Craftsman Craftsman 12 in. Band Saw any good?

[Paul Currie]

Comments on the the above two wheel steel frame band saw anyone? Looking for a hobbyist band saw for a small shop...other possibilties would be Ryobi 9002 or perhaps Ryobi BS1001

[Dave Balderstone]

Paul,

I bought a small bandsaw from House of Tools for $200 for my smalll basement shop. It's decent quality, but I *really* regret not saving a bit more and buying a 14" that could take a riser kit.

The small saws really are limited in what they can do. You should think hard about a 14" Delta or such.

My $0.02 (CDN)

djb

[Paul Currie]

Dave, I looked at what House of Tools has, I have thought long and hard about 14" cast two wheelers....a little more than I want to spend although if I could find a used one.....I was in the states yesterday and dropped by a Sears store and was kinda impressed by the Craftsman, its depth of cut is 7", whether it has the jam to do that or not is certainly debatable

[Dave Balderstone]

Looks like it may be US only, I couldn't find it on the sears.ca site.

I'd like a 7" resaw depth, fer sure. But the price for a 14" isn't that much more...

djb

[Toller]

If you look down the page a bit, someone wrote about it in depth.

[Paul Currie]

How far? I went back 600 threads and did not see anything, kinda bad eyes...could you point me where HaHa? THX

[Rob Mills]

It was Jan 14, titled " Review of Craftsman new 12 inch Band Saw" (or something similar). RM~

[Dave Balderstone]

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