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06-08-2008, 04:01 AM
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Name: Tracy City: Salisbury State: NC County: Rowan Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I am looking to get a 14" band saw in the very near future and was wondering if any members have any experience with the following Grizzly model. http://www.grizzly.com/products/The-...-Bandsaw/G0555.
Reading the reviews on their site and on Amazon it seems like a great little saw for the money. Probably all I will need until I can expand the shop. It seems to have been out for about five years. Any advise on this saw would be greatly appreciated. I am also considering the Delta that is at Lowe's. This is the link. http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?actio...276&lpage=none
Does anyone have this saw and what do you think of it. The reviews on this saw were not as good as the Grizzly.
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06-08-2008, 07:19 AM
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Name: Dirk City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 53 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Great Saw..... I love mine Wish i would have gotten it ten yrs ago | |
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06-08-2008, 07:37 AM
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Name: Scott City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I also have one. I got it off of CL last summer. I also have the riser block on mine. It is a great saw for the price. Only down side is it does not handle 3/4" blades all that well but will resaw great with a 1/2". If you get over to my neck of the woods you are welcome to stop buy and test it out.
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06-08-2008, 07:53 AM
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Name: Tom City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: May 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I have the Grizzly also. It took a little tender setup time getting the guides locked in correct. But that just gave me time to get to know the saw a little better. I like it. Get rid of the blade it comes with and get a good one. Iturra or something similar. I don't have the riser attachment so I can't offer any info on it.
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06-08-2008, 10:05 AM
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Name: John Macmaster City: Eastover State: NC County: Cumberland Join Date: Oct 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Tracy, I know where you can get a 16" Grizzly for the price you would pay for a 14".
Let me see if I know how to link my Gloat post to here. http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/f...-2-post155853/
Ok I hope this works, now let me see this list that I have here.
There is a 16" Grizzly band saw with mobile base and blades for 550.00.
I looked at it when I was there last week and it looked almost new.
HTH.
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06-08-2008, 10:28 AM
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Name: Tracy City: Salisbury State: NC County: Rowan Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by skysharks  Tracy, I know where you can get a 16" Grizzly for the price you would pay for a 14".
Let me see if I know how to link my Gloat post to here. http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/f...-2-post155853/
Ok I hope this works, now let me see this list that I have here.
There is a 16" Grizzly band saw with mobile base and blades for 550.00.
I looked at it when I was there last week and it looked almost new.
HTH. How does it compare in size to the 14" models? I am cramped for space 
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06-08-2008, 11:08 AM
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Name: Rob City: Hendersonville State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 66 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Tracy,
I have the G055 with a riser block and the Shop Fox mobile base -- it is a good bandsaw, but for about the same money after shipping, I'd strongly consider the saw that Mac recommends. The corrected phone number is in Mac's last post to the thread -- I'd call the guy and see what model it is -- the footprint of each saw should be similar so that should not be a factor. Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
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06-08-2008, 05:05 PM
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Name: Tracy City: Salisbury State: NC County: Rowan Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Just tried to call the number in the last post and the person that answered said I had the wrong number. Mac can you check the number? Could it be 919 instead of 910?
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06-08-2008, 09:20 PM
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Name: Chuck City: Rocky Mount State: NC County: Nash Join Date: Nov 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by newtowood Just tried to call the number in the last post and the person that answered said I had the wrong number. Mac can you check the number? Could it be 919 instead of 910? Reverse phone lookup shows the number posted here http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/f...72/index2.html belongs to a John MacMaster in Fayetteville, NC!! .gif "Drogar Laugh(DBG)")
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