DELTA 20-330 4D 5" X 6" Horizontal Band Saw

Delta 20-330 Horizontal Band Saw

I've owned one of these since the early 1990's and have used it countless times.

Cons:

- Motor is underpowered, as the blade binds (stops) too often on heavy cuts. Have to lift the swing-arm up, restart it and gently lower the arm to resume cutting.

- Numerous aspects of the tool are downright crude. The pulley/belt housing (to change speeds) is poorly-formed cheap plastic; the "table" for vertical use is a flimsy piece of sheet-metal and is non-adjustable; the door to the blade wheels is made of multiple pieces of sheet metal stamped together; I threw out the plastic wheels designed to roll the tool around, and custom made a mobile base.

- Design doesn't always allow the blade guides to be close enough to the work. As a result, the blade wanders (slants to one side) on deep cuts, resulting in non-square cuts..

- Blade occasionally slips off the cast-iron...Read more