Grizzly 14 inch band saw

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mine is setting about 75 miles away, going to pick it up next monday. did you keep the 3/8 blade or did you upgrade to a wider blade? i see the machine will hold up to a 3/4 inch blade and i am thinking of getting one. any one have any experence using the wider blades, i hear they cut straighter. i wouldnt ask but they are $70 bucks more. also anyone have any idea as to what teeth i should get on the blade for cutting 2 inch hardwoods?
 
desi2960 said:
mine is setting about 75 miles away, going to pick it up next monday. did you keep the 3/8 blade or did you upgrade to a wider blade? i see the machine will hold up to a 3/4 inch blade and i am thinking of getting one. any one have any experence using the wider blades, i hear they cut straighter. i wouldnt ask but they are $70 bucks more. also anyone have any idea as to what teeth i should get on the blade for cutting 2 inch hardwoods?
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I switched up to the half inch blade. I never used the 3/8 blade at all. I can cut .060 slab off a 2X4 on edge. I bought the band saw blade at Highland hardware in Atlanta for less than $20 . I love this saw.

The general-purpose blade cuts just fine. It does leave a little cut mark it's not a smooth a cut as other blades. I have had a wood slicer blade before and it didn't excellent job very smooth cuts. It does dull up faster than a standard blade the blade I have now has about 6 teeth per. inch . The wood slicer had three teeth per inch.

Kim

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desi2960 said:
mine is setting about 75 miles away, going to pick it up next monday. did you keep the 3/8 blade or did you upgrade to a wider blade? i see the machine will hold up to a 3/4 inch blade and i am thinking of getting one. any one have any experence using the wider blades, i hear they cut straighter. i wouldnt ask but they are $70 bucks more. also anyone have any idea as to what teeth i should get on the blade for cutting 2 inch hardwoods?
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I always use a 3/4" blade on mine. But I saw the Springfield guys at the showroom peeling veneers off of short half logs with a little bitty blade.
 
I remember seeing a blade that someone on here was using that had varying teeth patterns. They said it was awesome. I think it was the wood slicer blades from highland.

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opiesbro said:
I remember seeing a blade that someone on here was using that had varying teeth patterns. They said it was awesome. I think it was the wood slicer blades from highland.

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The wood slicer makes a cue that you hardly have to sand smooth. I am too lazy to change blades out to cut other things so I dulled it fast. I stick with the gen purpose blade so I can cut phenolic and wood and sometimes aluminum.

Kim
 
desi2960 said:
mine is setting about 75 miles away, going to pick it up next monday. did you keep the 3/8 blade or did you upgrade to a wider blade? i see the machine will hold up to a 3/4 inch blade and i am thinking of getting one. any one have any experence using the wider blades, i hear they cut straighter. i wouldnt ask but they are $70 bucks more. also anyone have any idea as to what teeth i should get on the blade for cutting 2 inch hardwoods?
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Chuck,
Call these guys on the phone and they will walk you thru the options you have for your saw, and the kind of material you want to cut. Here's the link... http://www.suffolkmachinery.com/
 
picked mine up yesterday

but i had no idea i was just buying a bandsaw KIT, hell its going to take me a week to put it together !!!!
thanks for the links to the blades, i will buy a better blade in the future, the salesman sold me a 3/4 inch he said would work just fine, it was only 20 bucks, i will install it as a learning blade.
 
desi2960 said:
but i had no idea i was just buying a bandsaw KIT, hell its going to take me a week to put it together !!!!
thanks for the links to the blades, i will buy a better blade in the future, the salesman sold me a 3/4 inch he said would work just fine, it was only 20 bucks, i will install it as a learning blade.
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It's not that bad... it took me all day.... build the stand and then get 2 big guys to put the main saw on it. Bolt it down and then put on the rest of the parts and adjust it up..........

The manual is in the bottom of the big box under the table...... you can down load one from grizzly until you get there.

LOL

Kim
 
too much to build

whenever i buy a piece of equipment that has this many pieces to put together, i think i am working for the company that sells it. !!!!!!!


then you have to adjust the wheels, then adjust the blade tension, then adjust the fence, then adjust the guides, then if it doesnt track as it should, you off set the fence, i think i might be better off with a handsaw
 
i forgot the photos

1973 bronco with 351
 

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desi2960 said:
whenever i buy a piece of equipment that has this many pieces to put together, i think i am working for the company that sells it. !!!!!!!


then you have to adjust the wheels, then adjust the blade tension, then adjust the fence, then adjust the guides, then if it doesnt track as it should, you off set the fence, i think i might be better off with a handsaw
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Do all the settings and adjustments before you put the table on.................... it gets in the way.........

BTW this is much better than a hand saw............ mine tracks perfect......

LOL

Kim
 
its going slow

i got the base together, i an waiting for next time couple buddies come over to play pool, then i am going to have them set the saw on the base.
 
desi2960 said:
i got the base together, i an waiting for next time couple buddies come over to play pool, then i am going to have them set the saw on the base.
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smart move................ you might have to give them free beer too.........

LOL

Kim
 
kinda proud

i set the saw on the base by MYSELF, took about a day in bed afterwards. read the instruction manual, then reread the instruction manual. i have never had very good luck with bandsaws, but i am very happy with the tracking. first think i made were push sticks, then i ripped a 2 by 2 by 30 down to 1.4 by 1.4.
if anyone is looking for a medium weight 14 inch bandsaw grizzley might not be a bad choice...
 
Wow... your back must hurt.... Thats a lot of cast iron. I didn't think it was that hard to adjust. It was a little tedious though. But once it is set you are good to go.

The only thing it needs is a light. I have a clip light that I set up on mine.

Kim
 
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