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Delta 28-150 9-Inch Bench Band SawBrand: Delta
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - Powerful 1/3-horsepower ball bearing motor for smooth operation
- Flexible lamp illuminates table and workpiece
- Miter gauge for straight and angle cutting operations
- Rack and pinion upper blade guide adjustment for proper blade positioning
- Pre-drilled base holes for easy bench top mounting
Well worth every penny spent! [Posted on 2002-01-19]
Great machine to buy when you have a small, new workshop. It eats through everything like a hot knife in butter. Don't push the materials through to fast or the blade will not cut straight. Replace the factory blade with a 3/8" blade and you will be set for life. Also, don't bother buying a $20 rip fence. I made one using a very straight 1x4 and a 1x1 nailed onto the side of it. It makes accurate rips. Don't bother buying a 14" bandsaw unless you plan to do a lot of ripping and resawing wood. Powerful enough for the occasional use. I can't say enough good things about it. It's well worth every penny spent!
good saw for the money [Posted on 2002-07-03]
I bought this saw and I'm glad I did. The tension holds well, and the blade stays true as long as you take your time. I'm building a bigger table for better support. It cuts through all kinds of different wood with no problem at all. I think that it has more than enough power, after all, I'm not going to be cutting railroad ties with it. If I have to cut real thick boards, or a lot of straight cuts, then I'll use either my table saw or my radial saw. Like my yougest son says, "There's always a way." My wife will use this band saw more than I will. I'm more of a jig saw man. Although there are times when only a band saw will do, and this one has never let us down. If you're looking for a good band saw to cut mainly 3/4" thick wood, one that runs ultra quiet, and fits the pocket book very well, then this is the ticket. If you're wanting to cut railroad ties, then go to a saw mill. We're both very satisfied, and she's hard to please when it comes to a band saw.
problem solved [Posted on 2002-07-31]
I was not pleased with the saw at first. It cut to the left (BAD)
and would not even think of resawing. I thought the setup was not right, because the top support bearing would not adjust to the 1/8 inch overlap of the blade that the instructions talked about. I contacted delta and told him of the sawing "crooked" and he immediately said "it's your blade". I explained that it came with a new blade and I also purchased an additional blade. Both cut to the left. I then explained about the support bearing. He sent me a new upper guide, said mabey it was machined wrong. He also sent me 2 DELTA blades. I put the peice on and it helped the bearing position problem, but it still sawed to the left. In flustration I tried the new DELTA blade and that fixed it. Tried the second blade he sent, it sawed perfect also. (even resawing). I'm convinced the blade was the difference. It even sounds different. Hope this helps someone.
nice hobby saw [Posted on 2002-08-07]
I got this Delta bandsaw to cut boards for push-sticks, bird houses and hang-up crafts for my wife. It does a very good job at that although when cutting curves the blade somtimes wanders to the left side. For beginning woodworkers I would recommend this band saw. It is very safe if you know how to use it right. If you are looking to resaw boards and cut beams, dont buy it. It was not designed to do that.
Nice little saw for money [Posted on 2002-08-30]
I didn't have room for a large saw and this one does what I want. Worked fine right out of the box, no adjustments needed. Sure there are "better" large saws. I mounted it on a large block of wood for stability, and it allows me to move it around my bench, rather than bolting it down., I just used a piece of 6 x 12 doug fir about 16 inches long, you can probably find this at a construction site doing some wood shoring, I picked mine up in the Bay while fishing (always interesting things on the scum line at tide change.
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