So I picked up a 14" band saw over the weekend.
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It was advertised on Gum Tree as an Axminster BS-350. It has no brand name on it and the dials & knobs have directions in German, English & French. 1989 model and a very low serial number
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I found one on the English eBay site which looks like mine but is a different colour. It seems the poms also know it as a Record BS-350. It belonged to a hobby woodworker who has passed on, and it was his son who sold it to me. I was told it has not much work and that would seem to be the case. It came with a heap of blades. After getting it home I re assembled it, turned it on and attempted to saw a bit of 20mm radiata. The blade popped off. No matter how I set it, the blade kept moving forward on the tyre.
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Lots of you tube later and I've think I've got it sorted. It's about tilting the top blade wheel.
One of the machines shortcomings is that there is no blade quick release lever and no blade tensioning guide, so I have know idea what the starting or ending point for tensioning will be.
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There are no instructions. If any one knows where to find some I would be really appreciative (I have looked)
Any thoughts on how much tension is appropriate will be good too. What I did was, spin the drive wheel by hand while tightening the knob with normal pressure until it i couldn't turn it easily, then tweaked it a bit more. That seemed to take most of the play out of the blade. It cut the radiata with no problems. I think I'm going to enjoy it.
TT
P7050009.jpgP7050006.jpg
It was advertised on Gum Tree as an Axminster BS-350. It has no brand name on it and the dials & knobs have directions in German, English & French. 1989 model and a very low serial number
P7050018.jpgP7050022.jpgP7050026.jpg
I found one on the English eBay site which looks like mine but is a different colour. It seems the poms also know it as a Record BS-350. It belonged to a hobby woodworker who has passed on, and it was his son who sold it to me. I was told it has not much work and that would seem to be the case. It came with a heap of blades. After getting it home I re assembled it, turned it on and attempted to saw a bit of 20mm radiata. The blade popped off. No matter how I set it, the blade kept moving forward on the tyre.
P7060019.jpg
Lots of you tube later and I've think I've got it sorted. It's about tilting the top blade wheel.
One of the machines shortcomings is that there is no blade quick release lever and no blade tensioning guide, so I have know idea what the starting or ending point for tensioning will be.
P7050024.jpg
There are no instructions. If any one knows where to find some I would be really appreciative (I have looked)
Any thoughts on how much tension is appropriate will be good too. What I did was, spin the drive wheel by hand while tightening the knob with normal pressure until it i couldn't turn it easily, then tweaked it a bit more. That seemed to take most of the play out of the blade. It cut the radiata with no problems. I think I'm going to enjoy it.
TT
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