changed: 10 " bandsaws?

[mqbernardo]

Hi and thanks for reading.

OK, new clothes for this thread...
after trying several dealers i found that none of them will ship a scheppach basato bandsaw to Portugal. In fact, the only one that responded positively was axminster (their hobby BS :http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-hobby-series-awhbs250n-bandsaw-prod886302/ is a possibility, as is the bigger 350 - but at a significantly higher cost)

So, any advice on this one? should i try to find a Scheppach (or any other small-ish bandsaw? record? dewalt? metabo? ...) on another place or settle for Axi? i ask this because i read some negative reviews on the table adjustment of the Axi saws. But, then again, at this price range maybe it´s more of a "feature"?

So, basically, the 10" Axi hobby saw would be a good investment or should i go for another maker? i guess that at the low end of the spectrum all the BS should be made in China, but maker reputation and quality control should also make a difference, no?

Anyway, thanks in advance.
Any help appreciated,
Miguel.

 

[cerdeira]

there's a scheppach distributor in Portugal:www.costagarcia.pt, at least it was some years ago.
could be worth a call.
alternatively you can try www.poolewood.co.uk, last time i've looked they had scheppach stuff
in their catalgogue and they would ship abroad. their site looks a little awkward but i've used them twice
and had no problems.
I can't really help you re quality, IMHO, 10" bandsaws are too flimsy for any real work, but I reckon they
can be used with some extra care.

 

[mqbernardo]

Obrigado, um compatriota!

i tried with costagarcia, but haven´t got a reply yet (it´s been a week since i emailed them). I´ll try poolewood, thanks for the link.

yes, 10" should still be a bit flimsy, i considered a 14" thing (and still do if they´d ship it here and it wouldn´t cost the moon ) but i guess that the only real need i´d have for it would be resawing guitar backs and sides, and i doub´t it would be accurate/powerful enough for that.

most of the times i use a bandsaw for rough sttuff and clean (if needed) with hand-palnes afterwards.

What bandsaw do you have, if i may so ask?


Thanks,
Miguel.

(e um abraço!)

 

[mqbernardo]

ok, back at this again... I´m almost set on axi´s Hobby Series AWHBS250N saw. It might not be the bee´s knees but shipping is not prohibitive, it´s made from steel and cast iron, has 10" wheels and i have axminster customer service to back me up in case anything goes south. I would prefer something a bit more powerful, but i´m guess the world won´t come to an end because of that.

Anyway, my question is - to someone with experience with this saw - should i buy an upgrade rip fence (like this cheap one: http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-sm ... rod480331/) or keep the one the saw comes with. any other upgrade tips?

thanks in advance,
Miguel.

 

[Terry - Somerset]

The link to the rip fence seems to be the one that came with the axminster bandsaw I bought a year ago. It seems fine but a bit lightweight compared to the fences on a larger machine. As a saw it will cut up to 12cm hardwood (slowly) providing a good blade is used - I use it mainly for bowl blanks and similar. Will also happily cut thin sections for trimming etc. For hobby use it does all of what I need although I suspect a larger capacity will be needed if I get more ambitious in future.

Rgds

Terry

 

[mqbernardo]

thanks.