JET 708113A JWBS-14OS 14-Inch 3/4-Horsepower Open Stand Woodworking Band Saw with Graphite Alloy Guide Blocks, 115/230-Volt 1-Phase

Way-back-when the first really good small band saw came out we bought it and loved it (the R-brand which is now the D-brand). A while later JET came onto the market with a 14" but being reluctant to change something that wasn't broke we kept our R-brand for many more years. One day someone offered us a lot of gold for our whole woodshop and the old enclosed base band saw went with it. Later we started a new shop that produced models and prototypes for other shops. When outfitting the shop and generally being in like with our wallets slightly more than our machines we considered the JET 14" for the first time. After a few trials and a lot of jabber on the jungle telegraph we took the chance. At that time the open base was a new thing. While not as svelte looking as the enclosed base we soon found that it was easier to clean up after and we could store stuff underneath - valuable space for those once-in-awhile jigs. It also seemed to run quieter without those flat...Read more

I ordered this saw because I have an old JTAS-10XL table saw, (from the days when Jet products were US made and blue in color) which is an excellent precision machine. I also got 10% off and free shipping on the bandsaw.
The bandsaw has so far been a disaster. I received mine on May 22 and immediately found a table with 14 mil dish. I called the WMH Tool customer service and they sent me another in a week, 3rd day air: just as dished. Another call to Cust Svc, with a request that they get a Quality Control person to check stock to find a flat one. Well that took another 10 days, even 3rd day air, and the table was barely acceptable with a 6 mil dish. I still had to deburr the slot, though.
Then I took the saw out of the box and put it together. Seemed to run ok, so I added the JRB-14 riser block kit and fence kit. All seemed to be going well enough until I tried to install the extended guide post that supports the upper blade guide and guard. No way! the saw frame...Read more

This is my first bandsaw. It's pretty solid and easy to assemble. It needed some tuning before using it to get it to cut right but once that was done it's working great. The picture Amazon shows is not the same design as the bandsaw I got, however. The motor is to the side and it's not a 2" dust chute but a 4" on the side of the saw.