I had a German (Austrian?) three-wheeler in the small shop I set up in a
hospital in the 80's. The saw had an "Emco" (not "Enco") label on it and
might even have been build by them. I bought it when I bought my Emco-Meir
V10-P (or 13-P, can't remember so well any more) with milling attachment.
It had a welded rectangular tube frame, and I used it to surprisingly good
advantage, mostly on aluminum. I now have an old Sears 3-wheeler that
someone gave me that's a lot sturdier (cast iron frame), but really noisy.
I use it for quick jobs, mostly in wood. I don't have a decent metal
bandsaw. I usually use a sabre saw if I need to do a lot of cutting. Works
pretty well, but can't handle much thickness.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"Ray Field" wrote in message
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Have just been given a small three wheel band saw, had to make an upper
blade guide for it. Obviously designed for hobby woodworking, blade is 56
1/8 inch long 1/4 by 6tpi.
Can this be converted to light metal cutting? I realise that the motor
(direct drive ) will have to be slowed down; are there any metal cutting
blades of this size (1/4 or 3/8 wide) available?
Do not have blade welding equipment, how effective is silver soldering for
joining blade ends? Is the joint a butt or scarf type?
Ray, in sunny Victoria.