Rikon 10" Bandsaw Review & Fence Upgrade for Better Resaw Cuts
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- Rikon 10-3061 deluxe bandsaw review after one year, pros and cons, and how I made my own better fence to use for resaw cuts. The video includes how to tune the bandsaw, how to change the bandsaw blade, an overview of the fence system and a general review of this benchtop bandsaw.
Links referenced in this video. *affiliate
Rikon 10" bandsaw - amzn.to/3k52dxg
1/2" blade - amzn.to/3lFwkfh
3/16" blade - amzn.to/3k6ZOCb
Featherboard for 5/8" miter slot - amzn.to/3xtwJnC
Intro - 0:00
Fence system review - 0:27
Making a better resaw fence - 1:23
Different blades - 3:21
Changing the blade - 3:52
Adjusting blade tracking - 4:52
Adjusting blade guides - 5:38
Setting the fence to the drift angle - 6:40
Resaw examples & speed adjustment - 7:15
Dust collection - 8:12
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This is such a nice and thorough review. This is exactly what I was looking for to decide to get this band saw. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with it. 👍👍
Thanks! Glad to hear it was helpful!
An absolutely first-rate review, with just the right amount of detail and several invaluable practical tips and insights. Very helpful. Thanks for this.
Much appreciated! Glad it was helpful!
Great video brother. Thank you for you gume🤜🤛
Thank you!
I have the same saw and I have been consistently impressed with it.
Thanks for the clear instructions for making a resaw fence and how to adjust for drift. I have the same bandsaw, but I've been putting off using it to resaw because I don't have a lot of confidence that it'll work the way I want it to, and I didn't want to get frustrated with it.
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
I guess this saw would be my first choice too, when I get one. You answered all of my questions - thanks!
Great, thanks!
Thanks for one of the clearest, and comprehensive reviews I've seen.
Thank you so much!
I’ve been researching resaw fencing for this little bandsaw to mill down smaller stock. Just ordered the blade and featherboard to build one myself. Thanks for sharing Steve!
Awesome! Thanks Ryan!
I made your jig and it works well. I accidentally found out the perfect way to make it square. When I went to cut the bandsaw fence a little bit shorter on my table saw (after it was all glued up with the attachment) I then figured I could raise the table saw blade to the max height and then I cut the face of the bandsaw fence (using my table saw fence as a guide and an angle gauge on the table saw blade to make sure it was 90 degrees) and now the bandsaw fence is perfectly square to the base.
That's a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
The lessons here were concise and very clear. I juet out together this saw earlier today and wish I had seen this video before. Great job
Glad it was helpful!
I want to thank you for this. I fight that fence a lot doing resaws for guitar making and I waste a lot of wood in the process. That featherboard is also a must have.
Thanks! I’m happy to hear it was helpful.
Another informative video. Thank you for taking time to film, edit and post this video.
Thank you so much!
Your videos are great! Informative and concise. Thank you for posting them.
Thanks for watching! And thanks for the kind words on both videos!
Great video! You taught me how to adjust my bandsaw I don't have a Rikon like you I have a WEN, but they are similar. Thank you!
Thanks so much! Glad the video was helpful!
You might have easily helped me in a final decision to buy this Rikon 10-3061 saw with this video so that you for sharing it! I have a very small basement shop and have been wanting a bandsaw for so many years I lost count. The price difference alone between the 10" and 14" is a major but while I "could" justify the larger saw, for what I plan to do with the a bandsaw, I "hope" the 5" resaw capacity will suffice (it should). The savings over the 14" could also allow me a bench sander and some other fun purchases. Thanks for sharing your honest review and how you work with it!
Great, I'm happy to hear the info was helpful! Thanks so much for watching!
Most informative video I've seen of the 10-3061... thanks!
Thank you so much!
Thank you! This is the best informative video I found about this bandsaw.
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
Appreciate the information greatly! Very good review.
Thank you!
Thanks for the link to those featherboards,... it seems like all my tools have oddball sized miter slots.
I have a 10in Wen, but they are very VERY similar, Rikon just adds a few extras that the Wen lacks, like the tracking window and the tension quick release lever,.. but the Wen has an extra inch of resaw capacity over the Rikon.
Great info on the WEN, thanks for sharing! I've been doing a lot of resawing recently, and sometimes i think that extra inch might be really nice.
How thin can you resaw? Is 1/16th possible?
Yes, I've done 1/16", the shot in the video at timestamp 2:50 is a 1/16" thickness. It's the thinnest I've tried, but you could probably go even thinner.
I wish it would resaw 6" like wen or grizzly😢
So the Wen & grizzly 10 inch bandsaws have a 6 inch cutting length. The rikon has a shorter cutting length.
Good to know! The Rikon is only 5" resaw capacity, and I am sometimes limited by it in what I want to do, so the WEN or Grizzly may be a good alternative.
Hi - great and fair review. I have the same saw and was wondering about the feather board you are using. Is the 5.8" miter bars sit below the table or just it protrude and makes the feather board wobble? I have the Milescraft 1407 and the miter bars are too high and I had to add some shims. Thanks for the review.
Thanks! The miter slot expansion cleats on the feather board that I'm using are thin enough that they sit down all the way in the miter slot, and so the feather board can sit flush against the table top and doesn't wobble.
I have this very same saw and appreciate your video very much, it’s very helpful! What are the dimensions of your fence that you built? I am interested in making one, too.
Great, thank you! The height of the fence is 4", and the length of the vertical portion of the fence is 10" . The total length is 15"
Thank you so much…Enjoy your channel!!!
Seems there is a manufacturing flaw in the fence where the plastic cam lever won't go into the lock position. In addition the fence can shift when trying to lock in place. I've seen about a dozen youtube complaints about this. May have to actually sand down the surface of the cam. Waiting for a reply from customer service.
Yep, the fence is kinda jankety.