JET 710750 JWBS-18X 18-Inch 1-3/4 Horsepower Resaw Woodworking Bandsaw with Roller Guides, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase

List Price: $1,421.00 Discount Price: $1,199.99

Features:

• 18-inch wood band saw with 12-inch capacity and enclosed case; rack-and-pinion blade guard mechanism
• 1-3/4-horsepower motor; heavy-duty trunnion system; 18-inch width of cut
• Cast-iron table, cast-iron wheels with vulcanized rubber
• Includes saw and blade
• 20-1/2 by 31-1/2 by 80 inches; 420 pounds; 19 by 19-inch table; 1-year limited warranty

Customer Reviews:

Not quite IT. [Posted on 2006-03-03]
Some good things:
- cost - good
- build - built solidly
- motor can power through thick oak.

Some not so good things
- Adjusting the blade guides is a total pain - to move the lower guides requies tipping the table up and jamming your hand underneath to loosen the hex bolts.
- Raising the cutting height, even 2-3 ", causes you to need to readjust all the guides.
- Tightening the guides changes their settings - need to guess to get it right.

Solid Bandsaw at a great price [Posted on 2006-03-11]
I bought this bandsaw at my local Woodcraft and am in general very pleased. The saw unpacked and cleaned up easily (use lamp oil to clean up the table, then finish cleaning with alcohol), and fit's nicely in my shop space. It has so far done every task I've asked of it easily. Blades can be changed without removing the table, and the bottom guides are easy enough to set, so I'm not sure what the other reviewers were thinking.

Problems:
Well, problems are minor, and customer service was more than willing to work with me. A piece was missing from the fence, so it doesn't lock, and one of the upper guide bearings needs replaced. Jet said they'll send out replacements today.

On the whole, a very solid and useful tool. Quickly becoming the favorite tool in my workshop.

Great Bandsaw for the Money [Posted on 2006-05-24]
This bandsaw will do everything you want and more. The main thing that could make it better is add a 3 hp motor for serious resaw work. The quality of the resaw work that I have done using cedar so far is perfect tracking with very little drift and plenty of power. However, I suspect if I resawed oak the saw may lack the power to saw a an economical pace. ( I'll edit this after I actually resaw some oak.)
The reason I only voted 4 stars is because the plastic insert at the rail opposite the locking cam on the fence fell out after a few uses. That could be fixed if they used an alternate method to attach it instead of the self adhesive.

Excellent Bandsaw! [Posted on 2007-02-11]
This bandsaw is absolutely incredible! When I ordered the bandsaw at first, the product came to me damaged. I contacted Amazon through the return process and they sent out another one right away. You couldn't ask for any better. When I received my new bandsaw I was impressed with how heavy duty everything was. The guide bearings are great and easy to adjust. I read other reviews and was a bit skeptical at first but found it to be a breeze to adjust. I sawed a two inch wide piece of curly maple at about a hundred thousandths with no problem. I also sawed a 11" piece of redwood. The blade tracked perfectly straight and I was able to remove a piece of redwood less than 1/8" thick with a consistent thickness. I look forward to using this product for many years. By the way, I contacted the manufacturer's technical support to verify a couple of things, and they were more than willing to support their product and I didn't have to wait too long.

Superior quality bandsaw [Posted on 2008-01-12]
This saw, along with AMAZON'S price,and FREE shipping. was an unbeatable, SMOKIN DEAL. You won't be sorry you bought this saw! You can always trust AMAZON.COM. JET 710750 JWBS-18X 18-Inch 1-3/4 Horsepower Resaw Woodworking Bandsaw with Roller Guides, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase

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