Buffalo Band saw

[ShawnS]

anyone here know anything about a buffalo 14 inch band saw? found one for sale just wondering about it before I try to make a deal for it

 

[Hmerkle]

Shawn,
Pictures are best, but IIRC it is just a Taiwan or Chinese knock-off of the Delta 14" saw.
I knew someone who had one and said he had good luck with it, but I am not sure what he was comparing it to...

Did it look like this;

 

[Bill Clemmons]

IIRC, Buffalo was a brand name used by Harbor Freight in the 1980's and early 90's. It was definitely an "off brand" knock off of the Delta, made in Taiwan in the early days.

 

[ShawnS]

ok thanks, I had never heard of the buffalo brand, didn't know much about it, for the price I think I can hold off and get something that wasn't a hf tool. just never had much luck with their power tools

 

[WoodWrangler]

Unless that saw is about $50, good call skipping on it. I'm sure you'll find a better saw for a good price soon enough!

 

[GeorgeM]

There was a company in Travelers Rest, South Carolina that imported the complete line of Buffalo power tools for a good many years(been out of business for many years now).
I bought one of the 14 inch band saws new for $80.00. I used it for a lot of years and gave it to my son in law and he still uses it.
The castings were rough but when you cleaned it up and did a little tuning it worked great.

 

[WoodWrangler]

Sounds like at the right price it might be worth picking up ... it's going to come down to price and condition. I'd guess $50-$100 is the appropriate range if I were buying.

 

[Hmerkle]

There was a company in Travelers Rest, South Carolina that imported the complete line of Buffalo power tools for a good many years(been out of business for many years now).
I bought one of the 14 inch band saws new for $80.00. I used it for a lot of years and gave it to my son in law and he still uses it.
The castings were rough but when you cleaned it up and did a little tuning it worked great.

Yea,
I can't remember his name, I met a guy at a garage sale, and we got to talking and went into his shop and started talking about his buffalo band saw and he said, first it was a GREAT deal ($50-$100) and it works very well and he was turning out some nice furniture.