new2woodwrk Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) Well, my Wen 3966T finally arrived yesterday! Last night, the wife and I put it together - well actually it was mostly already together, we just put the legs on, the table and attached the accessories. This is a very interesting saw for the price $741 no shipping charge from Amaz! It has quite a few options the more expensive saws have, but for 1/2 the price! 2 speeds, nice dust port as well as a dust drawer when the port is not connected, easy raising of the upper blade guard, LED light, circle jig, full cast iron table, reversible fence, miter gauge, 100 3/4" blade comes with 3/4" can take from 1/8" up to 1". I used it a bit this morning, cut a few small pieces. Seems to be already tuned. I did however, have to purchase the Wen mobile base, well didn't have to, but figured was worth my time not to make my own and focus on using and getting comfortable with the saw. I also ordered a new 1/8" blade $17 so I can do tight curves which is primarily why I wanted this, Here are some pics - sorry some are blurry as my hand is shaking more these days and the tripod was inside. Full saw - it's on a dolly at the moment, so it may seem a bit high Came with a push stick and you can see the guide rail - not a bad one for now Guide rail and base - 2 speeds adjusted from inside the bottom using the drive belt Nice cast iron table, easy to raise and lower the upper guide for larger/higher wood pieces Came with a circle cutting jig as well The reversible fence is a bit wonky, but easily usable for now And an LED light out of the way unless I want it, can reach around to the front easily That's about it for now Thanks as always in advance for reading - sorry about the blurry pics Edited August 4, 2021 by new2woodwrk OCtoolguy and Woodrush 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 Wow! That looks like a pretty nice saw. Let us know how it works out after some time. What is the maximum height of material that you can put through it.? new2woodwrk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 Nice saw ! Your gonna love working with that. Enjoy! new2woodwrk and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak0ta52 Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 That's one on my short list. Also considering the JET 14SFX which has a considerably larger resaw capacity (and larger $$$). Hope you enjoy using it. new2woodwrk and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2woodwrk Posted August 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, octoolguy said: Wow! That looks like a pretty nice saw. Let us know how it works out after some time. What is the maximum height of material that you can put through it.? Here are the specs for the saw: https://wenproducts.com/products/3966t-14-inch-two-speed-band-saw-with-stand-and-worklight I believe the max height is 8 3/4". I did not buy it to resaw large boards however, I wanted it to make some of our products easier and quicker to make Edited August 3, 2021 by new2woodwrk OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 thx for the info, keep us posted after using it a while, RJ new2woodwrk and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedido Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Good looking saw. Let us know how it cuts! new2woodwrk and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCROLLERNATION Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 Thanks for posting this I was looking at this bandsaw and their newer scrollsaw last night. My hawk is taking forever to get made and shipped and bandsaws are a few months from shipping. And this one has a little dust collection drawer at the bottom and that was one big thing that sold me on it. I don’t plan on using dust collection more than 115 cfm so that will help me quite a bit. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCROLLERNATION Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 But can you put in either. 1/4” 6 tooth blade or use your 1/8” blade and see if it will compound cut a cedar 4x4? OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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