<div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">If you can find one, the Ryobi BS1001SV is a great 10" bandsaw. Has ball bearing blade guides, a built in dust collector, easy release tension relaxer, built in light, etc, etc. These are features found in very few models under $400, especially in this size. They were sold by Home Depot a couple of years ago. I think they were discontinued, but you might find a store that still has one. I called around. I paid about $200, and it was worth every penny. Don't confuse this with the cheaper Ryobi model that Home Depot carries now. Most of the cheaper ones have solid blade guides, no dust collector, no light, etc. <br>
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Found this brand new one for $150 thru google (http://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/tls/802758059.html). It is in Connecticut, but he might ship. They occasionally come up on ebay.<br>
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Look under bandsaws on the Ryobi website. Manual and features are there. http://www.ryobitools.com/products<br>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Tools like this have become much cheaper than they
used to be. Unfortunately they also are suffering quality issues. </font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">My solution has been to look at each "flaw" and
consider it a project to fix. A little TLC will turn a bargain tool into a
treasure. Rigidness, vibration and reparability are important qualities. Ease of
changing blades is also important with any saw. There is no such thing as "one
blade does all" in any saw.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I'm in the market for a new band saw.
Reccomendations appreciated.</font></div>
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