This keeps getting listed and resisted on Craigslist.....

[orbb]

And after originally telling myself to move on, I keep looking at it. Sort of like the stray dog that keeps hanging around, you know you shouldn't but your resistance wears down.

Any thoughts?

http://huntington.craigslist.org/tls/2918689296.html

[sailboy3]

I take it from the warning wheels that it is a nuclear bandsaw. I would stay away from it. I've heard the 28-560 has a lot of problems with core meltdowns, but IIRC Dewalt sells an Emergency Core Cooling System like the one shown below that you can retrofit to remedy the problem.

[ramillett]

Too small of diameter wheels , blades don't survive long . Bob

[James McMullen]

You can never have enough bandsaws.



I currently own six. I wouldn't mind a seventh. No lie.

[Canoeyawl]

Three wheeled band saws have some distinct advantages. If it was any where near here I would buy it - right now.

[orbb]

I think what attracts me is the no-guards, OSHA-be-damned look of it.

I guess I will send him an email.

[callsign222]

I take it from the warning wheels that it is a nuclear bandsaw. I would stay away from it. I've heard the 28-560 has a lot of problems with core meltdowns, but IIRC Dewalt sells an Emergency Core Cooling System like the one shown below that you can retrofit to remedy the problem.

Hahahaha I finally got this

[Mrleft8]

It's not worth $70.
It's pretty much junk, worth less than it's weight as scrap metal.
I suppose I should back up a little and say that it needs more work than it's worth to make it work. The drive belt doubles as a tire for the lower wheel, which is trouble waiting to happen. The guide post looks like it's bent. The wheels on that style (3 small wheels) are notorious for going out of plane (warping), and it won't cut, even tuned up, much more than 2" thick softwood.
New it might have been a good tool for a grandfatherly type to make jigsaw puzzles for the church rummage sale.

[John Bell]

I've got one of these exact models in my workshop. Picked it up for $10, and mine's in better shape. It's not the greatest bandsaw in the world. Mine lost a tire so I made a new one out of duct tape (thanks for the tip Robb White, RIP). It's a bugger to get tuned and running well. Also it takes 80" blades which are not that easy to find locally.

I doubt the guide post is bent. What you are looking at on that one is a sheet metal cover over the guide post. I'm not sure what purpose that cover even serves.

I would not use one of these without the cover!

[Eddiebou]

I had a 3 wheel bandsaw, it was junk. I gave it away. I wouldn't want it if it was free.

[Nicholas Carey]

That saw is Delta's junky knock-off of Inca's compact bandsaws from Switzerland/France. I believe Garrett-Wade was the importer of Inca power tools. Sadly, Garrett-Wade stopped importing them c. 2001-2002 or so. Parts availability is dicey...but still, used Inca bandsaws like these, 10-15 years old or older, fetch somewhere north of $500 USD. There's a reason that the asking price on that Delta is $70.

This is the 20-inch Inca 710:

[goodbasil]

3 wheel and 4 wheel bandsaws should be avoided like the plague.
But if you must buy a 3 wheel buy an Inca.
$70 is way too high for that I've seen that very saw compleate for $!00 or less several times.

Keep your eyes peeled for a 2 wheel job of 10" or more diameter. More " the better. Small wheels cause fatique and
heat build up.

[zertgold]

[Brian Palmer]

I paid $100 for a 12-inch Sears that has worked pretty well for me (one of the not-so-old ones with cast aluminum frame and one-piece plastic cover, made in USA.) If that is your price range, I would look for the Sears. Otherwise, save up for a 14 inch.

Brian

[outofthenorm]

I have exactly that saw (with the cover ). Bought it many years ago because the 16 in throat seemed like a good idea. Wrong.

It takes a lot of tuning and re-tuning to keep it working. There is essentially zero adjustment for the engine mount. It breaks blades - quickly. It takes up a lot of space. You can't put Carter guides on it and the ones it came with suck. There are only a limited range of 82" blades available. Dust collection is a joke.

Having said all that, I've cut a lot of wood with it over the years, and it did force me to learn how to silver solder a blade back together.

Why do I still have it? Beats me. Maybe this is the Father's Day where I buy myself a 14 in Delta.

- Norm

[Jay Greer]

I have a few Inca machines in my shop. They are well made and very accurate. The band saws can cut veneers as thin as 1mm. They are a little more in need of kind treatment by qualified craftsmen than the average run of the mill machines such as Delta. Being designed and built by a company that specialised in aircraft web castings the machine frames are very light but also very strong. But, an unsophisticated shop worker can ruin an Inca machine due to lack of understanding the sensitive nature of setting one up. The company is no longer in business and parts are hard to come by but still they command a high price which, speaks well for their quality.
Jay

[Jay Greer]

[Phil Y]

Show off!

[Mrleft8]

Cluttered, but clean....... The jury's still out on this Greer fella....

[kbowen]

Amen to the post about short blade life. If you can live your life with a 1/4" 4tpi or smaller, it's ok, esp if you like to braze your own blades. If the wheel bearings or tires are bad it will make you crazy. If you need the throat depth and are willing to screw around for it, then it is a logical choice.