I've had the ADE1200 extractor for twelve months now and I'm very happy with it. My only gripe is that perhaps I should've bough a slightly bigger machine - on some jobs, I can fill up a few bags with sahvings from the P/T relatively easy - but, that's always the way, isn't it?!
One thing I will point out is that this extractor isn't
ideal for collecting fine dust (sanders and saws). All the very fine stuff (particularly MDF dust) escapes through the top filter bag and back in to your workshop (and, of course, your lungs!!). :?
There's no upgradable fine filter cartridge that will fit this extractor either. If you went for something like the ADE 2200 though, you could buy an optional cartridge to fit that. You may lose
some of the airflow and it ain't cheap! :shock:
Record Power do the
CX 2600 extractor - very similar to the ADE1200 in spec. And, you CAN buy a fine filter cartridge to fit on top (sadly, it won't fit the Axminster model). Might be worth considering. :wink: To be honest, I wish I'd go for the Record now as it would save me having to use my noisy HPLV extractor... :roll:
That bandsaw looks interesting and, at that price, the specs. are quite impressive. Is this is a new model or, have they just slashed the price? It looks vaguely reminiscent of one the bigger SIP models... I could be wrong.
I guess the best thing is for you to get over there and have a look for yourself. Rob's got a point about blade tensioning too. But, I think he's forgetting 5/8" wide blades!
I use a 1/2" blade for resawing on my little saw and don't encounter much trouble. I've also used thin-kerf 5/8" blades, which put less of a strain on the saw's frame, allowing you to tension them properly. I don't know whether 3/4" blades are available with a thinner kerf (0.020")?
Hope this helps and, if you do go for that bandsaw, I for one would be interested to hear how you get on as I'd like to one day upgrade my 12" saw and have just added this to my shortlist!!
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