Powerful 1/3-horsepower ball bearing motor for smooth operation
Flexible lamp illuminates table and workpiece
Miter gauge slot for straight and angle cutting operations
Rack and pinion upper blade guide adjustment for proper blade positioning
Editorial Review:
9" Band Saw, Powerful 1/2 HP Induction Motor, Rack & Pinion Tilting Table & Upper Blade Guide For Precision Adjustments, Built In Dust Chute, Ribbed Aluminum Table With Miter Gauge Slot, Flexible Lamp Included.
There's not much a band saw can't do--if you have one already, we bet you love it. It's an amazingly versatile tool and, quite honestly, offers the most fun in a shop. This Shopmaster model is a great first band saw for the home shop because it's powerful, compact, and has features you get on the big boys. You've got 9 inches from frame to blade, and the ribbed aluminum table offers a miter gauge slot and a rack-and-pinion, table-tilt mechanism for precision adjustments from 3 degrees left to 45 degrees right. A 1-3/4-inch dust port will draw the chips and dust away from your sight line when connected to your shop vacuum or your dust collection system, and a flex-neck lamp that's right on the housing keeps everything in the light. We love this for its compact size--20 by 30 inches--and its light weight--just 33 pounds--so even the smallest shop owner can have fun cutting curves. --Kris Jensen-Van Heste
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
OK Saw - not very durable:
I have had this saw for about two years. One tuned up (as another reviewer mentions) and with good blades it works quite well. Major problem is with the pulley for the lower wheel - the connection to the motor is plastic - mine has broken twice. The first time under warranty - we;ll see what happens trying to get it fixed a 2nd time. My main reason for choosing this saw was light weight - very small shop so I have to be able to move and store it easily. On thin light wood it is a champ. Even minor resawing... more info
Very Nice Bencktop Bandsaw:
I was concerned after reading existing reviews of the Delta Shopmaster BS100, but needing a light-weight, compact band saw for luthier work, I deceided to buy one anyway. I was very pleased with the performance of this little saw as received from Amazon. I did have one self inflicted problem that affected tracking and resawing when I first set up the saw. This being my first bandsaw, I had to learn the proper way to set the blade guides. Not knowing that the guide blocks in the Delta Shopmaster were made of... more info
Delta Band Saw BS100:
Deilivery of the Delta Band Saw BS100 was a problem. The vendor shipped a bench grinder by mistake. I was then informed they had made an advertisment mistake and the BS100 was not available. After some discussion, the vendor relented and shipped my original order,the Delta Band Saw BS100. Upon arrival and upacking, I noticed a loose snap ring in the packing material. Upon closer inspection, I discovered the snap ring had not been installed properly, if at all, on the spindle of the upper wheel. If the wheel... more info
Don't expect perfection:
I just bought myself this saw, a tip if you live in the northwest is go to Bi-mart, I got mine for 89 bucks.
Anyhoo, it is a fine saw for the work it is intended for, every other review has covered that. I was only a little disappointed with the fit and finish (Guide assemblies and a couple other parts are a little sloppy, but that is no major issue).
I think I'll replace the head on the supplied lamp with the head off a clamp lite. That is my only real issue with this saw, 40w tracklite... more info
