Thread: Need help with a bandsaw, please

I've got the Bas 350 and I am pretty happy with it. Did upgrade the fence to the Kreg as the stock one is pretty light and crappy to setup.

Another thing to look at is the size of the motor, the Bas 350 won in the end for me due to motor size and price

Originally Posted by djstimber

I've got the Bas 350 and am pretty happy with it. Did upgrade the fence to the Kreg as the stock one is pretty light and crappy to setup.

Another thing to look at is the size of the motor, the Bas 350 won in the end for me due to motor size and price

I have the same saw, chosen for the same reasons. I also upgraded the fence, to the Timbecon aftermarket one, although if I had known about the Kreg I probably would have gone that way, noice!

I was in C/tec-Melbourne on Thursday and they were selling the BAS-350 for $595, just a heads up.

At that price it can't be beat I reckon, I have resawn Grey Box to the maximum capacity of the saw, no worries. Dust extraction is also good.

If I have any criticism, easy to fix, it is the height of the table. I'm not the worlds' tallest person and I find it a bit high. Having said that, I measured a range of bandsaws at Hafco and C/tec and the ranged from 900-1100 mm high to the top of table. At least with the BAS-350, you can make a lower cabinet to sit it on. On my "gunnado" list, together with putting it on a mobile base.

my advise is to get advise off everone that knows anything about them and go and talk to the salesman, then forget everything you have herd and buy the one that you think suits your needs.

if there is one that suits your needs but it is too tall (and you are short like me) then do what i did.

copied:start; I have an old bandsaw that i got from a mate that closed down his sawmill and did not need it any more (when i saw old its old all the text and brands have been worn off and the table needed replacing as well as some of the side pannels) it was too tall for me so i built a platform to stand on right around it but it just got in the way so i sat down and had a think and decided i would cut a hole in the floor and drop it threw shee has been there for 4 years and is running like a charm. i just hope i dont have to replace the belt that is right down the bottom as i would have to lift it right out of the floor witch would mean i would have to pull half my shed appart. :end:

Thanks for the info guys, I will go with the BAS-350.
Big shed any idea why they reduced the saw nearly $100.00?
les

Originally Posted by les88

Thanks for the info guys, I will go with the BAS-350.
Big shed any idea why they reduced the saw nearly $100.00?
les

Don't know, stocktake perhaps? There were quite a few machines reduced substantially, eg CTJ680 15" thicknesser down from $1395 to $995, that's a lot more than $100.

Les, PM sent!