Rikon 10-325 table height, and cast wheels vs aluminum

The product manual for the saw does not mention table height. It does say the saw is 75” tall and the table looks to be about in the middle to maybe a little higher then the middle. So my guess is that the table is between 37 and the high end 43” off the ground you mentioned before. Frankly I doubt a few inches either way is going to affect things since regardless of your height you will have to bend over to make some cuts because you will want a good look at exactly where the blade is.

I currently am running an old Walker Turner 14” bandsaw that has cast iron wheels. I have also owned an older model Rockwell bandsaw with aluminum wheels. The cast wheels are less prone to vibration, but then again my entire Walker Turner bandsaw is less prone to vibration so /shrug.

I will tell you that the most important issues you will have for resawing with any bandsaw are 1) depth of the throat, 2) hp of the motor, 3) sturdiness of the table trunions. With the first and second issue being very very important and the third not being so important but still being a factor.

You will of course need the proper blade, but that kind of thing is easily changed out.

The Rikon comes with a 1.5hp motor which I believe to be a minimum if you plan to resaw 10” or more of wood. You can do it with less, but you will be going quite slow and risk bogging your machine down.

I just went and measured mine. A hair under 40” from the floor to the table, but I’ve also got it on a mobile base. That doesn’t add much, so actual floor to table height is right around 39.5”.

As far as CI vs Aluminum, depending on the alloy used, aluminum and CI are in the same ballpark stiffness-wise, but the main advantage comes from density of CI vs Al. Again, depends on the alloy, but for the same volume of wheel, the cast iron one is gonna be about double to double and a half the weight. All that weight out at the perimeter of the wheel means more inertia.

The measurement of my 10-325 from floor to the top surface of the table is 41-5/8” plus/minus 1/8”. I’m 5’10” and find the height of the table to be very comfortable to work with. If you’re not much above that 6’ mark then you should find the 10-325 a very comfortable bandsaw to use.

gtbuzz – Thanks for checking on the table height. If I get the Rikon I will be putting wheels under it.
You pretty much confirmed my thoughts on the cast iron vs aluminum wheels. As I see it CI would defineatly be a better choice.

Minorhero – I hear you on the hp thing. I can’t say how much resawing at or over 10 inches I’d get into but I expect not too much. As I mention in my OP I like the 14 inch Grizz Anniversary saw. Seems to be a good BS for the $$ and gets very good reviews. Still think’n…... lol

Thanks for the input fellas!!

-- Bill, central NY...no where near the "big apple"