Jet 18 inch Bandsaw (Baby!)

oh the joys of selecting the “right” tool…..
but – still exciting when it sits in the shop!!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Yes. the bigger is better but not with all the capabilities of the smaller babys.

Good luck on your purchase.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

My First Blog uplaoded for 2 minutes, its 11:45pm sunday night here in Sydney Australia, you guys (and gals) don’t waste anytime!

-- My Fear is when i die, my wife will sell my tools for what I TOLD her they cost

Nah, here at LumberJocks, we don’t goof off!

Congrats on the new bandsaw! I can’t wait to see the pics.

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

Me too Tomcat, and I think I can upgrade him
with Laguna bandsaw guides which
look hot ( well, actually cool really!)

-- My Fear is when i die, my wife will sell my tools for what I TOLD her they cost

Adding a new tool is always exciting for any of us. I think it brings out anticipation akin to that we felt as children at Christmas. Part of the fun is simply going over the specs and pictures while trying to decide on “just the right tool”.

Congratulations on the new band saw. You might want to do a blog on the install. I just installed a new powermatic after Christmas (I was a good boy this year) and it went smoothly with the exception of installing the supporting plate for the extension table. The pictures and instructions weren’t clear to me and it took some time and a couple of changes to get it right. If I had detailed the process it might have saved someone else the same trouble (but my digital camera is not working).

Thanks for sharing.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

Congrats. I think you will find that the Jet guides are pretty nice actually.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

I was curious and looked up the Jet specs at jettools.com and both saws list 1/8” min. and 1 1/2” max. Anyway you go they are nice machines.

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-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

I just bought and older Jet 20” bandsaw from a cabinet shop, the shop had run this with varying size incuding 1/8” blades.

This thing weighs a ton, I had to disassemle it to unload it!
I am looking for a table inset, it appears the wind took it without me knowing on the trip home, any ideas ? 3.94 diameter x .190” thick

You are right gizmodyne, loloking into it. May go 20 inch after all….

-- My Fear is when i die, my wife will sell my tools for what I TOLD her they cost

Apparently the specs differ in Australia, who knew!

-- My Fear is when i die, my wife will sell my tools for what I TOLD her they cost

Jet guides are ok, but if you can upgrade to carters, the saw will run better. Also, I think that with the Carter stabilizer you can run tiny blades on the 20” model. Before you make a final decision, go to the carter guide website and ask them. They seem to know all bandsaws better that the bandsaw manufacturers.

I had planned to buy a laguna also, but after they raised prices, I got a powermatic all fitted with riser block and mobile base. It runs great.

-- making sawdust....

The Wood Whisperer has a very entertaining video on general bandsaw setup (www.thewoodwhisperer.com). He haunts these pages as well.

Very glad to have you here at LJ’s, and love your humor. Keep on blogging!

Mack

-- There's no tool like an old tool...