Hi,
I’m looking at picking up a bandsaw for my workshop - sabre 250 looks to be a winner but I’d probably have to save up for it given the price, and could do with it now for a project I’m working on.
I’ve turned my attention to eBay and noticed a few of the BS250 and other brands bidding cheap, but they look like they’ve seen better days, some worse than others - have heavy surface rust on the cast iron table and some of the adjustment bolts have a bit of surface rust also.
I’m no stranger to restoring rusty hand planes etc and have dealt with rust on my table saw when it was stored in damp conditions years ago.
Anyone have any experience picking up one of these such machines and turning it round, and are there any parts I should particularly pay attention to given the surface rust if I viewed one in person?
Or do I need a reality check and save for a new machine? Cheers, appreciate the collectives input.
I’m looking at picking up a bandsaw for my workshop - sabre 250 looks to be a winner but I’d probably have to save up for it given the price, and could do with it now for a project I’m working on.
I’ve turned my attention to eBay and noticed a few of the BS250 and other brands bidding cheap, but they look like they’ve seen better days, some worse than others - have heavy surface rust on the cast iron table and some of the adjustment bolts have a bit of surface rust also.
I’m no stranger to restoring rusty hand planes etc and have dealt with rust on my table saw when it was stored in damp conditions years ago.
Anyone have any experience picking up one of these such machines and turning it round, and are there any parts I should particularly pay attention to given the surface rust if I viewed one in person?
Or do I need a reality check and save for a new machine? Cheers, appreciate the collectives input.