Steel City 14" Granite Top Bandsaw

Nice!

-- JC - Central PA - www.affyx.com

You’re just rubbing it in! :-)

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Congratulations, Gary, on being the fortunate one the get this great saw! This is a real beauty.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Nice score Gary.
It looks well made and carefully fitted. You will enjoy that tools for many moons.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Congratulations Gary!

A great prize, now I’ll have something to compare features with my Rikon.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Thanks for the information. I love the saw and this my just push me into buying this one. I would also purchase the riser as you have. Very nice review. Thanks for taking the time to do it.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

Hi Gary
What is “The 2008 Winter Challenge” I guess I should know but I don’t.
Thanks RC

-- "Ya but what does he know anyhow?"

RC – you can read about it here:

http://lumberjocks.com/awards/winter_2008

I hope that there is a Summer Challange 2008 coming up.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

A nice review with ample pictures.
Sharad

-- patanjali

Nice review and great looking saw.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

great review.. learned a few things re: bandsaws!

Congrats.. what a prize.. what a prize!!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Excellent review, Gary. Thanks for sharing your prize, even “virtually” Enjoy it, you’ve earned it.

-- Patrick, Chicago, IL http://www.TenonAndSpline.com/blog

Congratulations.

-- JJ...... I guess you could say I'm a 54 year old "juniorjock". — Make things with wood.

Someone asked me if there were any real advantages of the granite top.

It won’t rust.
It won’t warp.
The bottom surface is flat allowing you to use any type of clamps. Try putting a clamp on a cast iron top with all the webs and ribs under it and you will know what I mean.
You can also use it for anything that requires a dead flat surface.

That’s all that I can think of for now.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

congratulations that looks like a really nice band saw. the granite top is cool how it has all those things that make it better. also it absorbs vibration. and it makes it look cool. congrats on the saw and great review.

well you earned it my friend ! sounds like a great saw , hope it gives you many years of service ! well done

I’m in love!... with the saw that is. :)

-- Chris

Very cool. Glad you are enjoying it.

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

Good review Gary and Congratulations. The last thing that I won was a turtle, when I was in about 6th grade. Never won anything nearly that nice – happy for you, and hope you enjoy it for many years to come.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

So so cool! Congrats. You earned it.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

Sweet, this is in the running for next big buy. Any problems with chipping of the garnet? Its amazing how the people that actually use the tools review them and what we find, versus what the advertising pushes

-- Im not rich, just single with no kids...

Very nice Gary, You are the man. That is one nice saw. WOW! mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Congrats again…you deserved the win with that amazing box. I have to say thanks for this awesome review. Obviously, you were thinking about it before you even cut the tape on the boxes. It’s great that you take us through the whole process with lots of great pictures. You have definitely made up my mind…I want one of these!

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

Congratulations Gary. Looks like a great saw. I am going to have to buy a band saw for my shop and will be interested in what you think of this saw after using it a while. What was your winning project?

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Congrats Gary!

Thanks for sharing your prize with us with the assembly process, riser installation and performance of your new tool.

Dalec

Gary,

Thanks for the review. I thought about one of these especially with regards to the granite top but couldn’t talk myself out of moving away from the Powermatic line. If I had a review like this available at the time I probably would have made the switch since it appears as if your saw has all the amenities that the Powermatic does.

Does the saw have a dust collection port?

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

Gary great review and a nice set of pictures. I’m glad that it is working out great.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Scott – Yes id does have a 4” dust port on the back. I forgot to mention that. I will update my section on features. Thanks

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Great review from a well deserving winner of the contest. That is a sweet resaw set-up.

after reading this review a couple of times and speaking with Marc about how he got his sponsors i think I’ll try them also. it looks like a great brand and there are so many questions about the brand. maybe i can convince them that i can introduce their brand to the woodworking community and their sales will increase. again congrats on the saw and enjoy it. i can’t wait until you post some projects that you did on this bandsaw. thanks for the post.

I have heard some good things about this company, especially the service. From the reviews I’ve read about other tools in the Steelcity line up they compare well with Delta and as I mentioned better service. Anyway you look at it they are nice tools and even more so as a prize. Congrats Gary!

-- --Chuck

What, no diamond blade?

-- http://newmissionworkshop.com

Really nice review ….Yes you earned that prize.
Thanks

-- Mike in Bonney Lake " If you are real real real good your whole life, You 'll be buried in a curly maple coffin when you die."

This review really helps! I am in the process of researching which bandsaw will do the trick for me (features/cost) and I have heard great things about the Steel City lineup. Thanks for your feedback.

-- -Spencer, Mesa Az (http://www.azwoodshop.com)

GaryK, just added the 6in riser to my SC 50100G. Wow, I really like it. I picked mine up last December and used as is until I dulled the original blade then added the block. I put a Carter 5tpi 1/2 in blade in and re-sawed some cotton wood. Cut like a dream.
When you use the post, where do you position the apex of the curve in relation to the lead edge of the blade? I tried aligning the two and it worked okay, just didn’t know if there were any pointers to getting the most out of this set-up. Do you re-saw at 1500 or 3000. I’ve only set it at the lower speed because I’m not overly experienced with the bandsaw and I think I am a little less likely to kink or break a blade at lower speed.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, BTKS

Just tried Oak, about 7 to 71/2 across. Cut like a dream on slow speed. Good finish, would be better if I practiced and maintained a steady feed rate. BTKS