: While roughing out a paddle last night, the ten year old bandsaw (10"
: Delta) went kaput on me. The motor is burned out and some of the bearing
: blade guides are jammed up. I used it a lot, but it was also a lot of
: trouble keeping it tuned up, not to mention it takes a lot of space up in
: my garage. I'm thinking of not fixing or replacing it, because everything
: I can do with it I can also do with a jigsaw. It made me think of what a
: nice, simple, easy to maintain, and useful tool the jigsaw really is. I
: even find that I get less blade drift with a jigsaw than a bandsaw.

: Feedback is welcome about what I should do with the bandsaw.

A 10" bandsaw is too light-duty and probably isn't worth fixing. I have a Bosh jigsaw and use it a lot, but there are some jobs that are just better done on a bandsaw. My bandsaw is an ancient Craftsman, which was OLD when I bought it 38years ago. I have replaced: Bearings, motor, guides and tires but will probably not wear it out in my lifetime.
As to the "blade drift" issue, that is usually caused by a bad blade. Either dull or the set on one side has been damaged. Other causes could be bad or poorly set guides or the top guide too far above the work.
Do your self a favor and ask Santa for new 14" bandsaw for Christmas. And your old one? It probably isn't heavy enough for a good anchor. Take some duct tape and tape a silver dollar to the table of it and bury it in your back yard. That way when someone finds it and digs it up someday they won't have totally wasted their time.
Donovan