Bought a 14" Powermatic bandsaw at the Novi, Mi. woodworking show in Nov. ..forgot the date......ok...they said 6 weeks to get it.....well, that took closer to 10 weeks.Anyway, Took delivery ( I picked it up at the local tool store in the back of my pick-up....2 large boxes, no big deal). After assembling it, I find out that there is no tension handle in the boxes or hardware for it. Well, after 3 months of nagging the dealer, the supplier, Tawain....I finally get the last piece,( the locating block for the tension arm)..... They told me all kinds of stories about why I wasn,t getting the part......the dealer did his best, it was the factory..... The sad part is the bandsaw works great.....but I,ll be damned if I buy another Powermatic part now that Jet owns them. Maybe later on I,ll feel different, but right now they suck............
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20 years ago