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DanaM:
I also have the shopfox, about $500 and came with a fence and miter and the roller bearings as Justin said. Good saw for the money!

Pappy:
I like my 15 in. Sears but I think more than throat depth is the blade length I have one with a
90 in. blade and the bigger one is 111.That give the blade time to cool on big stuff.It really
depends on what you plan to do with it.I cut a lot of big stuff if you plan to do that with it buy the best and biggest you can afford. :)
   Pappy

mullet:
  I just got a Rigiid 14",and it works for me.

Justin Snyder:
OK,  I think you are good with most brands.  I think that 14" is the absolute minimum though.  Justin

duffontap:
I thought those 12" Deltas that Costco was selling would be great if you kept very sharp blades on them.  I do almost everything on an 11" Shopsmith bandsaw and it works fine with sharp blades and poorly with dull ones.  Grizzly makes a great 14" bandsaw that I think comes in under $390 that has bearings.  I've used it a lot at a friend's shop.  My maintenance shop at work has a 18" Rikon with a 2 hp. motor that's great but totally over-kill for anything I do on bows.  I would go with Justin and others that say 14" is the way to go if you can afford it.  If I had my choice it would probably be a 14 Powermatic--but I clearly don't have a choice.

         J. D.

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