Cleaning new machine

[Kev]

Hi all,

I am the proud owner of a new Jet bandsaw. The cast table came, as they do, with a protective oil/wax coating (I think its that). Does anyone have any tips/advice for what is the best thing to use to clean this off with.

 

[woodbloke]

Some white spirits ought to remove the goo. Out of interest, which Jet b/s did you get? - Rob

 

[Kev]

Thanks Rob

Its a 16x. Looking forward to getting it up and running. Bought it a while ago but had to have some work done to set up a new workshop so now greeting everything up and running. Will let you know how it performs when I use it.

 

[woodbloke]

Thanks Rob

Its a 16x. Looking forward to getting it up and running. Bought it a while ago but had to have some work done to set up a new workshop so now greeting everything up and running. Will let you know how it performs when I use it.

If that's the one with the 10" doc, it's the same machine that I'm interested in, so I'd like to hear what you think of it? - Rob

 

[TrimTheKing]

IPO and WD40 work too. I used both to remove sticky gunk off my various tables.

Just remember to coat the CI tables with some kind of wax or protective coating after cleaning to make sure it doesn't flash rust.

 

[cerdeira]

hi,

If that's the one with the 10" doc, it's the same machine that I'm interested in

I've got that same model for 1 1/2 years now. Here's a summary of my impressions of it:

It vibrates a little too much for my liking. That may be due to the mobile base. I don't know. It happens with every blade I fit in.

The fence is crappy: the aluminium extrusion is slightly warped. I thought of asking for a return but felt that may be I was being too picky and probably that's within tolerances for that price range anyway. I ended up shimming it and in practice works satisfactorily.

It could benefit from having a quick release tension lever.

It has those euro-style saw guides which are a bit mediocre with narrow blades.

On the plus side it cuts straight with every blade I have except the original
one which mysteriously had its teeth set only to one side.
I've never experienced any noticeable drift whatsoever.

And it can take a 25mm blade easily. In fact I'm using a M42 one and only tension it as a 20mm blade according to the tension scale (which goes up to 30mm)