any advice?
 
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Hi Gary,

I started out many years ago with a similar 3-wheel bench-top bandsaw from Craftsman. On the plus side, it did indeed cut wood, better than my jigsaw could. On the minus side, it was a major pain keeping the three wheels aligned. The blade had a tendency to wander off the wheels and was a nightmare to put back on. Because of the small wheels, the blade must make sharp turns at each wheel, which pretty much eliminates any blade wider than 1/4 inch. I was very glad to give it away.

After getting my Rikon 14 inch, I realized that the 3-wheel was more "toy" than tool. I think a bench top two wheel design would be better than a three wheel if space is an issue. The Rikon 10 inch and Craftsman 10 inch band saws both get decent reviews.
 
gary
like dave said, i have on setting on a shelf, i don t use it just can t get rid of it,, mine the blade wandered all over the place,, somewhat better than an upside down jig saw

allen
 
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