I'm not having much (any) success locating bandsaws for which riser blocks are available. Can someone clue me in on which brands have them available (OEM) and their approximate price / other considerations that might come to mind?
All I am lacking of the 'major' tools now are a bandsaw and a planer. I'm looking to acquire them a.s.a.p. but I don't want to 'buy small' unless I know I can grow without having to replace.
Bill
The original manufacturers for most bandsaw are in China. They produced branded names for People like BusyBeetools, Grizzly, Jet and many others. This means that the probability of the riser block being the same are good. In Canada BusyBeetools sell a riser block kit #CT 015EXT (for their 15" bandsaw) for $49.00CAD. This includes 1- 4" extension block, 1- 1/2" blade, extension rod, blade guard. Other resellers are demanding $99.99CAD for the same kit. In the US I would start by checking with Jet and Grizzly.
Delta, Powermatic, Jet, General and others all make riser blocks for their
14" saws. Kits include longer guards for both sides of the blade, longer shaft for the upper guides, etc. You will have to have ~105" blades for most saws, too. Remember that, although you will now have a greater resaw capacity in terms of depth-of-cut, you still have a (typically) 1-1.5HP motor and a 14" frame. Don't expect the saw to handle 10" oak resaws as well as a bigger saw with heavier frame and larger motor and bearings. :)Walt
An> I'm not having much (any) success locating bandsaws for which riser blocks
Are these older issues available online anywhere? Although I found the Fine Woodworking Magazine web site, I couldn't find the specific issue you were referring to.
Bill
Nah, just hoping to be able to make roughing cuts to get stock onto the lathe without the inaccuracies of a chainsaw. If I can get the stock almost round before putting it on the lathe, I can get larger finished pieces somewhere down the road. I could be wrong, but from reading this newsgroup and a number of web sites, it appears to me that people are willing to pay more for a large, nicely figured and finished bowl than they are for eggcups turned from scrap pine.
I'm having a ball learning woodturning. I think it will be even more fun once the flow of money changes direction.
Bill
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