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Old 12-30-2016, 08:48 PM
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The Delta / Rockwell 14" bandsaw has been in production for over 50 years, and while there have been alot of changes over the years, they are good, solid, and easily repairable or upgradeable machines, and worth keeping an eye out for. Walker-Turner made a great 16" saw, and among older bandsaws, I love my DavisWells 20".

There are a couple of good books on tuning up a bandsaw - good reading if you are not overly familiar with bandsaws and are considering a used machine - and a few companies that offer upgrade parts for older machines. Worth looking at to understand the differences -
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