DELTA 28-984 Height Attachment for 14-Inch DELTA Bandsaws

 (38 customer reviews)

Many regard this kit as a "must have" for resawing (making thin boards out of thick ones), and they're right. Additionally, there are other cases where the additional height is needed. Recently, I've been making bandsaw boxes for gifts, and the added height can come in handy when making a deep box (where the box must be stood on its back and cut from front-to-back). Whatever you're cutting, my point is... that at some time in the future, you'll use the extra clearance that this unit provides, even if you don't anticipate doing a lot of resawing.This kit is more than just the riser block (as the picture shows). You get a new backside blade guard and all the other little pieces made necessary by the saws new reach.All this stuff is typical Delta quality... Heavier built than any of the Delta [look a like].Get some help when assembling this unit, however... lifting the upper part of your saw is tricky and frightening: especially if you drop it!!!While this may...Read more

If you are like me, you bought one of the 14" Delta saws with the feeling that 6" was plenty of height. This is most often because we first see a bandsaw as a useful tool for cutting up and cutting out. Evenually, the idea of resawing a costly piece of lumber occurs to us, and suddenly we are in a vertical world where 6" is a big limitation. I still had many qualms when I first considered this extension, mostly out of fear of instability and vibration.

What I finally did was first improve the blade guides with roller bearings and balance out the wheels. And finally, with my eye on some very nice pieces of redwood burl, I bought this extension. My first reaction on opening the box was that the kit was of better quality than the original parts and a few incidents bore this out.

There is a lot to this kit, since both the height pillar and the blade guide arm must be extended. The task though is simple (on paper, at least). Unbolt the pillar and insert the...Read more

Install was easy and pretty much works as advertised. After installing however the cord for the switch doesn't reach the motor. The instructions suggest removing a strap that holds the cord to the arm, but that doesn't help, still about 1.5 " short. Perhaps if you did't have the dust chute installed it would reach, but that seems like a bad idea. I had to drill two new holes in the arm to mount the switch lower.