![]() That’s not something I could do with a bandsaw, (make it portable and able to keep its settings with repeated disassembly and reassembly), but I don’t have the floor space for one now anyway. It folds up for storage so I can move it outside the garage and then back in without losing its accuracy. I do however have a DIY tablesaw that utilizes a circular saw that I have dialed in to make cuts comparable in accuracy to “real” tablesaws. I personally would like to have both in my shop, but the floor space in my shop right now is non-existent except for limited space that is dedicated to a workbench/assembly table. I agree with most of your pros and cons for each machine, but why do you limit the usefulness of a tablesaw to man-made material when it can also be used for sizing and squaring solid wood just as easily and well as it does man-made materials? Along with my bench disc sander for inlays I don’t think I’ll ever go back to the tablesaw, besides it frightens the hell out of me. I even made a donkey ear so 45s are accurate and repeatable. The edges are all squared on a shooting board which takes no time really. The bandsaw is used for cutting stock to thickness and many other small tasks, while the track saw is used for sheet and I also have an MFT table with a flip up track to square small stock for box making. I bit the bullet and bought an axminster bandsaw like yours and a track saw and have never looked back. It now lies in the corner of my small workshop gathering dust. A big mistake!Īfter struggling with sheet material and making a cross cut sledge I gave up as it frighted the hell out of me after a few kickbacks and the noise it made. I bought a portable tablesaw 10 years ago as only had a small space to work in. The first bandsaw at my apprenticeship even had a welder and grinding wheel to join blades. ![]() Having worked with metal all my life I used both vertical and horizontal bandsaws all my life. my sharpening, my tool car/ all around solid ish! Love watching ya work and help me out making my woodworking a lil less shitty. Imo, buy a band saw, buy a router (build a table) and a track saw or handheld circ saw w/ guides or just a straight edge tbh. I planed a board down and tried to get it flat (would love to see a video on prepping box stock by hand, planing from 3/4 to 1/3 or 3/8, and glueing thing boards? or what’s the move there, glue em thick and plane em? been meaning to check the video bout the box top in the school, mah bad, imma get on that).Īnyway, in hindsight while a table saw is great and box joints are easy, made a cross cut sled plan to use it shortly tbh the amount of jigs and shit you gotta make a f’en ridiculous. Got my cousins old bandsaw, and really tbh my biggest thing is resawing and the amount of material you can get out of something. I have a gripper or two and actually have, for someone who was new, done a few cuts that would be considered riskier (jointing a bord, cut 4-5 mill strips (1st cut actually), doing a box now and was doing the rebates, f’ed it up). Personally, I bought a used cheapo tablesaw off craigslist. I manage to draw blood every time but that could just be me. On the blade swap yes a table saw is so easy compared to wrestling a python with teeth everywhere not just the front. I agree with your analysis on use and it was my plan but my advice to anyone thinking of doing the same is save a bit longer and buy a bigger one than you think you need with the biggest motor you can find. The machine overall seems well made bit underpowered. I was warned so rookie mistake on my behalf. It has a 550w motor (approx 2/3 of a hp) and seems way under powered. I also bought Aximster blades and discarded the one that came with it.įast forward and I find it struggles even cutting a 4×2 so well within capacity and something that does not even slow the table saw. The guy asked if I was going to be resawing and I said some and he warned me it was not the best for it but it was all I could afford and I was in a candy store remember. Back on track and I bought the best I could afford which was an hbs310n. I was forced into early retirement with health issues and my colleagues collected sufficient for me to drive an hour north to Aximnster in North Shields. It’s in an outbuilding and I am now building a shop in one half of my garage so no room. Made in 1972 even today it’s an outstanding table saw and I have restored it although I owe it some maintenance I.e belts although easier said than done as it weighs in at 390 lbs. ![]() I inherited a startrite 275 with my house.
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