Bandsaw

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Hi guys.
Am in the market for a new bandsaw. Have looked at warco. Sip. ECT. Sip do a big machine that's 13amp 1.5 hp . Anyone had experience with sip machinery..

 

[Ton-up]

Its just a generic type, so look around for better prices than Sip . I have one for about 8 years made by Optimum, I chose it because it has a 3 speed gearbox where that one you change belts. Its been superb but you must use a good quality blade. I use Sandvick blades and they last forever.

 

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Its just a generic type, so look around for better prices than Sip . I have one for about 8 years made by Optimum, I chose it because it has a 3 speed gearbox where that one you change belts. Its been superb but you must use a good quality blade. I use Sandvick blades and they last forever.

That's the trouble. They are kind of all the same unless you get in to the £3000 bracket ...I will have about £1500 to spend on one. But the sip will not cut high tensile steels

 

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Look out for the one's that have a swivel base. That saves swivelling the vice and then you have to swivel the whole saw to keep the bar parallel to the wall.

Axminster do one that swivels 45 one way and 60 degrees the other.

Around £1900

 

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Look out for the one's that have a swivel base. That saves swivelling the vice and then you have to swivel the whole saw to keep the bar parallel to the wall.

Axminster do one that swivels 45 one way and 60 degrees the other.

Around £1900

Yes just been looking at the swivel base ones...looks a better idea.

 

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Yes just been looking at the swivel base ones...looks a better idea.

I wanted it, I only went to look at a £400 jobbie but didn't get it.

Bought s/h on the bay circular, called a cold cut saw

 

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The Axminster mitre bandsaw looks and sounds a nice bit of kit...plenty big enough for what I would need
..with some nice features to.

 

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I never use mine to mitre as it's too much trouble.

 

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I never use mine to mitre as it's too much trouble.

Most of my stuff is box section. Some on a 45 cut....and it comes with 3 year guarantee

 

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I would defo recommend it. When I use box section it's just butted up

 

[Hood]

Definitely get a swivel arm saw, the swivel vice ones are just a pain to use if you have multiple single ended angle parts to make as you end up wasting a lot of material. The swivel arm ones make things easy as you can cut at an angle, swivel back to straight for the next cut, back to angle for the next etc etc and no waste of material. On a swivel vice one you either have to spend a lot of time moving the vice to the angle and back again repeating until done or you cut the parts oversize and cut off the excess angles after, not only double cuts but a waste of material.

 

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Definitely get a swivel arm saw, the swivel vice ones are just a pain to use if you have multiple single ended angle parts to make as you end up wasting a lot of material. The swivel arm ones make things easy as you can cut at an angle, swivel back to straight for the next cut, back to angle for the next etc etc and no waste of material. On a swivel vice one you either have to spend a lot of time moving the vice to the angle and back again repeating until done or you cut the parts oversize and cut off the excess angles after, not only double cuts but a waste of material.

Definitely the way to go...get tired of trying to cut metal streight and on a 45 by hand...just want a half sensible machine that gives good cuts..

 

[Richard.]

That's the trouble. They are kind of all the same unless you get in to the £3000 bracket ...I will have about £1500 to spend on one. But the sip will not cut high tensile steels

The blade determines what it will and won't cut not the saw.

 

[Hood]

The blade determines what it will and won't cut not the saw.

Missed that bit, as @Richard. says it is the blade that determines what you can cut. Get a BiMetal M42 blade, no point in trying to save a few £ by buying a carbon steel blade as you will end up spending more in the long run if you cut anything other than mild steel.

 

[steve t]

I've had one of them for about twenty years, cut tonnes of stuff and still going strong.

 

[s410man]

Definitely get a swivel arm saw, the swivel vice ones are just a pain to use if you have multiple single ended angle parts to make as you end up wasting a lot of material. The swivel arm ones make things easy as you can cut at an angle, swivel back to straight for the next cut, back to angle for the next etc etc and no waste of material. On a swivel vice one you either have to spend a lot of time moving the vice to the angle and back again repeating until done or you cut the parts oversize and cut off the excess angles after, not only double cuts but a waste of material.

Cut 2 of thr final lenghts you need in one cut

Cut all you need

Then swivel the vice once and cut all the double lenghts in half-correct angle on both pieces and no waste

 

[fizzy]

Hi guys.
Am in the market for a new bandsaw. Have looked at warco. Sip. ECT. Sip do a big machine that's 13amp 1.5 hp . Anyone had experience with sip machinery..View attachment 115625

This looks the same as my Axminster and the one sold by machine mart. I bought mine for £400 - a right bargain - works very well. All down to the blades but even the cheap carbon steel ones work well enough.

 

[Hood]

Cut 2 of thr final lenghts you need in one cut

Cut all you need

Then swivel the vice once and cut all the double lenghts in half-correct angle on both pieces and no waste

True.
But what if you need differing angles on each end? Yes I know I am moving the goal posts a bit but....

 

[Paul G]

Hi guys.
Am in the market for a new bandsaw. Have looked at warco. Sip. ECT. Sip do a big machine that's 13amp 1.5 hp . Anyone had experience with sip machinery..View attachment 115625

Ah! So that's what they look like when they're clean.

I bought this second hand quite cheaply. It had a sort of rattle noise that turned out to be the key in the gear box/belt pulley had fell out.
I think he was trying to pull a fast one, but hey, the worm has turned.

The 20mm deep blade is infinitely better than the smaller generic bandsaws, and built in coolant and hydraulic feed are a must have.
I always use bi-metal blades as anything else is false economy. My saw has no name but just a number on the ID plate. If Googled
this comes up as a Chinese company (surprise surprise) that will sell you a minimum of 50 units. I assume you then pop a few transfers
on or respray in your company colour scheme.

I wouldn't be without this tool. Used every day and cleaned every year whether it needs it or not.

Paul G

 

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Thanks for the information guys. It's difficult with new machinery. Yes you pay for what you get...most are import with different colours on them.. even spending up to £2000 I will end up with something that needs messing with...some of the box section I need to cut is 4x4 and on a 45. Some of the machines I looked at will cater for this size...but it's how accurate they cut...dont want go through all this hassle getting one and setting it up to find the cuts are off..