I'd appreciate peoples thoughts on the following. I have just purchased an open stand and wheel kit for my Record BS350 band saw, however, in contrast to the saw itself which i rate i'm really disappointed with the quality of the wheel kit. The axle rods are short to the point that you can't use the washers provided and the pre-drilled holes on the bracing bars are approx 10mm out so the only way to use them would be to put a bend in them, thus defeating the purpose of bracing bars. Unfortunately when i removed them from the packaging this morning my wife took the original packaging for recycling, but i do have the sales invoice. Has anyone else had similar issues?
Record BS350 Bandsaw Wheelkit
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The wheel kit is pretty useless on anything but a perfectly flat surface, the non castering wheels will buckle eventually and make it impossible to move in any direction you want it to go, I am just about to throw mine away and weld on plates to take decent locking castors.
The problem you are experiencing I think is because you have the weight of the Bandsaw on the legs and they have spread.
Mike
The problem you are experiencing I think is because you have the weight of the Bandsaw on the legs and they have spread.
Mike
I too have this saw and wheel kit. The wheel kit is next to useless. Two swivel castors have fallen apart. Emailed record power and new castors were sent out free of charge. The castors are however cheap and nasty. Once i have finished building my woodwork workshop i will make a better base with sturdy castors.
I get my castors from these people, the second one down locks the wheel and the rotation, so makes a very stable base: http://www.castors-online.co.uk/acatalo ... Wheel.html
Mike
Mike
Thanks for your replies. I have emailed Record and taken some pictures to evidence the issues. Whilst I've had good service from Record in the past it sounds like i might need to think about upgrading the castors straight away, to save hassle in the long run. I would love to leave the saw on it's solid base, but unfortunately my workshop is to small for it to have a permanent home.
On the point that it might be the weight that has caused the stand to spread, this isn't the case as i haven't tried to move the machine on to the base yet. I spent last night looking at various stock images and the Alan Holtham video and it's configured differently in each of them. Once again thanks for the advice.
On the point that it might be the weight that has caused the stand to spread, this isn't the case as i haven't tried to move the machine on to the base yet. I spent last night looking at various stock images and the Alan Holtham video and it's configured differently in each of them. Once again thanks for the advice.
I have the wheel kit for the BS400 and it was only useful for moving it to the shed. Then I took them off as it's far too unstable.
I was just thinking yesterday if a third party base might be available which would work better and be strong enough for the machines weight.
I was just thinking yesterday if a third party base might be available which would work better and be strong enough for the machines weight.
Alexam
Bandsaw Boxmaker
Not sure which wheel kit you have on the BS400, but I find that this http://www.yandles.co.uk/record-power-b ... dsaw/p4970 is excellent. Just have to move it to a 'level' space and there is no 'rock' at all.
However, the base on the Record planer thickneserhttp://scosarg.com/record-pow ... GwodTNIKAA is rather poor quality as the wheels are not multi directional.That looks similar to the one that is mentioned.
Malcolm
However, the base on the Record planer thickneserhttp://scosarg.com/record-pow ... GwodTNIKAA is rather poor quality as the wheels are not multi directional.That looks similar to the one that is mentioned.
Malcolm
VHound":2f301rh3 said:
Just thinking about the assembly problem you are having, I had something similar and had to loosen all the leg bolts to allow movement to fit the cross brace and axle rods, just a thought.
Mike
jpa
Established Member
I bought nice strong wheels from Bauhaus - two fixed ones for the back and two locking casters of the same size (approx. 70mm dia.) for the front. They were about 5€ each overall IIRC with the casters being a little more and the fixed wheels a little less. Yesterday I finally got around to putting together a stand of sorts from plywood scraps and they seem to work well although my garage floor is quite uneven and I noticed that I do have to "take the weight" of the saw a little when rolling from place to place, otherwise it gets stuck in quite small ridges and ruts - I'd get bigger ones if I was doing it again, and mine is somewhat lighter than yours I suppose.
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Alexam":uedb3xcn said:
I've read quite a few comments on here from people who seem to think the wheels for the BS400 are rubbish. Sounds like you got a good set. Mine are not stable enough to leave on. Apologies for the confusion though, I didn't pick up on the fact that the 350 is not the same and uses different wheels.
RogerP
Established Member
I bought a set for my 350 from Axminster when I first bought the machine many years ago. I've had no problems and they are still working well.
selectortone
Still waking up not dead in the morning
I bought the wheelkit with my BS350S and have had no problems with it. The bracing bars do appear at first to be too long for the mounting holes but every pic I've seen they are slightly bowed in (or out) when fitted so I assumed they were meant to be like that. They are on the demo BS350S at Yandles. The BS350S is BL**DY heavy and me and and a mate nearly hernia'd ourselves getting it onto the wheelkit but I wouldn't be without it now. Love the saw and love the convenience of the wheelkit. The foot operation works fine after a bit of tuning. My workshop has a fairly rough concrete floor and I have no problems wheeling the saw around if I need to.
