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You might remember that a couple of weeks ago I replaced my workbench with a smaller one. This change opened up enough floor space to add a free standing bandsaw. I have a ShopSmith bandsaw currently that does not meet my needs, mainly this is due to the 6" depth of cut. The new saw needs to have 12-14" depth of cut to rough out bowl blanks. I am limited to 120v and 7'8" overall height. I've been doing some research and found one that looks like it might fit the bill. I'm asking for the benefit of your experience in choosing the right saw. Has anyone used this saw? Any concerns about the Grizzly brand? This saw is the runner up but I know virtually nothing about the ShopFox brand. Any reason to choose one over the other? I would much rather buy American but I'm not sure that's possible anymore. Do you know of a better choice for this specific application? .40
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Got a chance to mount a small block of mahogany on the new lathe and also glue up a larger platter. So far so good on the lathe. As usual compared to the Shopsmith it is very high. It’s solid as a rock and seems to function well. Having the ability to go down to 25 rpm is interesting when applying finish. There is absolutely no vibration. One drawback is that all my faceplates won’t work and Grizzly seems to be out of their 6” faceplates. Also my G3 chuck needs an adapter which is two weeks away. I did get a faceplate from Maxwood but it takes a 1/4” spacer to work on this lathe and it is also two weeks out. So for now no chuck and one faceplate. Paul
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