Clarke Bandsaw performing well despite poor stand!
The reason for buying a replacement bandsaw was to increase the capabilities for metal cutting in my home workshop. My 'old' Warco bandsaw was bought 3 or 4 years ago and to a budget. However, with increasing experience comes greater knowledge. My local source of metal is a scrap yard which means I have all sorts of sizes of cast off's from local industries.
One prime example is a 'lump' of brass that has a part saw cut through the better part of one side. Now I have the new Clarke Bandsaw I can at last cut off sections of the brass lump which I will use to make the two flywheels needed for the Seal 15cc 4 cylinder, petrol engines I am making at the moment.
Once this job has been completed I will put the bandsaw into its vertical position, attach the table and attempt to cut the special steel bar bought for the crankshafts. It is tough steel so I have bought a bi-metal bandsaw blade (has HSS teeth) and see how it performs. A job that the old bandsaw could not tackle (not that this one has yet!). Time will tell.
