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"Mekon"

20/07/2004 2:18 AM

What criteria should I use in buying a band saw?

Given that here in Australia brands may be different or unavailable, how
best can you judge one against the other?

Mekon


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"George"

in reply to "Mekon" on 20/07/2004 2:18 AM

20/07/2004 7:14 AM

Of equal capacity - distance to other side of blade and under - the
recommendation of the heavier is pretty good.

If you're in the 14" range, watch out for bargains with non-hinged covers -
not worth it - fence included "bargains" the same. By the time you've
adjusted it for your blade you might as well have clamped an ad-hoc variety,
which would not have abdomen-goring horns sticking out all the time.

The 16" types appear a bad deal based on comments here when compared either
below at 14 or above at 18 capacity.

Most important criterion of all, someone like a dealer obligated to help you
whose face you can see, not some voice behind seven steps of voicemail jail.
Worth 10% to me.

"Mekon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ki%[email protected]...
> Given that here in Australia brands may be different or unavailable, how
> best can you judge one against the other?
>
> Mekon
>
>

EP

"Edwin Pawlowski"

in reply to "Mekon" on 20/07/2004 2:18 AM

20/07/2004 2:38 AM


"Mekon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ki%[email protected]...
> Given that here in Australia brands may be different or unavailable, how
> best can you judge one against the other?
>
> Mekon

Motor horsepower, table size, fit and finish, ease of adjustment, open
versus closed base, number of spokes on the wheels

MJ

"Mark Jerde"

in reply to "Mekon" on 20/07/2004 2:18 AM

20/07/2004 2:53 AM

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "Mekon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:ki%[email protected]...
>> Given that here in Australia brands may be different or unavailable,
>> how best can you judge one against the other?
>>
>> Mekon
>
> Motor horsepower, table size, fit and finish, ease of adjustment, open
> versus closed base, number of spokes on the wheels

Availabilty of a mate with whom to swap (blades / lies / parts)? <g>

-- Mark

b

in reply to "Mekon" on 20/07/2004 2:18 AM

20/07/2004 2:58 AM

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 02:18:56 GMT, "Mekon" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Given that here in Australia brands may be different or unavailable, how
>best can you judge one against the other?
>
>Mekon
>


by weight. get the heaviest one.


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