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It was assembled, and I had a riser to mount it on so I was cutting within an hour after getting it. That's as long as my pleasure lasted.
All in a matter of two months, it started screeching and the motor would bog down and not cut straight no matter how I tried to adjust it.If you want to cut soft wood, and not much of it, then you'll like this saw. The blade guides wore out in a matter of days, and the bearings that the blade is supposed to ride against are loose causing the blade to skip off the side.
If you want to cut nothing but soft woods, and never do any re-sawing, then this is the saw for you. I bought the best blades that I could get and ruined more hard maple stock than I can count.
I make muskie fishing lures as a hobby, and when the dealer who cut my wood blanks for me was stricken with cancer, I had to make my own.My first purchase was a Black and Decker 9" band saw. I started out with some soft Western Red Cedar so I could get used to the machine, and was pleased.
The only way to keep the blade on the bearings is to over-tighten the blade which causes premature blade failure.
Portable light weight band saw for light projects. nice form factor too.You have to set up the blade guides and adjust the blade wheel tracking.It's great for what it's designed for.light operation.Im happy with it.
To me this is a great machine. This new one,even tough one speed, is great. I had a 3 real one before and blade dept coming off the pullys,repaired 3 times and still did the same thing. Could not make a slight turn in cutting. I have done a lot of turns etc and its still with me.
This unit has not had that problem and has been used for at least 20 hours of cutting. The wobble doesn't affect cutting performance but does make the floor wobble. I have not been able to figure out an adjustment that affects the wobble. I have had a couple of band saws in the past where you could never adjust the alignment so they didn't slip their blade within about 15 minutes. I like this product and it has cut everything I have tried from plastic to wood and aluminum. There is a wobble once the unit is up to speed almost like one of the wheels is out of balance. It also seems louder than some similar saws I have used in the past.
Out of the box it worked perfectlty and performed the relative simple cuts I required of it. I receive the Black & Decker 9-inch band saw soon after I placed the order. There were not any assembly issues and the instructions were well written.
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