Thread: Elektra Beckum BAS 316 Band Saw?

I am very fond of the kgs300 series of EB or metabo drop saws but the market has progressed would be worth a look arround.
If gpoing for the kgs300 get the plus version with dust extraction & electronic brake if you can spend the extra.

the article in the last wood review seemed pretty good on the 16" band saw market.

cant comment much on the thicknesser or wood lathes excep to say that many of the same products pop up in everybodies catalogue.

a mate has just baught a carbatec big boy sander and recons its wonderfull.

Drill presses are all over the place check for play & accuarcy & a bigger motor is an advantage. A work light is good too.

Folks,

Now time has moved on, what was the outcome to the selection process. I am asking as I was actually recommended to buy an EB by a professional turner so was very surprised to read Christopha's comments.

Any advice / opinion is as always welcome!

Simon.

Originally Posted by Wild Dingo

Okay Ive decided to make a bit of a trip and one place I will be heading to is power tools and machinery

Having experienced the brilliance of Metebo saws previously and loving them... Im thinking very seriously of getting a
Elektra Beckum BAS 316 Band Saw... they are competitvely priced compared to Timbercon and Carbatec gear and being Metebo which as I understand it Elektra Beckum is a part of... its gotta be quality plus... a bit dearer but not much considering the quality {$899 inc gst oposed to Timbercons 739 inc gst}

Has anyone had any experience with this bandsaw?

Thanks
Shane

Hi Shane,

I'm fairly new to WW and initially I bought a GMC 250mm bandsaw - what a lot of prefabricated scrap!

I recently bought an Electra Beckum 316G, and find it to be an excellent machine - but maybe that's like comparing a 250,000km old Trabant with a new Ford (sorry Ford fans!) - I just haven't tried a new Mercedes.

For my needs (so far), the EB is smooth running, quiet, has a good and easy to set fence, decent size (and solid) table, and seems quite capable of making accurate cuts.

I do have one gripe though; apparently EB have as an accessory a "precision blade guide" kit - but it's over $320! I guess that I'll be staying with the standard set-up for now /

Well Dingo 18 months on now

I noticed one of these forementioned EB Bandsaws at the auction today ... don't think I'll go down and bid ... what did you end up with? How much? Are you happy?

I'd really like to rip at least 10" (preferrably 12" but 10 is realistic $$$ wise)

I think he ended up with the same as me(?) a BAS470 from TC's(18")

Originally Posted by Harry72

I think he ended up with the same as me(?) a BAS470 from TC's(18")

Thanks H

Much better resaw capability ... what did you pay and do you find it lives up to your expectation?

I got mine at a special price, I wanted a 16"model they advertised but they had none left and because I was spending up there they gave me the BAS470 for and extra $100 on top of the price of the 16"!
Short answer...$1040

Yeah she works ok but it does have a few shortfalls, top wheel adjusting carriage has slop and needed to be shimmed, the original guide bearings died real quick(all of them!). Blade was unusable. The top wheel supposedly balanced isnt has a 1mm buckle which transfer's to the blade this is no harm with big blades but small blades affects the quality of cut.
It does what it was brought for well tho, resawing it can take up to a 38mm blade, I run a 32mm 1.5tpi for resawing... cuts through 10 inches of hardwood like butter!

Wow H, excellent price normal price now is about $1600, I wouldn't hesitatie to buy one at that price ... did you buy 2?
All good info, Ta

What Harry said Ramps... the 18in from TC bit of a discount not as good as Harrys but a discount none the less... its been brilliant so far.

Table is strong cast iron a bit small I think and may well make an extention for it, no probs with anything really... the setup of the blades a bit of a mongrel having to bend down constantly when I had a bung knee wasnt the best of things and ended up getting it near enough is good enough but it wasnt really but will sort it properly when I get back... I bought the range of blades at the time thinnest through to largest 1 1/2in I think big mean looking sucker! and so far have only used 1 of them the one it came with!! Its been able to do everything Ive asked of it without a murmur... although Im yet to toss some of the larger logs at it at which time I will change the blade to the one Ive termed the "meanbitch"!!... all I did to her was to move her to a better spot in the shed and she drew first blood! :eek: rotten sod

But yeah mate Im happy with it and no doubt when Ive bolted it to the floor and set her up better and changed the blade and set up the re-saw rig I will know how BIG a log she can take without pharting!

ooh and the fence? Peice of ali crap why they persist in supplying shyte fences with these bloody tools is beyond me! :mad: I mean whats so flamin hard about supplying a first rate fence or at least one to match the machine for gawds sake!... good machine pay a 1000+ for it and the fence is a peice of crap? gawd I hate that! :mad: otherwise bloody good buy mate

Ramps, back then it was $1399 was before a price rise on most sherwood gear.