Paul Jones 4 | 12/12/2011 14:57:22 |
45 forum posts 1 photos | I'm going to purchase a bandsaw. The one I'm thinking of buying is the new Sip model http://www.kendaltools.co.uk/cgi-bin/trolleyed_public.cgi?action=showprod_SIP01545 which has a 150mm cut height, not bad I guess for £200. Does anyone know if machinery suppliers generally have New Years sales after Xmas like your normal shops do? I'd like the bandsaw now, but if I can save some money by waiting then I'll wait
Paul |
Chris Harvey | 12/12/2011 16:18:19 |
3 forum posts | Hello Paul,
SIP are OK as ylong as you don't need any service. I bought their Combi machine, and phoned them to ask where you got a certain accessory.
the "service" guy didn't even have it in his catalogue, and pointed me to a web page that was so wrong; The combi of course comes from the land of the Great Wall. |
Big Al | 12/12/2011 18:35:39 |
1602 forum posts 73 photos | I bought a SIP 14" bandsaw about 6 years ago and it suits my needs well. It's a bit rough round the edges, but as I only use it occasionally I am not that worried about the roughness.
Al
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steve h | 13/12/2011 23:25:44 |
![]() 403 forum posts 128 photos | Hi Paul - half my workshop tools are SIP - some of it is quite good and others are not so! - I have the same machine as Al and agree with him entirely - and also agree with Chris, I have had to make a few calls and found them not all that helpful.
Would i buy another if I had the same budget as you now - YES!
Steve |
Paul Jones 4 | 14/12/2011 21:25:29 |
45 forum posts 1 photos | Hi everyone The Sip bandsaw had a good review in July's The Woodworker. For around £200 I guess all the bandsaws on the market will be about the same quality, but the Sip model has the larger cut height and a 2 year warranty. Decided to wait till after Christmas now, so hopefully might get a few pounds knocked off.
Paul
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Eric Harvey 1 | 15/12/2011 14:49:50 |
![]() 221 forum posts 81 photos | I bought a second hand bandsaw,I had to clean it up and put a couple of new thrust bearings in,its a NU-Tool CB355,14" throat and 6" depth of cut,cost me £30.00.have had it for 5/6yrs now and just replaced the rubber tyres on the wheels,I would look around and see what`s out there,you might get a better quality bandsaw second hand for the same money,regards,
Eric.
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