Clarity on Record Power

[splinter_smith]

I'm preparing to purchase a bandsaw to support my carving business.

After some research, I think I’ve settled on Record Power. A relative of mine owns one that I used a long time ago, and it did the job well.

My questions are:

1. Why is there such a large price jump between the BS-250 (£299) and the BS-300E (£699), or between the Sabre 250 (£399) and the Sabre 300 (£949)?
2. Is the Sabre line worth the additional £100/£250?
3. Are there any other brands or models you’d recommend for roughing out carving outlines and sawing blanks from large stock?

This is my first post on this forum, so apologies if I’ve missed any posting etiquette.

Many thanks!

 

[akirk]

the 250 range are bench top (small) band-saws
all others are floor-standing band-saws - so a big physical and cost difference

yes the sabre models are worth the extra - built to a much more professional standard.
I have the 250 Sabre and it is a mini professional band-saw - superb - if I had the space for a floor standing machine then I would have the bigger one...

 

[Blackswanwood]

It may be worth using the search function as there are oodles of threads on which bandsaw is best and these may give you some useful information. You won't find a clear cut answer though!

You mention sawing blanks from large stock - what dimensions are you working with?

 

[splinter_smith]

@akirk
Appreciate such a quick reply mate.

Your overview of the Sabre 250 was actually linked under this so it was nice to see a photo of it on a worktop.

 

[splinter_smith]

@Blackswanwood
I have the option to purchase smaller blanks to work with but for me it would be much more economical to purchase larger blocks and cut my own blanks to whichever size I need. I can't imagine I'll be chopping up anything huge, for the sake of brevity I'll say nothing more than 8 inches in width/height, but I can't be absolutely certain.

 

[splinter_smith]

It may be worth using the search function as there are oodles of threads on which bandsaw is best and these may give you some useful information. You won't find a clear cut answer though!

You mention sawing blanks from large stock - what dimensions are you working with?

I'll check out some of the other threads for sure there are a few linked below that seem to have some good info in them.

Thanks for the reply.