DaveL
Established Member
I have never owned a band saw. 
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I have used band saws but they were set up for cutting metal, they made short work of 1" steel plate but were not very good when used for cutting wood
I have bid on EBay for a number of different band saws over the last month and at last got one.
It was over 100 miles away but I only had to pay for it and it was mine.
A nice Elektra Beckum BAS 315
I drove from Sudbury to north of Boston, found the house and the chap says "I have a little problem with the saw" . Oh *#@~$%^er thinks I, 110 miles from home :twisted: He had been to his workshop, taken the saw of the stand and just stood it in the back of his van (with the stand). He took a corner too fast on the way home, the saw fell over and the damage was done. The saw fell on to the table and the alloy casting holding the table on to the body of the saw cracked. :twisted:
A reduction on price was made and the saw went in the back of the car. Here is the damage when I got the saw into the workshop.
By now the whole lug had come off. Monday saw me trying to buy a new casting, without luck. Monday evening while pottering in the workshop, thinking this is quite a big lemon I had bought, I found a piece of aluminium angle. A cunning plan evolved to fix the saw. :shock:
After careful cleaning the angle was glued on to the casting along with the broken lug.
Once the epoxy was set, holes and slots were made and the casting was ready for refitting.
I reassembled the saw.
And with the supplied blade tried cutting a piece of scrap Iroko
I was well pleased, but concerned by the noise the blade guide made. On closer examition the side bearings on the top guide were both seized. £8 bought two new bearings and the saw is quiet in use.
I am a very happy chap, I have re-sawn 4” posts into 1” sections it’s a magic tool and can now see why some forum members say a table saw is not as useful as a band saw. 8)
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I have used band saws but they were set up for cutting metal, they made short work of 1" steel plate but were not very good when used for cutting wood
I have bid on EBay for a number of different band saws over the last month and at last got one.
It was over 100 miles away but I only had to pay for it and it was mine.
A nice Elektra Beckum BAS 315
I drove from Sudbury to north of Boston, found the house and the chap says "I have a little problem with the saw" . Oh *#@~$%^er thinks I, 110 miles from home :twisted: He had been to his workshop, taken the saw of the stand and just stood it in the back of his van (with the stand). He took a corner too fast on the way home, the saw fell over and the damage was done. The saw fell on to the table and the alloy casting holding the table on to the body of the saw cracked. :twisted:
A reduction on price was made and the saw went in the back of the car. Here is the damage when I got the saw into the workshop.
By now the whole lug had come off. Monday saw me trying to buy a new casting, without luck. Monday evening while pottering in the workshop, thinking this is quite a big lemon I had bought, I found a piece of aluminium angle. A cunning plan evolved to fix the saw. :shock:
After careful cleaning the angle was glued on to the casting along with the broken lug.
Once the epoxy was set, holes and slots were made and the casting was ready for refitting.
I reassembled the saw.
And with the supplied blade tried cutting a piece of scrap Iroko
I was well pleased, but concerned by the noise the blade guide made. On closer examition the side bearings on the top guide were both seized. £8 bought two new bearings and the saw is quiet in use.
I am a very happy chap, I have re-sawn 4” posts into 1” sections it’s a magic tool and can now see why some forum members say a table saw is not as useful as a band saw. 8)
