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I had a Gil-built table saw I used until the arbor bearings went bad and the kerf opened up to well over 1/8 inch. I used it to cut ceramic tile some so that may have been what got the bearings. I had a 1 hp motor on it and power seemed similar to BT3100. I used the original fence supplied with the kit at first and then tried another fence based upon a piece of unistrut. Neither worked great but both worked. The table was not perfectly flat but I did not have trouble that I could attribute to that. I built a pretty nice pembrooke table with it and a lot of cruder furniture. It is really only a handfull of metal parts and a bunch of plywood plus a few pieces of solid wood.
I still use a Gil-built bandsaw some. It isn't very stiff, even with an extra 2x piece grafted on. It also vibrates making it harder to follow the line. I may replace it at some point but I used it to cut the back legs of 8 kitchen chairs so far plus all the curved back slats. It works but now that I can easily afford something nicer, I am tempted to replace it. But on the other hand, it works.
Jim
I still use a Gil-built bandsaw some. It isn't very stiff, even with an extra 2x piece grafted on. It also vibrates making it harder to follow the line. I may replace it at some point but I used it to cut the back legs of 8 kitchen chairs so far plus all the curved back slats. It works but now that I can easily afford something nicer, I am tempted to replace it. But on the other hand, it works.
Jim
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