Quick & Dirty survey: Scheppach Basato 3h or Charnwood W730?

[anaminal]

Quick and dirty survey - votes for either machine?
I'm gonna buy new, these 2 are top of my budget. thoughts?

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[J.M.S]

Hi,
I have a Basato 3 Vario, and find it to be very good. I have used it to rough cut 6" oak corbels to support a fireplace mantlepice. It coped with it ok, but you need to invest in a good blade. The blades that came with it are not that great. Also dont be tempted to tension them too much, because when they snap under tension it makes you jump
I think the guides are probably the weakest point of the bandsaw,but probably no worse than on other machines at this price point
You should be able to get it in to your cellar with the aid of another pair of strong arms to help. I had to carry mine 50 yards to get it into my workshop.
Hope this is of help.
J.M.S

 

[shipbadger]

Hi,

I bought a second hand Basato 3 Vario, not sure what the difference is between that and a 3H. Was pleased with it as it came, but a new blade after a consultation with Ian at Tuff Saws transformed it. I haven't cut anything thicker than 3" but I can slice a 1mm thick slice of the edge of a 3" timber. One word of caution, the Sheppach base is not the most stable if you move the saw about a lot. I need to move my machines around to give working space and the system with two wheels at the back and a handle which pulls out is OK for very occasional use but if one of the wheels hits a small piece of wood and jams the machine can fall over. Experience speaking, got away with just a slightly buckled access door thank goodness. The saw now sits on one of the four wheel underframes as sold by nearly all the tool suppliers and is moved several times a week without mishap.

Tony Comber