Bandsaw advice

[paul24dual]

Looking for a bandsaw for the following:

Crosscut with a max wood thickness of 100mm and a max width of 10/12 inch. Mainly softwood but possible
y hardwood occasionally
also be able to cut out small shapes like fishes etc
also be able to use it as a jigsaw.

Budget about £300. Benchtop as well!!

Second hand or new? this one is on ebay at the moment near me

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Record-Power- ... 2a39639538

thanks

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Nice little saw, but you haven't a hope in hell of cutting 100mm stuff with it.

 

[marcros]

That one is overpriced, IMHO, already.

Are you aware that cross cutting will be a max of about 12" long- the distance between blade and the frame at the back. I know you want to make bonsai tables, but not knowing what one is, and not having googled it, I don't know whether that is a consideration.

If you have 300 to spend and want a benchtop model, you should have a few to choose from at that price. 2 wheels are probably better than 3, although if somebody said that they wanted a hobby bandsaw and only had 30 quid to spare those 3 wheeled types would be what I would point them towards. They might just about cut 4" across, but I expect that a lot of 4" ripping would be a slow old job if it will do it.

I am not that familiar with bench top models- inca and kity would be my starting point (used) and axi/record power for new. I have no idea if either do them but it will be a place to start.

 

[paul24dual]

Thanks guys for the replys. Probably the most stupid question asked here but here goes...

When it says

Max depth of cut 120mm - is that the thickness of the wood?
Throat depth 240mm - is that the diameter of the wood?

http://www.scosarg.com/record-power-bs2 ... tAodwXYA2w

You can all stop laughing at my stupid question now LOL!!

 

[Inoffthered]

Have a look at this

http://www.charnwood.net/shop/product/c ... saw?cid=52

If you haven't been to the Charnwood shop yet (its not far from Melton) it is worth a visit.

 

[Hemsby]

Thanks guys for the replys. Probably the most stupid question asked here but here goes...

When it says

Max depth of cut 120mm - is that the thickness of the wood?
Throat depth 240mm - is that the diameter of the wood?

http://www.scosarg.com/record-power-bs2 ... tAodwXYA2w

You can all stop laughing at my stupid question now LOL!!

Hi,

Max depth of cut is the cut thickness, as you say

Throat depth is the distance from the blade to the casing of the machine on the left hand side (the dimension of wood that will pass through) without the guide fence. When fitted the guide fence will reduce that dimension

Regards

Keith

 

[marcros]

Thanks guys for the replys. Probably the most stupid question asked here but here goes...

When it says

Max depth of cut 120mm - is that the thickness of the wood?
Throat depth 240mm - is that the diameter of the wood?

http://www.scosarg.com/record-power-bs2 ... tAodwXYA2w

You can all stop laughing at my stupid question now LOL!!

Max depth of cut is how thick the timber can be. Absolute max- this takes no account of whether the motor can cut it just what will fit.

Throat depth is how long a piece you could cut off with no fence on- so you could cut 240mm off the end of a piece.

Max rip width is the max distance for the same but with the fence in place. You may think that you are never going to rip a 140mm piece of timber down but it may be a factor if you wanted to get a straight cut on a piece of ply. This is where I think a bandsaw would be limiting if it is your only saw. Table saws don't gave this limitation- they do have others
though.

Don't worry about questions, ask away.

 

[paul24dual]

I'm i as well to bid on this?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DELTA-Electri ... 417dae9baa

or go for a new bandsaw?

 

[carlb40]

One thing to remember is delta is no longer distributed/ supported in the uk. So spares if available will have to come from the usa. That saw is probably at least 7yrs old and i think spares for it are few and far between now.

 

[RogerS]

And when you've bought your bandsaw, the next two things to do are:

1) buy a decent blade from Ian at TuffSaws

2) buy Steve Maskery's excellent bandsaw DVD so you can get yours singing very sweetly as they all need setting up properly.

 

[Alexam]

My old DeWalt 3401 bandsaw has a 6" depth of cut and I use a Tuff blade of 1/4" which does tight turns. Keep asking the questions when you see any adverts and someone will come back to you with the answers, but do not look at the 3 wheel variety as they are too outdated. Try and get the wheels that are cast and not plastic.

The new bandsaws of that depth are rather expensive, but with the right tweeking, the old ones can work well.

Alex