damn, a bandsaw!

It has been reported on "rec.woodworking" that the Grizzly riser block kit is a perfect fit for the Ridgid BS1400. The Grizzly kit is about $50. See the post by "grendelro" at:

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Hi Mac

Good show Mac (maybe not the best, but better than non). So this is the proverbial Squeaky Wheel ? (G)

80% assembled WHO, hold it right there !! Stop right there, go back to HD and get one of their band saw help books. whatever they have and read it, you will get some idea of how to line up the wheels, and set the blade guides and which ones to use etc., even if you don't buy a band saw tuning book you will get a better Idea of what to do and look for.

I was going to advise what Jack is telling you, get the grizzly or other taiwanese made 14" band saw riser block set, I'm quite sure they are all using the same frame, (of course if you get it home and it does not fit the foregoing was never said by me.)%-^)

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

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If, as others are saying, that your saw is the same as the Grizzly 14", I have had that saw for 20 years and it's still humming along. It may not have all the bells and whistles but it works just fine. Like lathes, there is always a better one that is more refined, but I think you will be happy with it. Elaphant from Taiwan makes them. That's what mine is and when I broke a part and emailed Elaphant they said to buy Grizzly parts--it's the same saw. Earl

If, as others are saying, that your saw is the same as the Grizzly 14", I have had that saw for 20 years and it's still humming along. It may not have all the bells and whistles but it works just fine. Like lathes, there is always a better one that is more refined, but I think you will be happy with it. Elaphant from Taiwan makes them. That's what mine is and when I broke a part and emailed Elaphant they said to buy Grizzly parts--it's the same saw. Earl

why isn't a riser block just a piece of metal you machine to the proper dimension? I needed a small one for my taiwan clone, so I cut some aluminum to size and bolted it in. What am I missing here? why would this be a $150 part? if all else fails, make one of wood, take to a machine shop and say "make me this as cheaply as possible"

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Mac, Ridgid makes (or did at one time) a riser block kit for their 14 inch BS. I bought one about 5 years ago for my Emerson built Craftsman. I don't recall the price right off hand, but it seems it was around $50.00. Got it at Home Depot. It came with the longer guide holder and some misc other hardware. Try there before paying postage for a Griz.

Ken Moon Webberville, TX

Of course the rest of the kit, which is the safety equipment, is normally included.

Lemme see - two hours getting and delivering specs, driving to and from machine shop .... I'd rather be at the lathe, thank you.

The kit includes the riser block, a longer bolt to install the riser, an extended guide bar, an extended blade guard for both sides of the saw and a longer blade.

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thanks for the lead, I'll check it out..

mac

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oh, the assembly was fun, Leo... In fact, it made the assembly of the HF dust collector quick & easy *g*

I spent a LOT of time with in last night, setting, aligning, resetting, etc.... damn, there sure are a lot of adjustments on these things, and half of them are under the damn table..

I wanted the delta, and am already wondering after one night of use if the 3/4 HP is going to do what I want... OTOH, this one is instant gratification and there's no interest and payments for a year... OH, and we also got another 10% off for first use of the card, or something like that... with the saw, an extra blade (1/2") and a few things that the boss picked up, the10% was over 60 bucks..

mac

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cool. Earl... maybe I can get it to move logs with it's trunk!! Is your griz 3/4 hp?

mac

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The manual is out in the shop, but the "kit" has the block, blade, some additional rollers and guides, I think.... But $150 to make a $350 saw cut 12" is overkill.. hell, I don't think I'd try anything that big with a 3/4 hp 14" saw.. I'd be old enough to retire before it resawed a 2 foot log..*g*

mac

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Ken.. the Ridgid riser kit (bs5005 or something) is $160 from Ridged and $153.00 at one of the web tool places.. Amazon doesn't have the kit OR the saw, so that tells me something about Ridged..

mac

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Hi Mac

Does your saw have that stupid 45 Degree, hanging motor setup as well ?? Boy what a pain, that was, I changed that on mine, with a plywood shelf and a big door hinge, don't have no hassle with lining up and tightening the belt anymore. I wasn't to impressed with my band saw at first, and used it not to often. Then when I had broken another band and then talked to a vendor at the local wood show, he asked what I was using my saw for, so I told him that I used it mainly for cutting wet wood for making turning blanks. So he goes to his rack gets a band saw blade and says this is the blade you need, so he gave me a Swedish silicon steel band saw blade, it's a furniture band .032" thick, 3 tpi and extra wide set, it is called (The Carver"s & Turner"s band), boy did that ever make a difference. As it happens my wife and I went to the Chatham-Kent woodworking show today and I bought a spare band saw blade from the same vendor, paid $13.65 Can. plus GST and PST taxes for a total $15.70 Can. The one that I got on now has a slight bumpedy bump in it. (probably one of them gnomes been sawing round wood on it, wouldn't know how else it happened) Anyway the main message is get a good blade it makes al the difference in the world.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

mac davis wrote:

Isn't Ridgid basically the Home Depot brand? At least I haven't seen it elsewhere.

Derek

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Ken.. the Ridgid riser kit (bs5005 or something) is $160 from Ridged and $153.00 at one of the web tool places.. Amazon doesn't have the kit OR the saw, so that tells me something about Ridged..

mac

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Correct. Formerly Emerson Electric, now, I believe, Ryobi OEM.

Mac, my Elaphant, ala Grizzly, is 3/4 hp. Don't know why anybody wouldn't just buy the Grizzly riser kit for $50. It's got everything you need. I've been thinking about it but my old style guide post holder is different than the new ones and I need to figure out to adapt it. My post is octagon and the newer ones are round. Earl

No, after assembling the stand (grumble) you set the "bandsaw" on it and bolt to stand, then bolt the motor on behind it, on rubber grommets..

I was underwhelmed with mine for 2 reasons... couldn't get it to cut a straight line (even with shop made fence) and it seemed under powered when cutting over 3 or 4 " stock... I finally decided that it wasn't a setup or alignment problem and changed to the

1/2" 4 tpi blade that I bought... I wanted to start with this blade, but the saw came with the 1/4" one installed already... *sigh* The 1/2" blade makes a world of difference... cuts are straight, motor doesn't bog down, etc... Practiced turning firewood into bowl and box blanks yesterday and it was awesome!

I'll do that.. I had no idea that they were so inexpensive! The night that I bought the saw, 1/2" was the meanest blade that they had... (all they had in my size were Ridgid brand)

I'll find a couple of 3/4" blades in a better quality this week... thanks again, Leo!

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It could be, Derek... to be honest, the only time I've heard about Ridgid is in this group or the wRECk...

mac

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