Subject: Gingery bandsaw

From: Ed Smega <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 21:10:02 -0700

I saw an ad in the Lindsay  catalog for plans for a Gingery Bandsaw.  I 
have seen the complaints about the Enco $200 bandsaw so I am 
contemplating the Gingery as an alternative.  Since my usage would be 
very light, I think I can live with the Enco, the price is certainly 
right but I am curious about the Gingery.  Has anyone built this or 
studied the plans?  As a beginner, I do not have a nice junk pile to 
scavange material from, nor am I aware of any scrap yard where I could 
roam around scavenging, so I would probably end up purchasing all the 
material.  How much would it cost to build the Gingery this way?

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 17 Sep 1996 06:57:17 -0700

In article <[email-masked]>, Ed says...
>material.  How much would it cost to build the Gingery this way?

I have not built the Gingery saw, but I have the book and have studied
the design. As with all the Gingery (both father and son) the book is
well written and the design is sound. IF nothing else, the book is a
very good referance on what to look for in a good saw.

As to what it would cost, hard to tell. It would take a considerable
chunk of time, but would supply lot's of experience for a novice metal
worker.

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From: [email-masked] (Greg Lewis)
Date: 17 Sep 1996 12:14:35 -0700

>material.  How much would it cost to build the Gingery this way?

I have studied the plans quite thoroughly. As with other Gingery
projects, this seems to be well done. The capacity of the saw is much
greater than the $200 Taiwan specials, and it will be as accurate as
you make it. He uses many bolted assemblies that I'd rather weld. All
components are common ones in either a metal yard or *good* hardware
store. The only part I'm not too sure about is his vise design, but
that's an easy fix. Also he does not use ball-bearing blade guides.
My very rough, eyeball estimate for new materials (I don't have much
of a scrap pile, either) is $200 or more. I did put all the needed
metal stock into a database and could send along the totals if you'd
like. 

In the end, if you want this capacity saw, or want a project, this
would be a good option. On the other hand, if you need a saw to cut
metal and need to get on with it, then this will be a substantial
diversion. As you have read, the cheapo machines will work with
appropriate tuning.

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From: "Byron D. Krohn" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 09:12:35 -0500

> >have seen the complaints about the Enco $200 bandsaw so I am

Hi Greg, I hope you would answer a couple of questions for a newby:

1) What is the address, (E-mail, or Snail-mail) for Enco?

2) Where could a guy get information on a Gingery Bandsaw?

Many thanks,

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From: [email-masked] (Greg Lewis)
Date: 20 Sep 1996 11:47:16 -0700

In article <[email-masked]>,
>1) What is the address, (E-mail, or Snail-mail) for Enco?

I replied by email and said, basically, check the FAQ at
plains.uwyo.edu for suppliers. I have had bad experiences with Enco
and do not recommend them.

>2) Where could a guy get information on a Gingery Bandsaw?

Again, in the FAQ is the address of Lindsay Publications, a good
source for many interesting books including the Gingery series.