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Wondering if this was a good deal or not and if it's as good of a saw as I think it is. Picked it up at a estate sale today for $60 plus the little atlas jointer behind it for $40
 

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A bandsaw is a great shop tool to have around. Yours looks like a standard 14" model that appears to be in fine cosmetic shape (usually means it hasn't been abused). Aside from serious resewing, it'll cover about 90% of typical bandsaw use where a wide blade and/or lots of power is required.
Either way, if it works and doesn't need repairs like bearings or tires, at $60 I think you did very well indeed.

The jointer is a small unit that will serve well for edging short lumber and not take up a lot of floor space.
Also assuming it is in good working order I feel $40 si also a fine deal.
 
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Is that a Rockwell/Delta bandsaw?
Looks pretty much like the std. 14" Delta. I've got a Buffalo that's a knockoff of that machine, and it's ok for the money (gifted to me), but I'd bet a $20 the Rockwell is a better machine.

I don't think you got burned if you only spent $100 for two cast iron machines.
 
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Did I do okay? Seriously?

- dhazelton
I'd have bought it for that price, no problem. Like I said, you didn't get burned.

What size blade does it use? If it's an uncommon size like my 14" Buffalo, you can put a riser block in it with little trouble.
Also you may want to replace the tires with Urethane if they're rubber. But that's not a big deal either.

Use it. Make something cool. Upgrade it. Enjoy it.
 
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You did REAL good. Not a bad looking bandsaw. If it were in my area, even though I have an 18 inch Rikon bandsaw, I'd have bought it and easily re-sold it for between $250 and $350. Put a good blade on it from Iturra Design and start making sawdust.
 
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If you just scored a USA made Rockwell 14" band saw for $40, I'm very sad.
It's not the bargain price, it is the seller committed a crime by selling USA cast iron for peanuts. LOL

That saw was the pattern tool the Taiwan mfg cloned in 60's and continues to be built even today.

Bandsaws are not as durable as Unisaw, and don't see them very often in this century. Can't remember seeing a USA made Rockwell 14" band saw for sale in the last 10-15 years?
IMHO - Lucky is understatement.

Take good care of it, and it will serve you well.
Cheers!
 
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