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Bandsaw brands
I am looking to replace my bandsaw, I've done some looking around and what's available here in NZ boils down to this: Trupro 4300A - 17" all ball bearing guides w - 410mm, h - 300mm, table 430x430 mm 2 speed 430m/min and 850m/min blades 1/8 - 1" price before tax 1650 $NZ ~$1120 US Jet JWBS-16 ball bearing guides optional w - 16 3/8 (416 mm) h - 10" (254mm), table 17" square (432mm) 1 speed 915m/min (3000f/min), 1.5 hp motor 1/8 - 1 1/4" blades price before tax 1600$NZ D-Tool DT18 - 18" w - 465mm, h - 267mm, table 535x485 mm 1 speed 2hp motor 1" blade price before tax 1095 NZ$ Suspiciously cheap. Will it take narrower blades? Trupro WBS-20L w = 500mm, h - 279mm, table 500x610 mm 2 speed 610m/min and 854m/min, 2 hp, FOOT BRAKE 1" blade price before tax around 2000 $NZ (1350 US) described as heavy duty cast manufactured to European specs At a weight in excess of 500 pounds I can believe that. The throat is overkill for my needs, but ... beautifully big table at 2' Socomec SN400 - 16" w - 390, h - 280, table 500x450 1 speed 1080m/min, 1.5 hp "heavy duty guides", made in Italy, price around 2000$NZ again Lazzari - no, let's not get carried away, I don't want to spend 3 and a half grand on a 16 inch bandsaw, even if it's made in Italy. Scheppach (German) Somebody is also selling these but they don't state a price nor specs. I'll have to go to the shop floor and see(but it's a 5 hour drive, so I'd like to gather more info first). *** Does anybody here have experience with any of these models? Good, bad: I'd love to hear about it before I go and buy another lemon (I currently have an 18" 3 wheeler, and it's a dog - blade pulls to the right up to 10 degrees dependant on grain, the bottom of the blade can skew up to 5 degrees from vertical even at at max blade tension, it breaks blades like nobody's business, everytime anyone but me uses it .......). I do some re-sawing, typically nothing taller than 6", corner cutouts like for window sills or cabinets, some angled ripping and preparation of stock for the lathe - all up light use but I want a reliable machine that I don't have to fight with all the time. cheers, and TIA -Peter -- ========================================= firstname dot lastname at gmail fullstop com |
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Bandsaw brands
"Peter Huebner" wrote in message t... I am looking to replace my bandsaw, I've done some looking around and what's available here in NZ boils down to this: Trupro 4300A - 17" all ball bearing guides w - 410mm, h - 300mm, table 430x430 mm 2 speed 430m/min and 850m/min blades 1/8 - 1" price before tax 1650 $NZ ~$1120 US Jet JWBS-16 ball bearing guides optional w - 16 3/8 (416 mm) h - 10" (254mm), table 17" square (432mm) 1 speed 915m/min (3000f/min), 1.5 hp motor 1/8 - 1 1/4" blades price before tax 1600$NZ D-Tool DT18 - 18" w - 465mm, h - 267mm, table 535x485 mm 1 speed 2hp motor 1" blade price before tax 1095 NZ$ Suspiciously cheap. Will it take narrower blades? Trupro WBS-20L w = 500mm, h - 279mm, table 500x610 mm 2 speed 610m/min and 854m/min, 2 hp, FOOT BRAKE 1" blade price before tax around 2000 $NZ (1350 US) described as heavy duty cast manufactured to European specs At a weight in excess of 500 pounds I can believe that. The throat is overkill for my needs, but ... beautifully big table at 2' Socomec SN400 - 16" w - 390, h - 280, table 500x450 1 speed 1080m/min, 1.5 hp "heavy duty guides", made in Italy, price around 2000$NZ again Lazzari - no, let's not get carried away, I don't want to spend 3 and a half grand on a 16 inch bandsaw, even if it's made in Italy. Scheppach (German) Somebody is also selling these but they don't state a price nor specs. I'll have to go to the shop floor and see(but it's a 5 hour drive, so I'd like to gather more info first). *** Does anybody here have experience with any of these models? Good, bad: I'd love to hear about it before I go and buy another lemon (I currently have an 18" 3 wheeler, and it's a dog - blade pulls to the right up to 10 degrees dependant on grain, the bottom of the blade can skew up to 5 degrees from vertical even at at max blade tension, it breaks blades like nobody's business, everytime anyone but me uses it .......). I do some re-sawing, typically nothing taller than 6", corner cutouts like for window sills or cabinets, some angled ripping and preparation of stock for the lathe - all up light use but I want a reliable machine that I don't have to fight with all the time. cheers, and TIA -Peter -- ========================================= firstname dot lastname at gmail fullstop com Peter, I have the 18" Jet 708750B, (about $1,200 USD) It is a great machine for the money. Dave |
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