New Bandsaw... any tips?

Get Mark Dunginske’s book on bandsaws ‘The Bandsaw Handbook’. Very good book.

-- Sam

Robert, congrats on the new BS, I hope it provides you with lots of good service.

I am quite jealous, I have been searching CL locally with no luck.

-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"

congrats on the new saw

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

The book Sam recommended is great for getting nice tips…also search on bandsaws in the blogs here…there is a lot of great info discussed in them. There is always two things I do immediately to any bandsaw…I change out the blade guides if they are plastic…get either the ceramic…or the ones from Carter Products that are solid bearings….the second thing is to get a good blade….woodslicer is nice (but I do a lot of resawing and shaving turning blanks)....because the blades that come with the saws stink…...I would also recommend wheel brushes…there are several nice and inexpensive ones shown in the blogs again…...the rest will take some time and rely on your personal preferences….if you don’t do a lot of resawing…there is a nice guide from Carter for making your blade more flexible…you can cut some amazing curves and turns with it…...

Anyway enough from me…Enjoy your new saw….Congrats..

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

I have the older gray BS1400 and it is a good saw. The only upgrades I have made are the cool blocks (well worth it) and new blades. I only use the stock blade for operations that might ruin the blade (like cutting green lumber).
The saw isn’t powerful so don’t push the lumber through the saw.
It works well, mine has lasted me about 9 or 10 years so far and I use it a lot.