I had a cheap band-saw years ago but it always tried to run off the cutting
line. I spent a lot of time trying to adjust it but in the end got rid of
it because a circular saw or jig-saw could do anything that the band-saw
could.
A scroll saw is very useful for fine work.
(my 2p's worth) Alan
On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 5:26 PM, ausdave22@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <
dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks for investigating this Gordon l suppose the question would be if
after purchasing a blade and fence guide and we fire it up ( if indeed it
does ) will we then be faced with other problems with the operation of the
machine ?. As you quite rightly say we will need to be a bit more cautious
in the future. My view is that it is not worth the chance.
Aussie Dave
----Original message----
From : neilgumm1@xxxxxxxxxx
Date : 24/01/2018 - 17:07 (GMT)
To : trowmensshed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject : [trowmensshed] Re: Performance power band saw blade replacement
I would say yes Gordon that's a cheap band saw for £15 Neil
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On 24 Jan 2018, at 16:42, Gordon Endersby <gordon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
Chaps,
Ive been looking at the donated Performance Power band saw that needs a
blade.
The replacement blade is approx £15.00 delivered.
We would also need to make a fence/guide of some kind to fit the
pressed steel bed.
Bearing in mind the fence is missing and that this is a very cheap
basic band saw equivalent to approx £80 from Aldi.
Latest models are 350w this is 250w.
Is it worth buying the blade?
As an aside, we need to look at tools a bit more closely when they are
donated to make sure all the bits are there and that there are no
obvious faults.
Gordon
