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   WillGeorge | Jul 27, 2005 11:06pm | #1

   Mark.. I don't have the 14".. Just the 18"..
   Strange you should post this because I was just going to post some pictures of a resaw I did on mine.

   Jatoba (Brazilian Cheery).. This board was 11.5 inches in width by about 3/4 inch wide by 40 inches long.. I just cut it today.
   I am going to make some 'Treasure Boxes' for my 'China' grandbabies for when they get a bit older..

   Janka Hardness of this wood is about 2350 (different sources give a some differences but in the ball park) Denser than Teak I think.

   I have to admit I did notice the motor slow down a bit if I turned the wood to cut the (sort of straight) line I drew..

   The blade is a 1 inch wide LENOX 3 tooth per inch (NOT carbide).
   The blade has a few teeth banged up fron a 'crash' I had awhile back when I turned the saw on and forgot to tighten the tension.. DANG!
   I hammered the bad teeth down.. (I do strange things)..

   Anyway I would think the 14 inch is just a little one of the 18". But who knows.. My local woodcraft store has the 18" but I have not seen a 14" there.. See if you local woodcraft store (If you have one) has one in the stoor to look at.. Same price as you can order over the net I think...

   Anyway.. I LOVE MY 18 inch! Search for my other posts on 18" RICON for other Info I posted if you see fit..

   Tell 'DAD'.. HAVE FUN!

   EDIT:: By the way.. The 'stuff' hanging off the ball-bearings is my mod for easier adjustments.. NOT factory...
   EDIT2:: I forgot.. When and if he gets it or most other bandsaws GET a GOOD BLADE.. The ones they send with the saws I think are just used to keep the wheels from rattlin' during shipping...

   Edited 7/27/2005 4:14 pm ET by Will George

   
   

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   Edited 7/27/2005 4:26 pm ET by Will George

   
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   bones | Jul 28, 2005 04:28am | #2

   If you have a woodcraft store near by go look at it. I was impressed with the 18" rikon, but it is a world of a difference to the 14". I'm not saying it's bad by any means, but it is different level of machine.  If I get the chance I'll go by the local woodcraft who has one, and give it a look see. I have the 17" Grizzly. You can put the Grizzly and Rikon side by side and they are almost identical.  I like the fact that that you have a retailer like woodcraft carrying them and will stand behind them.

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   MarkRD | Jul 28, 2005 04:49am | #3

   Bones,
   Thanks, My dad has already looked at the 18" model. He does not want to spend that much - nor does he feel he needs that much of a machine for the type of work he does...Mark

   Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with chalk, cut it with an ax.

   Visit Dust Maker

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   bones | Jul 28, 2005 04:02pm | #4

   No problem. I know the guys there pretty well. They get a lot of my money. I'll see if I can get a few digital pics for you. 

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   forestgirl | Jul 28, 2005 08:03pm | #5

   I didn't read the other thread, but have you/he considered the Grizzly G0555??  The reports on this saw are good, and I read yesterday that Suffolk Machinery (Timberwolf blades) is giving it a thumbs-up also.  I'm not saying it's better than the Rikon -- Rikon hasn't been around long enough to know -- but it is developing a track record.  The G0555 also includes the fence (really irritates me when they make you buy the fence separately).forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>)