band saw

[chopindan]

i picked uo a harbor freight verticle/horizontal band saw yesterday.

alot of assembly inolved, but seems well worth the $169 sale price.

 

[x-90 rider]

That is a good little bandsaw for the garage. Mine is 10 years old and still running. It is great horizontally but marginal vertically. Make sure you replace the guide bearings as needed. I put a cooling pump and plastic sump on mine.

 

[Hent]

harbor freight is hit or miss it seems. i bought a 4" grinder about two years ago for $15 on sale - i've used it to grind/cut just about anything and have no complaints. so i figured i'd try my luck on an 18v cordless drill, and it sucked.

the pressurized sandblaster i got from there is pretty decent too. i may look into that band saw...

 

[chopindan]

i've got a 20 gallon parts washer, blast cabinet, powdercoat oven, 4" grinder, & a few other odds/ends from them. the only problem was the power switch on the oven, easily replaced.
i wouldn't buy any hand tools from them tho!

where do you get your blades for the band saw? looks like the 64 1/2" is somewhat common.

 

[x-90 rider]

I order blades from McMaster/Carr or J&L Industrial Supply. Both are on-line, the Lenox blades are my preferred brand.

 

[Hent]

I've used Lenox blades in the past and have no complaints. Also used their coolant.

 

[x-90 rider]

Their coolant "Band-Ade" is all that I use and we cut tons of stainless steel in 3 bandsaws.