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"George Berlinger"

23/04/2004 8:41 PM

Powermatic bandsaw

Bought a 14" Powermatic bandsaw at the Novi, Mi. woodworking show in Nov.
..forgot the date......ok...they said 6 weeks to get it.....well, that took
closer to 10 weeks.Anyway,
Took delivery ( I picked it up at the local tool store in the back of
my pick-up....2 large boxes, no big deal).
After assembling it, I find out that there is no tension handle in the
boxes or hardware for it.
Well, after 3 months of nagging the dealer, the supplier, Tawain....I
finally get the last piece,( the locating block for the tension arm).....
They told me all kinds of stories about why I wasn,t getting the
part......the dealer did his best, it was the factory.....
The sad part is the bandsaw works great.....but I,ll be damned if I buy
another Powermatic part now that Jet owns them. Maybe later on I,ll feel
different, but right now they suck............



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BA

Bay Area Dave

in reply to "George Berlinger" on 23/04/2004 8:41 PM

24/04/2004 2:19 AM

think of your problems with the saw as water under the
bridge. Now it's time to enjoy the saw! :)

dave

George Berlinger wrote:

> Bought a 14" Powermatic bandsaw at the Novi, Mi. woodworking show in Nov.
> ..forgot the date......ok...they said 6 weeks to get it.....well, that took
> closer to 10 weeks.Anyway,
> Took delivery ( I picked it up at the local tool store in the back of
> my pick-up....2 large boxes, no big deal).
> After assembling it, I find out that there is no tension handle in the
> boxes or hardware for it.
> Well, after 3 months of nagging the dealer, the supplier, Tawain....I
> finally get the last piece,( the locating block for the tension arm).....
> They told me all kinds of stories about why I wasn,t getting the
> part......the dealer did his best, it was the factory.....
> The sad part is the bandsaw works great.....but I,ll be damned if I buy
> another Powermatic part now that Jet owns them. Maybe later on I,ll feel
> different, but right now they suck............
>
>
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