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77 of 77 people found the following review helpful: By This review is from: Grizzly G0457 14" 2 HP Deluxe Bandsaw (Misc.) I have owned this bandsaw since May 06 and have used it extensively. It is an excellent bandsaw and a great deal for the price. When I chose this saw, I was looking at the Jet 14" and Delta 14" saws. Delta seems to be having quality problems with many of their products at the moment, so that stopped me from buying a Delta. I really like Jet equipment and have several Jet machines, all of which are excellent, but for the money, this Grizzly is a hard deal to beat. The Grizzly comes standard with a fence, a tall resaw fence, and ball bearing blade guides, all of which are extra cost from Jet.
On to the review of the bandsaw. Arriving freight in 2 boxes, the closed stand in one and the completely assembled saw in the other, the only assembly needed is the table, motor, and saw to base. Base. The base has a shelf inside for storage. The handle is a quick release push button. Leveling feet are included for the base. Saw. This is a heavy piece. I...Read more 11 of 12 people found the following review helpful: By Dusty (wetter washington) - See all my reviews This review is from: Grizzly G0457 14" 2 HP Deluxe Bandsaw (Misc.) I will not repeat what others have noted. Beyond saying it's a solid choice in "smaller" bandsaws.
I bought it over a year ago, as a replacement for a cheap "import" 14 inch. I find the power and quality aspects were solid. When I finished the setup, it passed the "nickel" test (set a nickle, on edge and turn on the bandsaw, does it fall over?) I have never used the supplied blade, rather I bought a set of blades from Highland Hardware. A 1/2 inch resaw, a 3/8 turners (wide set) and a 3/16 fine. All work well. The Grizzly manual is excellent (early 10+ years ago) manuals were not. I would not consider using this BS setup for 110V, it comes wired for 220, and you should leave it that way. I also got the "matching" ShopFox mobile base. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: By Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Grizzly G0457 14" 2 HP Deluxe Bandsaw (Misc.) SKU713 Blade Width 3/8 Thickness 0.032
Options: Blade Length In Inches: 106 Fraction Or Decimal: Teeth Per Inch: 3 TPI (AS .032) [...] 1 [...] [...] If you are a woodturner and are cutting blanks from green wood the blade above is the one to get. I just installed and tuned it according to their instructions and cut a perfect blank from a piece of 10 inch thick hard maple. Stayed right on the line and popped out the blank and left the outer waste in on piece. Follow the tuning instructions and don't over tighten and it's a hot knife through butter. I will be ordering more blades for other uses. Oh, the saw quality is Awesome. Dennis |