New bandsaw questions

[TobyB]

Truck arrived delivering a Scheppach Basato 4 today ... it's been 3 months since I ordered it ... apparently manufacturing problems ... at last though!

Hmmm ...

No mains lead!

Phonecall to NMA - it'll be in the post ...
(very frustrated!)

Follow the very meagre instructions to assemble the thing ...

Screws and flat washers used to assemble the base. All seems to go together OK. But I'm left with 4 x 15 mm screws and 10 mm nuts, 12 spring washers, eight flat washers and four 2x2 cm 90 degree brackets.

Don't know where I should use these. I wonder if the brackets are to make "feet" as there is a spare hole at each corner? No mention of this in pictures or instructions. Should I have used spring washers as well as flat ones in assembling the base? There aren't enough to use them on every bolt ... which ones would be most important?

Has anyone got one of these, or got any good ideas?

 

[MikeG.]

Pictures Toby, pictures! Descriptions seem obvious to those doing the writing......but not to anyone else.

Mike

 

[TobyB]

Good idea Mike - I had thought of that, but just wanted to get a post up quickly.

Here are some ...

The cabinet/base used a whole lot of screws and I used smooth washers between metal and nut on them all ...

These are the bits I have left - lots of spring and smooth washers, the four angle brackets and 5 nuts and bolts

And this is the hole at one of the corners that I wondered if I was meant to use the corner bracket as a "foot" in ... but why the other hole if so?

Still got a lot of bits left over - should I have used spring washers as well in some of the cabinet fixings ... not enough for them all ... if so, which ones?

Will perhaps be able to review the saw when I have a mains lead to switch it on with!

Cheers

Toby

 

[woodbloke]

Can't help you with the bits, but at least you know MFI didn't make it :lol: - Rob...already ducking

 

[mike-b-]

might be to obvoius are they to fix to floor? not that you would want to .if all looks ok shove um in line bin come in handy for sumat else :lol:

 

[JMcK]

Are they for use as "foot" brackets for fitting castors to? Can't really tell how sturdy they are from the photo.

 

[9fingers]

Exploding diagram here

http://www.scheppach.com/uploads/tx_ttp ... sato_4.pdf

does not seem to show your angle brackets as far as I can see.

If the application does not become obvious, I'd be tempted to fit the extra spring washers on bolts holding the frame/stand together to resist loosening in use.

Bob

 

[davebray]

Hi TobyB
I've got this bandsaw.
The 4# brackets are attached to the bottom corners of the base. They are supposed to be used if you want to permanently bolt/fix the bandsaw to the floor.
Cheers
Dave

 

[jimi43]

If it is anything like the saws then you should contact NMA again and ask them for their notes on it.

They were an immense help in setting up and using the saw I have.

Jim