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JET 708749 JWBS-16 16-Inch 1-1/2 Horsepower Woodworking Bandsaw with Guide Blocks, 115-Volt 1 Phase | 
| Brand: Jet
Category: Home Improvement
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 50636
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 310
Dimensions (in): 70.5 x 29.7 x 17.1
MPN: 708749
Model: 708749
UPC: 662755466533
EAN: 0662755466533
ASIN: B00006J6PJ
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| Features:
| • | 16-inch band saw with a powerful 1-1/2 hp TEFC 115-volt motor | | • | 1-piece dual-tapered column design for greater rigidity and strength | | • | Precision computer balanced wheels; rack-and-pinion blade guide height adjustment | | • | Convenient block guides offer support and reduce friction | | • | 17-by 17-inch cast-iron table; weighs 310 pounds shipped; 1-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
Motor Voltage: 115/230V
Amazon.com Review
This 16-inch band saw brings the high quality of construction and design found in JET's 18- and 20-inch resawing band saws into the price range of smaller shops and serious home woodworkers. This saw's most prominent benefit is the one-piece, dual tapered column design that offers superior rigidity and strength, minimizes vibration, and keeps cuts clean, smooth, and accurate. The saw has a powerful, totally enclosed, fan-cooled, 1-1/2-horsepower motor with a blade speed of 3,000 sfpm. There's a nice large cast-iron worktable (17 by 17 inches) that tilts 45 degrees to the right and 10 degrees to the left. There's also a T-slot for a miter gauge, and while a rip fence doesn't come standard with this model, JET makes a good one that can be purchased separately and easily installed. We like the smooth precision afforded by the rack-and-pinion upper-blade guide adjustment and the generous 10-1/4-inch-maximum cutting height it can dial up. While we'd prefer the roller bearing guides found on JET's 18- and 20-inch models (that guide set can be purchased separately and added later), the block guides used on this saw do offer plenty of support and low friction, and help fit the saw into shops with a tighter budget. This tool's versatility just keeps on going, accommodating 123-inch blades from 1/8 to 1-1/2 inches wide for equally smooth curve cutting or resawing. For the price, you'd have a hard time fitting more saw than this in your shop without making a serious compromise in quality. --Brian Trinen
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 Excellent saw for the price January 21, 2008
The saw went together with no problems, but as a couple of other people noted, mine had a table that was far from flat. I called Jet, and they sent me a new table right away, and that one is well within spec for flatness. I was not impressed with the 3/4" blade supplied with the saw, so I ordered a "Woodslicer" from Highland Woodworking, which does a great job. I have resawed with no noticable blade drift, except one time when I forgot to tension the blade.
Since I have used the saw for a number of angled cuts, my biggest complaint is with the small trunions and angle scale for the table tilt, and difficulty of getting the table adjusted to the proper angle. I have a very inexpensive Craftsman 8" bandsaw that has a micrometer-type table angle adjustment so you can easily dial in the angle you need. I wish this saw had something like that.
 Fantastic value! April 8, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Airborn Freight delivered the saw right on time. With the help of a friend, had the saw uncrated, together and runing in just over 1 1/2 hours. This included installing the Jet fence that I ordered separately. The saw was in excellent condition, no scratches, dents or anything else. Resawed a 1/32 slice of 6" red oak with the factory blade. No problem other than very shallow blade marks. (This will probably be resolved when the 3/4" Wood Slicer is installed) I have a set of Carter Style Blade Guides ordered, but I'm not convinced that this may be neccessary. After reading some other negative comments about this saw, I checked it out very carefully. The table went on with no problem and was flatter than pee on a plate! Jet provided all the tools necessary for set-up other than a phillips screw driver and a square (for table set-up) Getting the protective coating off the table was no problem at all. I just soaked some paper shop towels in a citrus degreaser, and layed them on the table for about 10 minutes, then scraped off the stuff with a single edge razor blade. This saw is a fantastic value for the money and will do everything a somewhat serious woodworker would want.
 Set-up Comments February 24, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Overall, I need to get the fence and do some more serious cuts before making a final evaluation. From what I've seen so far, this machine does not meet my expectations.
The set-up was pretty straightforward. I did it myself in about three hours. Luckily, the local delivery came in a lift gate truck. The driver helped me take the crate, lift to vertical and open and inspect the unit. He also took the box, pallet and Styrofoam packing!
The tabletop had paint run-backs in the beveled surface. The top edges and blade channel had rough edges which required sanding down.
The tabletop is fairly flat from the neck side to the miter gauge slot, then it tapers down pretty substantially. This may need to be replaced -- see other comments.
You need two 14mm wrenches to secure the 90 degree stop.
The blade guard extends so low that it obscures your vision of the cut. I'll need to remove it, cut-off about 2" and reinstall.
Preliminary cuts were OK, but not overly impressive. The fence I ordered has not been delivered, but making cuts with a temporary fence indicated a noticeable blade drift, so resawing will need a bullnosed fence attachment -- this is contrary to one of the other reviewers.
The supplied blade is 3/4" wide 3.5TPI in mild steel. You should consider buying a blade for resawing and a narrower blade for curves.
 Cuts okay, but what a pain in the... December 15, 2005
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
I agree with all the good things said about this saw's power, smoothness, and quietness. BUT... the odd blade size means you'll pay more and have to special order - that's takes time.
But the real killer design flaw in this machine is the lower guide arrangement. It's virtually inaccesible, even with the special hex wrench Jet gives you (lose that puppy and you're SOL). The guide wheels secure with thumbscrews that an average hand can't reach without mangling your flesh, and there's so little room you can't wear gloves. The guide base flops all around and is hard to see and almost impossible to align properly. I've been using bandsaws for 40 years - so I KNOW it needn't take half an hour to change a blade, then another half hour to readjust it over and over.
If you change blades often, stay away!
Saw well worth the price September 1, 2005
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
This saw works as I expected and it is well worth the price I compared a number of different saws and this one exceeds expectations on price and quality.
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