I used to own one, It is made to cut out shapes out of the center of plates and has the ability to follow a heavy pattern. It can cut aluminum plates, I used to make pie safes and attaches aluminum to wood as doors.The bad news is that saw table has no openings to remove the blade. Inorder to change the blade you need to cut and weld it that's why I sold it.
Bandsaw reviews
great but not so great
I used to own one, It is made to cut out shapes out of the center of plates and has the ability to follow a heavy pattern. It can cut aluminum plates, I used to make pie safes and attaches aluminum to wood as doors.The bad news is that saw table has no openings to remove the blade. Inorder to change the blade you need to cut and weld it that's why I sold it.
Saw Shop Forman
This saw is by far the most costly to keep running, in the past 2 years we have spent over $17,000 in repairs on a saw that is only 4 years old
Made In China
I paid over 30k for this and was told it was made here in the USA, another saw salemen came to my shop today and showed me a website that sells the same saw for 26k and come to find out, ITS CHINA! MARVEL SOLD ME A ASIAN MACHINE AND TOLD IT IT WAS MADE HERE!
Made in the USA
A nice piece of equipment. What I like about it is it’s still made in the USA. It makes accurate cuts. Way better than my old saw.
Powermatic 140 Review
I got this saw pre-tweaked. It is based on a pair of well-engineered iron castings which makes it a very rigid machine. Less vibration due to its precisely balanced cast iron wheels. This machine has the basic four that I am looking for a band saw: value, convenience, precision and durability.
Excellent
True to its product description, it is for high production, accuracy and economic cutting. All its product features are good. What is excellent for me is its drive wheel transmission which provides high efficiency speed reduction.
4 stars
The set-up was easy. The directions were also very easy, thus, the convenience. I just made some few adjustments to it and now it's solid. I did not use the blades that come with it. I ordered my blades from www.sawblade.com. Cuts like butter!
Still Running
After 20 years this saw is still working like the day we installed it, We use the Folks at HEM saw to keep it tuned and in cutting straight, I have to say the factory support here in St. Louis is top grade
Good and convenient saw
Considered to be the most popular model of Ellis band saw. This is a good saw for general sawing. Convenience is never an issue since this can easily be moved to a different job location. Another convenience it provides is its one- step conversion from horizontal to vertical band saw. When cutting, the stock remains in one position for all cuts.