Thread: Bandsaw questions

I've seen only one, but IIRC the table elevates instead of the upper guide lowering for thickness. Might be a different speed than for wood, but I don't know whether faster or slower. If speed is adjustable, or belt driven with replaceable pulleys, that doesn't matter. Another thing: probably stainless steel on table and maybe column.

Joe

No guides and usually have a mincer attachment!

thanks guys. Thinking further it may be that meat cutting bs's are less accurate because they only do rough cutting.

A good one to buy then? As per 2nd part of my question?
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If you can, take some pics of all the working bits and post them? Never seen one before, so I don't know how different they are. I'm sure they would have the same working parts, except for maybe the blade guides.

Originally Posted by martrix

If you can, take some pics of all the working bits and post them? Never seen one before, so I don't know how different they are. I'm sure they would have the same working parts, except for maybe the blade guides.

I don't have access to one. Only the pictures on Ebay which don't show any detail.

Just about covered it all I think. Most meat bandsaws will have a stainless sheet folded for the table. Guides will pretty well be non-existant, usually one crappyish one below the table. You wouild also need to have tyres fitted to the pulleys, as they are just cast aluminium.

I may be wrong, but I think I remember saying he has a meat saw for his bandsaw. It has a bigger throat and overall capacity compared to a traditional wood BS. He modified it and put guide blocks or bearings or something and reckons it is the ducks nuts.

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To save me reading all the Bandsaw posts what is a good brand to buy for ripping soft and hard woods to box making sizes (mainly 9, 10, 12 and 16mm).

I have single phase only.

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If I was contemplating buying a piece of machinery I would be happy to read everything I could on the subject and not be so bloody lazy.

What woodworking machine outlets do you have available in Tassie?

Originally Posted by outback

If I was contemplating buying a piece of machinery I would be happy to read everything I could on the subject and not be so bloody lazy.

Get stuffed outback. Reading intterupts my shed time...

Originally Posted by Shedhand

To save me reading all the Bandsaw posts........

...............you'd rather we posted all the answers again.

Originally Posted by martrix

What woodworking machine outlets do you have available in Tassie?

Bunnings, Mitre 10, Specialised Machinery (stock carbatec stuff), Nubco, a few other palces that just sell machinery so I guess If I got a recommendation one of them would stock it. I'd be looking at a free standing one though. One that will produce slabs of uniform thickness to reasonably accurate dimensions. I know that the guide roller quality is crucial so that would be a consideration. I'm also looking at a thicknesser, Dewalt, Hitachi or Makita have been recommended to me. My BIL works at Bunnings and can get a reasonable staff discount. They don't stock decent bandsaws though.
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If you can get a BP 16A ordered in, then I recommend that.

It has the largest throat capacity (380mm) and the highest resaw capacity(excluding a riser kit, which can make the frame a little more flimsy) in the $600- $900 price range. It also has a 2HP motor.

Plus, all the potential issues and solutions with this saw are all here on the board.
This is my heavily biased opinion.

........................quick, run, here come the "Jet" brigade.

Originally Posted by martrix

If you can get a BP 16A ordered in, then I recommend that.

It has the largest throat capacity (380mm) and the highest resaw capacity(excluding a riser kit, which can make the frame a little more flimsy) in the $600- $900 price range. It also has a 2HP motor.

Plus, all the potential issues and solutions with this saw are all here on the board.
This is my heavily biased opinion.

........................quick, run, here come the "Jet" brigade.

Thanx Marty. I'll check out the BP16A then. I'll also look at the Jet. I have back issues of some woody magazines and now I think about it I recall a review of BS's and thicknessers in some of them. Must dig 'em out.
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