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  1. 29th August 2012, 06:36 PM #1
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    Hi all just thought id introduce myself.
    I did woodwork at school and loved it and at 32 am just starting to get back into it again, my first purchase was a cheap chinese lathe off gumtree and had a little fun with it but soon found that it lacked in a lot of ways especially without a chuck, but was lucky enough to be given a second hand mc900 that wasnt working and all it needed was a new switch and i think a new capacitor as it works now buy slowly till i hand spin it and then it fires up normally.
    the next big thing that Im ready to purchase is a band saw and was wondering what people think about the LEDA Machinery 18" BS-470.
    Bandsaws : 18 inch LEDACRAFT BS-470 BANDSAW
    or the Carba-tec SBW-4300CE
    Carba-Tec 17" CE Bandsaw : CARBA-TEC
    at the moment Im leaning toword the LEDA as it has a larger motor
    Any advice would be greatly appreciated
    cheers brad
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  3. 29th August 2012, 10:00 PM #2
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    I have the superseded model of the Leda and have been very happy with it.
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    I would re post in the BANDSAW group, in hand &power tools, those guy's will be able to advise you.

    I have a small bench top unit , however a 14" will do 90% of what you will need, Leda do make a good product, and the larger motor, will be an advantage, .

    Look at the spec's of each, and very importantly the, guides, table, ease of maintainance, availability of spare parts, .

    Tables made from cast steel and ground flat are best, there is a thread in the Band Saw group , where the table was so warped as to be almost unusable ( this on a new Carba Tec saw).

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