Delta BS100 Shopmaster 9-Inch Bench Top Band Saw

List Price: $138.47

Features:

• Powerful 1/3-horsepower ball bearing motor for smooth operation
• Flexible lamp illuminates table and workpiece
• Miter gauge slot 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

Accessories:
Delta 28-178 9-Inch Band Saw Blade 3/8-Inch x 59-1/2-Inch, 6 Teeth per Inch	Delta 50-330 31-1/2-Inch Tall Universal Stand with 19-1/2-Inch by 10-Inch Table Top	Delta 28-177 9-Inch Band Saw Blade 1/4-Inch x 59-1/2-Inch, 6 Teeth per Inch	Delta 28-176 9-Inch Band Saw Blade 1/8-Inch x 59-1/2-Inch, 14 Teeth per Inch	Delta Flexible Lamp Attachment #25-857

Customer Reviews:

Pleased [Posted on 2006-11-05]
As a long time (over 55 years of woodworking) I have a lot of experience with bandsaws. This unit surprised me, it is very well made for light work. It is easy to adjust and tracks well when adjusted correctly. I can find no fault. I only use it for small work as I have 2 bigger bandsaws for large work. I mainly use it in building wooden boats.
I usually do not cut wood thicker than 3/4 inch but im sure it would if you take your time.

Delta BS100 Shopmaster Band Saw [Posted on 2007-01-18]
This is a great product and came in perfect condition. Thank you so much for stocking, selling and delivery such a top quality product.

Don't expect perfection [Posted on 2007-01-29]
I just bought myself this saw, a tip if you live in the northwest is go to Bi-mart, I got mine for 89 bucks.
Anyhoo, it is a fine saw for the work it is intended for, every other review has covered that. I was only a little disappointed with the fit and finish (Guide assemblies and a couple other parts are a little sloppy, but that is no major issue).
I think I'll replace the head on the supplied lamp with the head off a clamp lite. That is my only real issue with this saw, 40w tracklite bulbs??? I'll stick with a nice CF bulb in a bigger shade, but thanks anyway!.

Delta Band Saw BS100 [Posted on 2007-08-31]
Deilivery of the Delta Band Saw BS100 was a problem. The vendor shipped a bench grinder by mistake. I was then informed they had made an advertisment mistake and the BS100 was not available. After some discussion, the vendor relented and shipped my original order,the Delta Band Saw BS100. Upon arrival and upacking, I noticed a loose snap ring in the packing material. Upon closer inspection, I discovered the snap ring had not been installed properly, if at all, on the spindle of the upper wheel. If the wheel had come off the spindle at a highspeed, the results would not have been pretty. After installing the spindle snap ring and rechecking all the alignments/adjustments, the saw performed extremely well. I would recommend the product, keeping in mind their should not be any loose parts in the packing materials.

Very Nice Bencktop Bandsaw [Posted on 2008-05-30]
I was concerned after reading existing reviews of the Delta Shopmaster BS100, but needing a light-weight, compact band saw for luthier work, I deceided to buy one anyway. I was very pleased with the performance of this little saw as received from Amazon. I did have one self inflicted problem that affected tracking and resawing when I first set up the saw. This being my first bandsaw, I had to learn the proper way to set the blade guides. Not knowing that the guide blocks in the Delta Shopmaster were made of ceramic, I applied too much pressure when tighening the screws that lock the blade guides and cracked one of the ceramic guides. I replaced the ceramic guide blocks with Cool Blocks ($12.95 for a set of four). Cool Blocks are made of a graphite impregnated phenolic material and I have found these to be very durable. Now the rip cuts are straight and I had no trouble re-sawing 3" oak boards. I am very pleased with the performance of this saw and probably would not have had any problems had I not cracked the original guide block.

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