Rikon 10 inch Bandsaw 10-305

Rikon's 10 inch band saw is compact and well-made. It is an excellent starter band saw for those on a budget and useful to owners of larger bandsaws too. We wondered if this saw could handle some heavy duty cutting like resawing, so we installed one of our 1/2 inch Wood Slicers on the demo Rikon 10 inch bandsaw in our showroom the day after our first shipment was delivered. After squaring up a piece of 4x4 poplar, we were able to resaw full-length slices from it that were uniformly 1/64 inch thick along the entire length. That convinced us this small band saw can perform precision work despite its low price tag.

While the Rikon 10 inch benchtop bandsaw does makes a great starter saw, it is also useful to owners of larger bandsaws wanting to reduce the hassles of blade changes for separate cutting operations. For instance, put a 1/8" blade on this little beast and you'll always have an excellent, powerful scroll cutting machine ready to go. Ditto if you wanted a dedicated small resawing and ripping machine.

The Rikon 10 inch bandsaw's cutting capacity is 9-5/8" wide by 4-5/8" high. The table is solidly built out of cast iron and measures 12-1/2" wide by 13-3/4". Motor is an ample 1/3 HP, 110 volts. Blade speed is 2780 feet/minute. The included 2″ tall aluminum rip fence has a front rail with integral inch scale. The saw's base footprint is 15-3/4" wide by 9-1/4" deep. The entire unit weighs 66 lbs. and stands 32-1/2" tall. The table height from the bottom of the saw's base is 14-1/2″. Port connection on back of saw accepts 2-1/2" dust hose.

The Rikon 10 inch band saw uses 70-1/2" long blades from 1/8" - 1/2" wide.

The Rikon 10 inch bandsaw includes a FIVE-YEAR manufacturer's warranty.

Please note: Due to a printing error, some versions of the Rikon 10-305 manual erroneously indicate that the saw includes the miter gauge. This saw does not include a miter gauge.

Additional Information

Rikon 10" Bandsaw User Manual 10-305

Rikon 10" Bandsaw Parts List 10-305