10" Deluxe Bandsaw - 1/2 HP Reviews

4.2 Rating 12 Reviews

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1177 Rosemar Rd,
Parkersburg
West Virginia
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“This Rikon bandsaw works great. Just cut cabriole legs for a Queen Anne lowboy. I had a bit of trouble with a pinched blade at one point. Just had to add some wedges to open the kerf. Otherwise, I have had no issues. It was easy to set up as well.”

2 Helpful Report

Posted 6 months ago

“Nice saw if used correctly. I abused it a bit by running through wood too hard for the 1/2 hp motor to make bowl blanks. So I will be buying a stronger more powerful band saw. If you only want a band saw for small to medium work, it's really good. There is a learning curve to changing the blade. 5 stars because when used as intended being a 1/2hp machine, it is very good!”

3 Helpful Report

Posted 8 months ago

“I bought this as a compromise for my small shop primarily for resawing. Expectations met handsomely with set up, and it tracks with excellence. But only three stars as the dust collection is horrible. Running through 500cfm collector with cyclone, stepped down to this saw's small port. It improved slightly by cutting out the machine's plastic port's cross braces that interfere with material flow. Basically have to stop every 10 minutes to manually clean out build up in upper and lower wheels. And that's resawing very dry hard maple and walnut, not stringy green wood. Other than dust collection, a capable machine for small hobby shop.”

5 Helpful Report

Posted 1 year ago

KH From San Leandro

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“Yes, just purchased Today. Set up in about One hour (I've had a smaller Bandsaw before, and read Mark Duginske's New Complete Guide to Band Saws - carefully), and have already created some excellent, thin, re-sawn planks for my radio controlled motor boat hull. The boards are so nice I want to build some model railroad buildings or bridges etc. I just used the blade it came with, so far, and made sure everything was square and aligned with the blade. For My Very small shop & small-Hobby needs, this is so much better than I had before. Quite Pleased.”

2 Helpful Report

Posted 3 years ago

“For the price its pretty great. Powerful enough to resaw hardwood, and can throw on a smaller band and do some detail cutting. The only thing I dont like is the miter attachment is not a universal size but I don't really use it anyway. Took about 30 min to get square after reading instructions.”

3 Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

AW From MIDLAND

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“I think this saw is overpriced. I chose it over the WEN because I wanted to avoid spending hours getting it tuned up. That was a mistake. If you think youâ€™re going to spend a bit extra here to avoid problems here then itâ€™s the wrong saw for you. The guides are very finicky and donâ€™t like adjustment, especially on bottom. You have to take the table top off to get a true adjustment on bottom and even then my bearings try to go cockeyed for some reason. After you get your alignment done youâ€™re back to square one on your table settings. The fence is a travesty to be honest. Cheap plastic that wonâ€™t tighten unless you put a lot of torque on the locking mechanism which stresses it too much. It will break itâ€™s just a matter of when. Why does every tool company insist on being so cheap now? I thought â€œdeluxeâ€”

4 Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

“This is a nifty little saw with a lot of features. However it was poorly packed and, judging from the box, also probably mishandled by UPS. The base is bent almost 3/8" up on one corner and about a 1/4" on the opposite corned. There's a little kink on the side of the flange near the bad bend so I'm gonna say it was mishandled rather than it had 'walked' during welding. Anyway, I found the tool-less guides to be convenient, kool but pretty fussy. The guide bearings/knobs themselves are fine...it's the upper and lower sub-assemblies that seem to not fit well on their perches. There's a lot of slop...and that makes tuning this saw a PITA. Also the motor runs really hot...I mean almost 'burn your hand' hot. Very strange indeed. And the motor could be smoother. My saw seems 'not quite there' and if it had been a better saw, I would have dealt with the damage but I'm gonna return it and probably upgrade to the 10-326. This one needs a little more time in the oven to get right. Maybe the 10-6062 has a better (meaning heavier) trunnion, guide assemblies, a slightly bigger table, better fence and a thicker base.”

3 Helpful Report

Posted 4 years ago

“The band saw itself is fine, but the table's miter gauge slot is non-standard 5/8 x 1/4, and even those specs aren't accurate because they a fraction larger. That makes anything you find to fill them loose. The miter gauge that Rikon sells is worthless junk, so don't bother. Very disappointed.”

1 Helpful Report

Posted 5 years ago