It's much nicer than the previous saw I had.

Thanks. I'm low on coolant for my mill and need to get some more.

Thanks. So far so good.

Good idea. I recently replaced the coolant in my mill, so could certainly use the old coolant in my bandsaw. Thanks!

Thanks. We like our place. The 6 TPI blade was probably not a very good blade either. For me, cutting speed isn't that important. I usually start the cut and then do something else, like get the mill setup.

I need to get some storage setup in my shop so I can free up floor space required for the Arburg. Then I will need probably a forklift to get it into my shop.

That's an excellent point. Cutting dry works just fine. Perhaps it's slower than if I used coolant, but I'd rather avoid the mess you described. Thanks for the information.

How often would you need to "mist" the blade/metal you are cutting?

Thanks. I don't remember what blade I'm using, but it's held up very well. I am planning to add coolant soon, which should also help.

True. Unfortunately, the motor was already attached via a cord to the base. So I had the choice to either move it fully assembled or remove the wires from the motor or switch. That's why I mounted the motor first.

@@JohnSL yep i would have attached it also.

I'm not using coolant at the moment. I probably should, but dry cutting has been working fine. Also, I've only used it for 90 degree cuts, so I don't know what it would take.

Worked for me.

I've never had the circuit breaker tri

@@JohnSL Dang! I'm constantly fighting mine!

No problems at all. I always set up a piece to cut and then walk away while gravity does the work. The part then falls onto the floor. I have soft mats on the floor so the part doesn't get damaged when it falls. Been working great.

I was going on recommendations of tooth pitch for aluminum, as almost all of my cuts are aluminum. But, if I start to run into issues, I can always buy another Lenox blade. And since this is for hobby use, yea, it should last a long time.

If only I could play music :-). Regarding the larger molder, did you happen to see the machine behind the Grizzly while I was unpacking it?

Just went back and looked. Oh yeah! An ultra-loud Marshall stack! Oh no. It's going to be total metal mayhem! Can't wait!

Could you elaborate on this statement? Is this for a production environment, or a home shop? I did quite a bit of research before buying this machine and determined that it should be a very good machine for my needs. Given how little I use it (less than once a week), I don't need a professional quality machine.

@@JohnSL I mean no offense to you and your recent purchase I just have a thorough disliking of this company do to my personal experience. the list of reasons goes on and on from the customer service to the tools themselves. I made the mistake of buying 3 tools at once (bandsaw, drill press, hole saw bits) all of which have their own problems. But just to focus on the bandsaw I can point out a few things. If you try to turn your saw on at any temperature below around 45 degrees the motor won’t turn (I think the gear oil is too heavy). The sheet metal stand isn’t heavy enough to support the saw and results in vibration ending in an inaccurate cut. The angle indicator on the saw is nowhere close to accurate. The bands fall off constantly and the tension gauge is worthless in my opinion. Using it as wetsaw makes the biggest mess even when it’s tuned way down. I think that’s a pretty good start. I literally just put the saw in my barn so I don’t have to look at it anymore and will buy an American made saw (not that Taiwan doesn’t make good things) Monday.

I do just have a home shop. The problem when researching saws is that Grizzly is the best at marketing, much better than they’re at making tools. I figured with a name like Grizzly it was an American made brand but that’s so far from the case

All good points. I knew this was basically the same quality as Harbor Freight, but a step up from the model I'd been using for quite a few years. The reviews I looked at were on KZfaq and various discussion forums as I agree that Grizzly has really good marketing. I also decided not to use coolant after reading reviews that mentioned it makes a huge mess. It serves my needs well, and I'm kind of happy I don't have experience with a high-quality saw, so I don't know what I'm missing :-).

@@JohnSL You make some cool video’s and I did subscribe to your channel!