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   jazzdogg | Nov 11, 2003 09:15am | #1

   Ric,

   Have the 20" model and love it. Got mine in Los Angeles from Eagle Tools (near Glendale, just north of downtown and east of the zoo).

   Good luck with your search - they can be hard to find in North America, but are definitely worth it; in my opinion, they're among the finest bandsaws available.

   Paul

   Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.
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   BearCreek | Nov 12, 2003 08:26pm | #6

   I understand Garrett Wade carried them until recently. Will continue the search. Thanks for the answer.

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   Manchild | Nov 11, 2003 05:40pm | #2

   Garrett Wade still has afew but is going to stop carrying them. They say they will try to keep carrying the parts.

   They are more of a lighter precision bandsaw. A lot of thier tools are built to be more mobil.

   Mine is very quiet and has held up well. It's the smaller 8" model.

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   booch | Nov 12, 2003 05:14pm | #3

   They are made in Switzerland. It is one of the designs that uses 3 wheels to give you scroll saw depth of throat with the cutting speed of a traditional bandsaw. 10 years ago it was about 600 over there as I couldn't swing the 900 here in the states I was curious if I could make it financially viable. Shipping would have killed me so never bought one. Shoulda Woulda... Instead I bought a knockoff 14 incher.

   Hit the web and see what you find. I still think that is one of the finer units out there. They also have a tilting table TS. That didn't appear like a good idea. It was rumored that they weren't selling in the US anymore. Can't prove it by me.

   Jack of all trades and master of none - you got a problem with that?
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   jc21 | Nov 12, 2003 07:16pm | #4

   FWIW, 

   http://www.garrettwade.com/jump.jsp?lGen=detail&itemID=100551&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=0&iSubCat=0&iProductID=100551

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   BearCreek | Nov 12, 2003 08:22pm | #5

   Thanks for the answer. I found that Garrett Wade carried them until recently. Still looking.

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   Manchild | Dec 08, 2003 05:11pm | #7

   This post came up because I responded to it a while ago. I'm wondering why you want an Inca? I have the small one and allthough it is quiet and precise for a bandsaw it is underpowered. Are you are looking for the three wheeled larger one? I still would wonder why? What are you trying to do with it that other tools can't do?

   Edited 12/8/2003 9:12:59 AM ET by david

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   jazzdogg | Dec 08, 2003 08:46pm | #8

   David,

   My Inca 20" 3-wheel is, indeed, quiet and precise. It's also the only 20" bandsaw I can lift in and out of my Suburban by myself - an attribute that makes it absolutely invaluable for my purposes.

   When I buy a bandsaw that will live in the shop 100% of the time, I'll keep the Inca - and roll it around the shop as I please - and buy large, massive, saw to which I can attach power infeed rollers and use it for the resawing jobs that require brute strength.

   For now, however, I am perfectly willing to accept the portability, precision, quiet, and the limitations of the 110-volt 20-ampere motor of my the Inca. All in all, it is a much better saw than any other - for my needs.

   PaulWhether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.