Grizzly sighted ... near the Rockies ... minor injuries

Very nice. I’d love to get a bandsaw, but the primary reason I want one is to resaw boards so I can’t justify the cost of getting one large enough to do 12” boards. Enjoy the new toy!

Grats….and I hear that about the weight….I had to use an engine hoist on mine to lift the top onto the pedestal…..the same when I set up my new lathe….weight may be a woodworker’s friend on equipment…but it’s not a back’s best friend…

-- Woodworking.....My small slice of heaven!

That is a nice looking saw, Neil. I am sure you will enjoy using it when you get over your “injuries”.

But I can empathize with you about “going it alone”. When I set my new saw up last spring the instructions clearly stated that help was needed to lift it off the pallet. The base weighed in excess of 250 lbs. But I thought I can do it- after all it is simply a matter of leverage. Needless to say I danced with it across floor of the shop and managed to dent both shins trying to get it upright- which I finally did after losing several layers of skin.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

To heck with the injuries, they’re worth it just to have that fine machine. Get well soon and please watch your fingers!
Oh, and congratulations with you newest acquisition. Did that have a riser kit installed?

-- Mike, American in Norway

Now I know I need a bigger workshop…............LOL. I need one of these myself.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Scott: Thank you for the honesty. I really didn’t want to feel like the first and only. Hope the shins work again ;-)

Reggie: CHERRY PICKER!!!! I could’ve rented one of those for peanuts. D’OH! For that matter, $20 worth of block, tackle, and nylon webbing, hung from my joists. I’ve had insomnia, lately, and my IQ is lower than the re-saw capacity of the Grizzly :-/

Jimi: to the patient man, I see the used ones often, clean, and cheap (last, locally, was a Powermatic).

Mike: Bought the 6” riser block. I just noticed that there’s a PILE of lumber … just sitting there … a block or so away. Sent a letter to the guy. If he’s doing nothing with it …. oh, boy, could I practice!

Cabinetmaster: Can’t go UP? I’ve got 9’ ceilings in the basement. I could slam up a pretty workable little mezzanine if I had to ;-)
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Ibuprofen’s kicking in. Wife (Nurse Practitioner) offered me a Darvocet (gonna’ pass … for now), and strapped a bag of frozen peas to my back :-)

I spring back fast. Once I get it tuned, I’ll risk running IT with my Shop Vac (with my new Sears Fine Dust Filter in place).

Not endeavoring the HF DC until I consult the Electrician about a sub-panel, 220V, and a handful more circuits.

Hm. Where IS that thousand dollars going to come from, anyway [sobs … uncontrollably] ;-)

-- -- Neil Brooks, Fort Collins, Colorado. Cycling, Motorcycling, Hiking, Running, Camping, Skiing, Rollerblading, Cooking, and ... now ... *woodworking* :-)

Congratulations on your new tool addition. Something tells me that if you ever move / build a new house, you’re going to have a walk out basement or a shop at ground level. lol Let us know how she performs when you recover.

Chuck

-- Chunk

When really heavy stuff goes up and down stairs in this house, I call the movers to come and do it. Big, awkward moderately heavy stuff is usually my wife wanting some piece of furniture moved. She usually enlists me to help. Fortunately, she is quite strong for her size. Goes to the gym 5 days a week.

Doesn’t it really hurt to invest in infrastructure, when you could spend the money on goodies? Oh well, what must be must be. Got to go make some zero clearance inserts….....or not. I am a little lazy today.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

Nice saw.

-- Bob Kenosha Wi.

Congratulations on the new band saw. I have the Grizzly GO513X2, and though I only had to move it around on ground level they are heavy. My husband brought it into the garage on a movers hand truck, one with a strap to go around what your moving, and plunked it inside the door. When he wasn’t looking I moved it into my area where I wanted it set. It took all my weight on the hand truck to tip it up. I can’t imagine moving one of these up a flight of stairs.

Rest, ice/heat, ibuprofen, and the remote in hand. You’ll be back in the shop before you know it.

Don’t forget to order Timberwolf blades to replace the factory blade. Factory blade is awful. Just an FYI.

Lisa

-- I inherited the woodworking gene and it's gone into overdrive.......

Very nice, I have the model just below that one, I love it, don’t really even have any “beware of” tips. If it were up to me I’d beg for the back rubs. You used up your pride moving that thing by Yourself. Enjoy it.

-- As the Saw Turns

when you tangle with a grizz…your down for the count…...lol…...i knew you would tackle it alone…....if the peas dont work…try stir fry veggies…..lol..but im glad you have gotten it and you really do need to upgrade your blades….!!!!!!!!!!!!!............there not to expensive…....well worth it…...so congrats there buddy..get to feel better…grizzman

-- The Grizzone

I have the same one with 9”riser block and have been cutting some log and do some re sawing of some lumber I found and thr 555 work the a champ love it glad I both at the tent sale grizzly has

-- Robert Laddusaw

I’m seriously thinking about getting this saw. Perhaps you could write a review when you feel better?

When I went out to Grizzly to get my G1023SL cabinet saw last month, the first stop was at Home Depot where I bought a hand truck and some tie-downs. With them I managed to get the saw out of the truck and down the two sets of stone steps in my yard to my shop door. But it’s not an approach I would recommend to the faint of heart, there were a few scary moments. My back wasn’t happy either, but that passed.

Feel better and enjoy your new toy!

-- Life is too short to suffer bad food and lousy speakers

Awwww, Chunk: ya’ hadda’ go and say it, huh? Only TWO things we couldn’t get on this lot: walk-out basement and three-car garage … and … yeah … I really wanted both ;-)

Grizz: Thanks!! I’m consulting my local expert (brother-in-law) about which brand AND whether you need several or not. Seems there’s a good intermediate width that WILL do a good curve AND a good re-saw (theory, right? Just theory). Looked at the box of Fentanyl patches, last night, and …. believe me … thought about ‘em <grin>, but … nah. Ice and heat (I finally went with frozen spinach. Extra vitamins!).

Robert: Great to hear. There’s only about 400 choices, so … I rolled the dice! Enjoy yours!

Bunkie: I gave a LOT of thought to the ‘appliance’ dolly route, but … eventually … laid the bs atop an old quilt, and THAT atop a knocked down heavy-duty, double-walled corrugated box. I stayed on the downhill side and prayed it wouldn’t get momentum. The injury came from trying to beat that bad boy on top of the stand. It didn’t look very far ;-)

As to ‘reviews:’ I just don’t know how I could do. I may try, but … every tool is my first tool. I wish I could say that the Grizz does X better than the Rikon, but WORSE than the Laguna, etc., etc., etc. Without that … is there much value? I don’t know what’s a lot of noise, a lot of vibration, a lot of drift, etc.

And, OhByTheWay: Polk Audio man, myself. Same wonderful pair (the 7’s) since 1983 :-)

-- -- Neil Brooks, Fort Collins, Colorado. Cycling, Motorcycling, Hiking, Running, Camping, Skiing, Rollerblading, Cooking, and ... now ... *woodworking* :-)

Lisa:

Don’t forget to order Timberwolf blades to replace the factory blade. Factory blade is awful. Just an FYI.

Thanks, Lisa.

So what do you think? Do I need an assortment, or is there a sort of all-in-one blade (in my experience, that usually means it does nothing very well <grin>)

Also: ”I can’t imagine moving one of these up a flight of stairs.”

Down. Thankfully, DOWN the stairs, though—when I think about it … UP the stairs could be easier!

-- -- Neil Brooks, Fort Collins, Colorado. Cycling, Motorcycling, Hiking, Running, Camping, Skiing, Rollerblading, Cooking, and ... now ... *woodworking* :-)

Neil,
I bought a 1/4” 10tpi Raker Blade & 3/4” 3 TPI Alt Set Bandsaw Blade for starters. I love both blades. Resawed a 8/4×10” hard maple with the 3/4 resaw blade…went through smooth, minimal blade wander, no burning, and pretty quick cut. Definitely worth the money. The 1/4” blade is very sharp, cut a chunk of skin off the tip of my thumb yesterday….dumbo me. This blade also cuts smooth edges.

My next blades will be a 1/8” and 1/2”. 1/8 blade to cut nice tight curves, and 1/2 to replace original blade. I really only knew the original blade needed replacing because Ellen35 told me, and she was right it burned on a thicker cut. I knew I wanted to do resaw and small cuts which is why I chose these to start. I am not sure about the difference between rakers, hooks, and claw styles.
Maybe someone could enlighten me ? I am new at the band saw too.

Lisa

-- I inherited the woodworking gene and it's gone into overdrive.......

Neil sweet purchase. I have been checking this saw out for a while I would loveto get one. I found the G0555 on Craig List for a good price but it was far away and gone before i could make the trip. Congrats on the new saw, enjoy

-- Dave, I wood if I could but I can't so I woodknot

Lisa: thanks much. That’s a brand I hadn’t heard of. I also can’t imagine a better test than the “Took my thumb off” test :-(

Dave: having loaded up with my body weight in Ibuprofen, I set everything up, and adjusted it according to its manual (I have a number of “expert procedures” to follow that I’ve printed out, and that I’ll work on to really dial this thing in).

Because I don’t have a proper DC set up yet, I have only just run the thing. No cuts. DC probably starts tomorrow.

But … The Grizzly hums … like that old Mazda commercial!

Ya’ know, the economy’s tight, sadly.

I’m seeing quite a few fairly high-end machines going for a pretty steep discount. I’m just a little gun-shy on most of those. Hopefully, Dave, yours will come along soon.

-- -- Neil Brooks, Fort Collins, Colorado. Cycling, Motorcycling, Hiking, Running, Camping, Skiing, Rollerblading, Cooking, and ... now ... *woodworking* :-)

Back Pain sucks. Tomorrow is the last session for my 2 month physical therapy. sessions. Take care.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Neil,
Sorry I didn’t say these are Timberwolf blades purchased from Grizzly. Go to the website catalog, find your machine, the blades for your machine are usually on the same page. Check it out.

Lisa

-- I inherited the woodworking gene and it's gone into overdrive.......

Neil, as some one who has many back injuries and a total lumbar laminectomy, (ask your wife) I learned one really important thing, The cheap 1 ton chain hoist I bought is worth it weight in Motrin. enjoy your saw. PS if you want to go with heat it should be applied only on the back and not to the entire body, even if the hot tub feels so good.

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

Lisa: Ahhhhh. Bingo!

I found it!

Karson and RTB: Amen. I know that at least ONE of our LJs is horribly disabled by HIS back, have watched my wife’s back “go out” on her (compressed disc), and have seen MANY people suffer with similar back issues. I’m sorry for what you both have experienced and DO experience. May your future be pain free….

Fairly sure we were NOT designed to walk upright ;-)

In fact, step #1 of assembly was to install the feet onto the base (the base, of course, is the thing onto which I lifted the Rock of Gibraltar).

Ummm. I passed on that one. Will go back for it later ;-)

So … Yeah. Hoist. Block & Tackle. Even the $60 motorcycle scissors jack. SOMEthing … not NOthing.

Fool me once…. ;-)

Luckily, I bike rode, yesterday. A bit of stiffness, but nothing I can’t handle.

-- -- Neil Brooks, Fort Collins, Colorado. Cycling, Motorcycling, Hiking, Running, Camping, Skiing, Rollerblading, Cooking, and ... now ... *woodworking* :-)

First re-saw attempt seems to have gone swimmingly.

No turning back, now :-)

Karson: How’d the last PT go. Are you okay??

I’m going through the Ibuprofen like they were M&M’s…..

-- -- Neil Brooks, Fort Collins, Colorado. Cycling, Motorcycling, Hiking, Running, Camping, Skiing, Rollerblading, Cooking, and ... now ... *woodworking* :-)