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• 18-inch wood band saw with 12-inch capacity and enclosed case; rack-and-pinion blade guard mechanism
• 1-3/4-horsepower motor; heavy-duty trunnion system; 18-inch width of cut
• Cast-iron table, cast-iron wheels with vulcanized rubber
• Includes saw and blade
• 20-1/2 by 31-1/2 by 80 inches; 420 pounds; 19 by 19-inch table; 1-year limited warranty
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 31.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 22.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 71.0 inches | | Package Length:
| 80.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 32.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 21.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 420.01 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 16 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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33 of 33 found the following review helpful:
Not all that bad.Nov 27, 2005
By Robert Casper Weigant
"BobW"
This is my third bandsaw. One a Shopsmith and another a 14" Delta. Still have them all. So, I needed a resaw bandsaw and bought the jet. No problems except one. I think that the maker of tools should be made to use them for a week, or two. They should also be forced to change the blades over and over again. The problem is it's almost imposible to losen and tighten the back bottom screw to adjust the bearings. When I first got it I had to take the table off to align the blade. The simple sloution is to drill a small 1/4" hole on the table top directly over the screw. Then with a long hex wrench you can easly get to the screw. now why didn't they think about that at the factory?
69 of 77 found the following review helpful:
 Not Impressed at allMay 28, 2005
By James Manning
I have had several Jet tools and have liked all of them, so
when I sold my blue Jet "14" bandsaw and decided to move up
in size to one of the new "18" saw's, Jet was the first thing
that came to my mind. I read several reviews of the current
Jet "18" saw with "10" resaw capacity, at the same time I
realized that Jet had come out with an upgrade to this saw
to fix alot of the complaints with the regular "18" saw.
With the "18X" they added "12" of resaw height and beefed
up the trunions under the table and added more HP. After
I got the "18X" home I found there was so many bad points
to this saw that I took it back to woodcraft and swapped
it for a Delta "18" and did not like it either and took
it back also. Now I am looking again!
Pros:
1. 1 3/4 hp motor
2. "12" resaw
3. Ball bearing guides
Cons:
1. Build quality sucks...trunion mounting plate that was welded
to frame was bent severly
2. Top of saw felt weak (thin gauge metal)
3. Table was nowhere near flat
4. I could not get table square to blade even after "1/4" of
shims under the table
5. The cast iron wheels were poorly made and caused the whole
machine to shake with vibration and I could not correct it
6. And the icing on the cake was the lower blade guides, you
have to remove the table to change a blade and make any
adjustments to the lower guides
Conclusion:
If you want to spend hours upon hours trying to get this
saw tuned enough to cut something then buy this saw. This
saw isnot the same quality that my Jet "14" bandsaw and
my Jet tablesaw were made to. Even if Jet could replace
most of the parts that where poorly made to start with,
the efforts that you have to go thru just to change a
blade and adjust the lowerguides is not worth it to me.
Maybe I just got the lemon of the first few they made,
time will tell.
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Not quite IT.Mar 03, 2006
By jim
"fusionwoodworks"
Some good things:
- cost - good
- build - built solidly
- motor can power through thick oak.
Some not so good things
- Adjusting the blade guides is a total pain - to move the lower guides requies tipping the table up and jamming your hand underneath to loosen the hex bolts.
- Raising the cutting height, even 2-3 ", causes you to need to readjust all the guides.
- Tightening the guides changes their settings - need to guess to get it right.
12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
Solid Bandsaw at a great priceMar 10, 2006
By S. Mather
I bought this bandsaw at my local Woodcraft and am in general very pleased. The saw unpacked and cleaned up easily (use lamp oil to clean up the table, then finish cleaning with alcohol), and fit's nicely in my shop space. It has so far done every task I've asked of it easily. Blades can be changed without removing the table, and the bottom guides are easy enough to set, so I'm not sure what the other reviewers were thinking.
Problems:
Well, problems are minor, and customer service was more than willing to work with me. A piece was missing from the fence, so it doesn't lock, and one of the upper guide bearings needs replaced. Jet said they'll send out replacements today.
On the whole, a very solid and useful tool. Quickly becoming the favorite tool in my workshop.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent Bandsaw!Feb 11, 2007
By Frank Horn
This bandsaw is absolutely incredible! When I ordered the bandsaw at first, the product came to me damaged. I contacted Amazon through the return process and they sent out another one right away. You couldn't ask for any better. When I received my new bandsaw I was impressed with how heavy duty everything was. The guide bearings are great and easy to adjust. I read other reviews and was a bit skeptical at first but found it to be a breeze to adjust. I sawed a two inch wide piece of curly maple at about a hundred thousandths with no problem. I also sawed a 11" piece of redwood. The blade tracked perfectly straight and I was able to remove a piece of redwood less than 1/8" thick with a consistent thickness. I look forward to using this product for many years. By the way, I contacted the manufacturer's technical support to verify a couple of things, and they were more than willing to support their product and I didn't have to wait too long.
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