Cheap Bandsaw - worthwhile, or just a waste?
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- Hi everyone. A quick midweek video for you. I've been after a small bandsaw for a while, and this 'WorkZone' one is just £80 (~$100) from Aldi stores. Visually it's a dead ringer for the Scheppach HBS20 from Screwfix, but £30 cheaper and with a 3-year warranty. But is it any good, or just a waste of money? I bought one to find out.
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That same bandsaw is sold worldwide by various companies. I have one, branded by Wen, here in the USA. Doesn't have the door safety switches (not a thing here), but everything else is virtually identical. Built my own fence, added better-quality urethane tires, and purchased a set of high-quality high-speed bi-metal blades (cuts wood to metal). A real handy workhorse now. Zero complaints.
I just received my 4th Aldi bandsaw,first 3 were no good,[3rd one had the saw blade coming off the 2 wheels! -wheels were out of alignment]This 4th one works great & its thanks to Peter for saying these are good,-gave me patience!
Sorry you’ve been having problems, but good to hear that - finally - you’re all set! Obviously this video’s a couple of years old (I’ve literally done over 300 videos since this one) so, the bandsaw I bought over two years ago isn’t the saw you’d buy today. If you read through the comments below this video it’s pretty clear that Aldi/Scheppach have had some quality control issues both in the first year after I made this video, and again more recently, and in all seriousness, after 3 replacements and failures, I probably would have given up and bought something else, but I’m pleased that you’ve finally got something workable! Love a happy ending 😆😂👍👍
As a very keen D.I.Y.'r with a limited budget I have found that the whole range of tools from Aldi are excellent value and have out performed many of the more expensive "name" brand power tools. I now have almost the full catalogue including air tools and pressure washer, none have given me any problems or disappointed through lack of performance !
Yes, been very impressed with the Aldi Workzone tools that I have - they’re mostly rebadged Scheppach, and I’ve had no problems either 👍👍
Totally agree
bought one my self about a month ago after bit of setting blade i found it excellent.. real. honest review that and a first of your videos ive watched
Thanks! Be sure to check out the others 👍
Peter Millard will do.. i just took the workzone sticker off mine looks like the sheppa now lol
Am I the lucky one or not; after watching this video I had occasion to visit Aldi, imagine my delight when I saw the bandsaw on special offer of £59. Great saw, thanks for 'heads-up, Peter.
+Frank C It's great value at £79; at £59 it's a steal! Nice one 👍
Blade alignment on band saws is critical for decent, efficient work. Those machines have a particularly crude (but usable) alignment arrangement. You seem to have nailed it. Bunnings in Australia have been flogging Good Luck Dragon tools under the Ozito brand (now owned by Einhell). They're expanding into the UK so you will probably be able to pick them up even cheaper soon. Being found at the bottom of the barrel, they work, but don't expect too much from them. Maintenance is the key to success. If it starts getting noisy, check it and fix it. Don't push it past its limits and keep your thumbs out of the way.
Thanks! Always keen to keep my thumbs attached to my hands 👍👍
I bought a GMC (similar quality and no longer extant) band saw which broke a blade guide after a short time. While it was a better concept, it was poorly engineered. Bummer. I will now have to cast a better, more robust psrt which will take on the load. My mate Brent will attest that it's always good policy. He partially removed a substantial part of his person while operating one of these saws, using the blade as supplied. There is no reason you should discount the capabilities of cheap band saw blades. They're the part of the machine that does the work. Einhell have been sold in the UK for some time. The Ozito brand, as sold by Bunnings, will probably appear there in the UK under another appellation. The quality is somewhere around Einhell's middle range. That's still close to the bottom of the barrel. Their power x-change range is good value for money.
I have the same saw painted a different colour and with a different name sticker. It's great. I cut 50mm thick mahogany and ash electric guitar bodies with it. It's more than enough for doing this and it is light enough for me to put under the bench when I'm not using it.
Exactly! Great little machine, even better when you change the blade 👍👍
Hi Peter, great video review of that band saw. I have that exact saw branded as "Work Mate", it seems that to sell stuff here in Aus you have to put mate on the end. Anyway, The saw is as you found out a real little worker, the supplied multi purpose blade will even cut aluminum up to to 1mm. The letdown is the table fence and table, I replaced my table with a wooden one with T track in it and same with the fence.
The adjustable cut height mechanism will strip out after a wile as it's got plastic gears inside but I don't cut anything on this saw thicker than 20mm max, but for the price what would you expect! It dose it's job for me so I'm happy with it.
Regards, Nate
+Nate Thanks! Yes, well impressed with it; not an 'heirloom tool' by any stretch, but very happy for the money.👍
There are wood workers that use lathes, and those that don't. Lathes are pretty useful, but many wood workers don't have one. I'm a hack at wood working, but one thing I make well is this mission style coffee table. The thing is, the table is round. I have never figured out how to make a round table top with simple hand tools. I used to use a saber saw, hooked to long piece of wood, which I hooked in the middle of the table, and spun around. My saber saw last about eight months. I now use a router, which I spin around on a long board. The routers last a bit longer. I need a band saw, but I just don't have a place for it. thank for the video.
Pleasure - thanks for watching! BTW it’s called a ‘trammel’ or ‘trammel bar’ when you cut a circle like that with a router 👍👍
I had a Craftsman 12" one, probably cost $150. Total junk. The wheels were not straight. Several hours spent adjusting couldn't fix them, they couldn't be shimmed. Made the blade track improperly and throw the blade off at unpredictable times. The adjustments were finicky, blade guards were not user-friendly. Cuts were wavy and rough, even with a more expensive blade. It cut, but I may have just as well used a sabre saw. When I upgraded to a Laguna 14-12 this year, it was like going from a Ford Pinto to a F150. The cost was completely worth it, and more. The moral of the story: save up for good tools.
I can't find my original comment from an old account, but i commented on this video 6 years ago, and my little bandsaw is still going strong. I just put a new 10mm starrett blade on it today, gave it a good clean, changed the guides, and it thinks it's a 14-inch!!! In the last 6 years, I have made at least 5000 wooden toys with it and used it on average about 4 hours a week, that 1200 hours of use for the cost of it. What a buy
Thanks 👍
Fantastic little saw, and thanks so much for taking the time to let me know yours is still going strong. 👍👍
Fantastic little saw, and thanks so much for taking the time to let me know yours is still going strong. 👍👍
Hi Peter, I just found an Aldi Bandsaw today (19th July) and got it for £49.99 so thanks for the tip. There were two just lying there in store, I was very lucky to get one so far after the initial launch!
+DUBLXX XX Bargain! 👍
You are a godsend Peter, I had this saw delivered yesterday and I wasn't looking forward to tustling with the assembly. Thanks to you I've seen it's pretty simple 🖒
Steve Day TBH I was expecting more self-assembly than there is - just fixing the table on, even the blade is installed! Instructions aren't brilliant, but not terrible - I've def. had worse! 😬
Steve Day Steve Day TBH I was expecting more self-assembly than there is - just fixing the table on, even the blade is installed! Instructions aren't brilliant, but not terrible - I've def. had worse! 😬
I got the Aldi one .had a bit of trouble with the blade coming off and not cutting straight .bit of trial and error and I traced the problem back to me not having any idea what I'm doing 😃
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I love your videos man. I appreciate how straight forward you treat these reviews
+Dana Maennchen 👍
For any swede happening to read this: the same saw (although rated 250W) is available from Jula, in their own Meec brand. I concur, it is decent, and assembly was super easy.
SweSuf Good information to have, Thanks! 👍 And don't forget to check out my back-catalogue... 😀
My first saw was the Scheppach HBS20 from Screwfix as you mentioned in your video comment and I had a love / hate relationship with it. It was very cheap and once I put a decent Dalkin or Starrett blade on it and spent a lot of time fettling with the tracking and guides to get everything just right it ran pretty well although the fence was stuck in the bin immediately to be replaced with a self made one. Of course on the other hand it is tiny and very limited to what can be done and the motor is very underpowered so resawing whilst can sort of be done within in the height limitations was a tough and long experience. For a lot of woodworkers that do small stuff it's probably all anyone needs but for anyone else a bigger saw will eventually be needed. Oh the other point to note... you can not buy tires for the wheels of this saw... I ended up making my own out of heat shrink tubing material but Scheppach does sell a whole wheel replacement kit but their UK customer services are atrocious!
+Robert Devenney Thanks for the feedback. The Screwfix Scheppach is quoted as a 250w motor, the Aldi 350w so not sure they're identical. But agree about the table/fence 👍
I still have my Dad's Burgess three wheel handsaw from the 1970s. Got a metal cutting blade in it at the moment.
Great little machines - just not the one I had 😕👍
I had an Axminster one that was a similar design with a cast table and that machine was all I owned for over 10 years it did everything and I do a lot of curved work. My biggest criticism is that the quality of the blades available is not as wide as the bigger machines. However some Axminster blades and that little Saw will be a very capable little machine.
Great timing Peter! I bought mine last week but haven't had time to look at it and it's still in the box. At £80 I didn't expect a lot and was apprehensive that I had wasted my money but your video has given me confidence. Thank you.
Duncan Hurst Pleasure. Was surprised how much of it was pre-assembled, it really is just the table to attach. 👍
I must admit, being a keen diy'er my shed/workshop is full of the blue workzone tools, I find them very good for occasional usage, and super cheap. deciding whether to buy the air compressor when I next see it and all its attachments. have some metal railing fences I'd like to shot blast and repaint. for me personally, you can't beat Aldi tools.
+No-Ones Home 👍
Buy the compressor and all of the attachments you can afford when they next come up, you won't regret it!
Yes the compressor is great, and the attachments.. such a handy thing to have .. I have every power tool known to man, thanks to Aldi's :-)
I hope you bought the 3HP compressor if not two to have in tandem as they are barely powerful enough for shot blasting as I found out. luckily I had another smaller compressor to hook up to give the required CFM.
I bought a Scheppach Basa 1 (with the cast iron table and mitre slot) a while back. I have been very impressed with what it can do - for the price! I have satisfactorily ripped 2mm thick, 3 inch wide English oak inlay stock with no problems. It's not fast, but it does the job pretty well for a bench-top jobby.
+Tyvole 👍
Thanks Peter. I've been slowly accumulating tools for my very basic workshop with a band-saw being low down on the priority list due to cost vs need. But at 80 quid this was too good an opportunity and I was equally impressed with the results as you. The table is a downside. I've seen better designed tables on other models that I don't thing would have increased the cost much, but that's the only niggle. A couple of things I found which your test didn't show. Mine cut well straight out the box, but cut a hell of a lot better once the blade guides and bearings (top and bottom) were adjusted. Band tension adjustment fixed a number of issues when cutting thick sections and curves. But I have to say overall I'm impressed. I have made an 18mm table from melamine face MDF with a better t-track based fence and zero clearance inserts which results in me using it more.
+Karl Nice! Yeah, I thought it too good to, pass up, and I don't disagree re. the table, it's a bit thin & tinny. Cuts decently though 👍 Appreciate the feedback, thanks!
Zachary. Blade alignment is all with these.If you ain't got a band saw, get one. A properly fettled band saw will do whatever you wish, within reason. Rips, crosscuts, curves are a doddle. You can almost toss your jigijig saw away. A band saw cannot lunge cut like a jig saw or scroll saw, but they don't have a band saw's capacity.
Karl - can you enlighten us more in regards to the upgrades you made? Maybe a you tube video showing these? Would be good to see.
I have a similar Canadian made three wheeled bandsaw, and it is possibly my most used tool. I love it! And I got it cheap! I've paid more for replacement blades over the years than I did for the bandsaw itself.
+BoingotheClown They're great little machines - just that mine really wasn't and hadn't been well looked after or maintained, sadly.
Nice review! We have Aldi stores all over here in the U.S. and they're pretty competitive with Wal-Mart. They carry a lot of hand tools, automotive accessories, electronics, and outdoor products. I just recently purchased a sheet sander and detail sander and they work great. It looks like you guys over there get more of the bigger power tools than we do because I've never seen any tools that big in our Aldi sales fliers.
trekzilladmc Thanks!
Axminster do their own version of this band saw. It has a cast iron table and a few bells and whistles here and there. Obviously it cost a bit more, but it is fantastic value for money and the quality of cut you can get from it is surprising. I would say too anybody who does a bit of woodwork and is stuck for space in their shed/workshop "do not hesitate to get one of these band saw's". From Lidl or Axminster, which ever suits your budget, they are a good investment.
+Muadibe 👍
Hi Pete. Had one of these for two months and the blade guard jammed up. I returned it to Aldi and purchased another one which was delivered yesterday. I set it up as per instructions, plugged it in, pressed start and my RCD tripped. Waiting to here back from Aldi.
Sorry to hear. Seems to have been a few ‘production issues’ with this years model, but I’m sure Aldi/Scheppach will sort it.
Your Festool track or an edge-clamping saw guide/clamp will serve as an excellent short fence. Of course you could just make your own fence as well. I had a Ryobi small band saw that I got years of use from before I obtained and customized a 14" saw. My Ryobi saw was bequeathed to my apprentice.
The fence in this one wasn’t great, but wasn’t terrible. The new one that replaces it - now that was terrible... 😂😂👍👍
I bought one of these a while back and for the price it's a fantastic little saw,some of the Aldi stuff is junk some very good,the air stapler I've found excellent,and the wood chisels are also a pleasant surprise too
+Robert Mansell 👍
I only today ran into your channel. In spring of this year I bought the same band saw (the Scheppach one). I'm very satisfied with it and I'm happy that your professional opinion is about the same.
The ony issue I have is that saw dust goes everywhere behind the doors where the blade is hidden (in spite of connection it to a vac)
+Hans de Groot Welcome! Yes, dust collection isn't brilliant - though I don't think it ever is with a bandsaw, to be fair. 👍
Great little bandsaw, the Burgess, but the blades didn’t last for me. Finally, it was cheaper to buy a new bigger one , so I bought a Startrite 301. That was decades ago. It’s still going strong.
I love my workzone bandsaw i recently ripped a 8ft 4x4 post n half other day with no problem
Great aren’t they? 👍
I love watching your videos, informative and to the point always. Nice guy
Thanks! 😂
I had one of the burgess three-wheel bandsaws when they were new in the 70s. They were rubbish then. In MHO the Aldi power tools are of great value. Bought a cordless drill for about £25 just before the first lockdown its has been great It runs forever on a full charge.
I've had one for over a year. I am very happy with it, using it at least once a week. My only niggle is that the up/down blade guide thingy has plastic teeth and they jump out of their alloted position and jam up with feral dust. I leave in its full up possie to keep myself calm.
The size of it had me cracking! But what a rocket this turned out to be 😃
Mine had a terrible vibration straight out of the box. I balance the wheels with hot glue as weight and now it works really well.
Great Video; I have just received one of these and your video gives me confidence that it is going to do just what I want.
Thanks! They’re very capable little machines if your needs are modest 👍👍
On your recommendation I bought an ALDI bandsaw and I must admit that so far very pleased with it. For the low price you have to make some changes so this what I did, I replaced the blade guides with brass bar filed flat one side and ground the grub screws flat so that they don’t in-dentate the bar. I also stuck some magnetic strip 1.5mm x 25mm to the bottom of the fence. This stops it sliding around when setting with a square, hope this helps ?
Hugh Jarce Thanks! I don’t have the Aldi bandsaw anymore, but I’m sure information will be of help to those who do. 👍👍
Good job with the review. I have a 9" Ryobi band saw and agree with your assessment. A rip fence would be nice to have, but I have a 10" table saw, a 12" DeWalt chop saw, a Milwaukee sawzall and Bosch handheld jigsaw. With these combinations I don't really miss the rip fence for what I use this saw for in my little garage. I saw metal and wood with success. Keep up the good work. ☺
Thanks! Yes, it’s a neat little machine and as long as you use it as intended it does really well. Astonishingly well for the money. 👍
Kicking myself now! I'm an Aldi employee and missed the chance of one where I work. Think it might even have been reduced to clear! Good demo.
Always the last t know, lol 😂 If they ever come around again, they're a bargain👍
Had mine with 12 Months, it has worked great. Put a better blade on it and its awesome. I have a few Aldi tools and generally they are fine.
+Ross Mac Good to know - my first Aldi powertool, working out OK so far 👍
i have basically the same one but it's from Fox/Delta, i think the brand doesn't even exist anymore, but the saw, it seems, still does. Mine is actually bigger, but it just does it's job, i don't expect anything clean and precise with it, i just use it once in a while to basically cut thru wood faster than i would with my japanese saw !
Yep, great little saws, when used within their capacity. I did another video where l compared this one to a more expensive one from Axminster of the same class/capacity, and it was amazing how similar they were in terms of shape, design etc... Definitely out of the same Mould! 👍👍
wooooooo that's a great little table saw for very little money to. I'm impressed. in fact mite ask the wife to buy me one for my birthday.
Benchtop bandsaw, but yep, very neat 👍
I recently ordered a Titan TTB705BDS 80mm Electric Bandsaw, reviews are good. I’m looking forward to using it.
That is the same as I had many years ago loved it do it justice and get it working it is an awesome tool and I loved mine you don't need any safety if it is only you using it
+Bob Wareham 👍
I've just had to temporarily decommission my Black and Decker branded three wheeler out due to similar breaker tripping issues. turns out for me it was the winding connections inside the motor shorting out. it got progressively worse until I took it apart to check. wouldn't be surprised if yours was in a similar state. I may just call it a day with it as watching this video it may be more effective just to replace it.
+Matthew Seymour I don't know what the issue was with my little Burgess, but replacement was definitely more effective! 👍
I brought one when they came out at aldi. I am very impressed with it too, although the blades are £20 from toolstation or screwfix
Try Ian at Tuffsaws.co.uk - link above.👍
this workzone band saw looks just like the Scheppach hbs 20! 100%
They have these on sale near me this week and I was considering one as a starter saw. (I have a small Dremel scroll saw but it barely counts tbh) This is a good review and very helpful. Thanks so much for this! Wonderfully in-depth and I love the jig. I'll be popping out to buy one on Thursday. :)
Thanks! Good to hear the video helped. It’s a cracking little saw, perfect starter bandsaw 👍
I love my Bandsaw: it's pretty big 300mm throat, can easily cut 8"deep material, it's a Record BS300. I use mine probably more than anything except my Router.
Bandsaws are the safest, (if there is such a thing) Powered cutting took there is. I like how the force from the blade is directed downwards towards the table, effectively pinning the work piece down! No chance of kickback or splintering shards being launched towards soft body parts! I bought the biggest I could afford at the time, because Alan Holtham, said so, which should be a good enough reason for anyone, surely? If you've bought a Bandsaw and are new to setting them up, I thoroughly recommend going over and having a look at his videos!
Thank you! Not a big bandsaw user for the kind of work I do, but it's already paid for itself in terms of convenience 👍
Thank you! Very useful video. Always wondered were these any good.
alanrmurphy Thanks! Great little bandsaw when used within their capabilities. I did a whole set of small bandsaw videos - they’re in a ‘bandsaw playlist’ if you want to take a look 👍
@@10MinuteWorkshop , thank you. Watched a couple of them already. :)
That bandsaw looks a lot like my Ryobi BS-230. The Ryobi does however have an aluminium table, with a mitre slot. It also came with a mitre. You could stick a sheet of sandpaper to the top of the sled that you made, to prevent the workpiece from sliding around with the fence screwed at the one end to create a swivel.
+Wolf Gollnitz Yes, the specs. look very similar. Great ideas too, thanks! 👍
My dad gave me his Burgess it's great,. I've got a few workzone tools they've always been good enough for home use
Nice! 👍
I got one myself a few months ago under a different brand name (Rockwell) but the same product. The stock blade had a kink in it producing unimaginable drift/wander. But once I fitted a new blade I have also been impressed with the hobbyist tooling. I have found the blade size is a slight draw back as they have to be mail ordered rather then popping down to my local hardware store. But still, for the cheapest bandsaw on the market 2thumbs up.
Great vid btw, thanks
that laugh from 4:10 was how I felt when I unboxed mine haha
I’m hoping to purchase a Charnwood B350 14x9 Peter , but this little Aldi monster would be welcome anytime in my workshop, thanks very much for sharing 👍👍👍
Pleasure! It’s a great little bandsaw that’s done everything I’ve asked of it so far. Very, very useful little thing 👍
Hi. A new subscriber here. Thank you so much for this video. You cannot really fault Aldi and Lidle tools, they work very well, and after a good bashing, you don't mind replacing them. I hope your video helps remove some of the snobbery out there! Can I also add, my expensive big Record band saw is in self destruct mode while still under warranty...I think that says it all!
Hi Peter, and welcome! It’s a great little bandsaw for the money, shame it’s not stocked more regularly. Sorry to hear about your Record - at least it’s still under warranty 👍
As an old retired Scotsman living in Germany,there are some great small great inexpensive tools to get at Lidl,Aldi and Norma (Norma is the same type of retailer as Aldi and Lidl) the sort of places the wife pays 12 euros for 500 grams asparagus and you think we’ll a 1000 cable ties for 9.99 don’t so expensive
I have been wanting a small band saw! Thank you for sharing.
+Robert Brunston Pleasure!
I have a very old DOALL its one of the best investments I have made .
Did you add a room onto your shop for your DOALL?
Looks like a good little saw for the occasional need. I didn't know Aldi carried tools as well as groceries. Good info.
Rick Williams Yep, very much the cheap & cheerful end of the market, but well worth it, this one 👍
First time to view and am really impressed. You are concise and part out really usable information. Thank you for sharing and keep up the GREAT work.
Blifaman Smith Thank you! Be sure to work your way through the back-catalogue 😄👍
Peter, I have just discovered your channel and subscribed immediately. There is still one for sale in my local Aldi so will be there tomorrow. Great video and extremely informative.
+UK Tony Thanks, and welcome! I'm sure you won't regret the purchase 👍
Great little video on a great little bandsaw. Well done.
Thanks!
ALDI have this available online, but also have another model - Ferrex - which has a 10” throat, is 500w and has a solid cast (alloy) table with mitre slot. Also comes with a spare blade, allegedly. I’ve just ordered one, we’ll see what it’s like! It’s nearly twice the price of the Workzone but with some significant spec improvements, and still hands down cheaper than an equivalent saw from other companies.
I have the Workzone pillar drill and fretsaw, and honestly, for the money they are great. With the 3 year warranties that come as standard (and honoured, by all accounts), they’re brilliant value for the hobbyist.
Thanks,! Yes, I've seen the larger Ferrex - as always, they seem to share a lot of DNA with the Scheppach models! I'm sorely tempted, but don't think I have space right now! 👍
Peter Millard Arrived yesterday, just set up! Thoughts: Weighs an extra 10kg compared to the Workzone, presumably in part due to more cast parts. The table and fence are really sturdy, essentially no movement. You do indeed get a spare blade, and an extra few cm cut depth (125mm compared to 80mm, you can get 130mm under it at a push!)
Downsides: as ever with these products, quality of casting/alignment not amazing. That said, the table is perfectly square to the blade out of the box! Main gripe is the table extender, which needed some fettling to get on and is near unusably stiff to slide. But who uses a bandsaw to cross-cut long lengths?!
All in all, pleased. Not *entirely* sure it’s worth double the Workzone, but can see it’s going to be such a handy addition and really my “go to” saw for all those small bits that need to be done with not perfect but reasonable accuracy.
@@Saladzingers Thanks so much for letting me know! Fair point about the extra weight and double the price of the workzone, but there's no other 10" bandsaw that's anywhere near this in price - the Record BS250 is ~£100 more - and as you say, the extra capacity will be very useful! Now, if it could just cut to 150mm... 😂👍
"But that would be unfair.... lets try!" lol !!!!
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I had an early eighties burgess three wheeler when I was making toys for craft shows in the spare bedroom of my first house. The most useful thing about it was that you could buy 1/4 inch sanding belts for it; great for getting into tight curves and corners. I even cut one down to 3mm wide and it worked great.
prob works better as a belt sander , good idea
+Chris Sollars Some of that 3-wheeler style ( Dewalt? B&D?) had a little disc sander on them 🤔
Yep. The Burgess had that too (model BK3, as I recall)
well just ordered mine from online, thanks Peter for the review. £83.99 with this thursday delivery.
Simon Hopkins Excellent - I'm sure you won't be disappointed!
Thank you. Go well
tom ellis Always 👍👍
have to say I got an oscillating multi tool from aldi and I was surprised at how well it worked. I think their products are made by fairly well known German companies and just rebranded
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As usual a nice video and well delivered. Cheers.
Thank you! 👍
The cheaper (in quality) a bandsaw is, the less useful it is. I guess that's true of most things, but especially of a band saw. I have a cheap Ryobi band saw that I wouldn't even think of trying to resaw with which is typically one of the common uses of a (good) band saw. The saying that you get what you pay is especially true of band saws.
Nice one Peter, another great video! Set mine up last night. Also unlike some cheaper kit being a steel base its magnetic - thinking strong magnets to help with jigs etc (proprietary brand I won't name!), enjoy!
Thomas Kitchin Thanks! Great point about the steel table and magnets - wish I'd thought of that, lol 😂
Awesome and thanks for sharing 👍👍👍
I like the little hobby saw i know it has its limits but knowing that It would have its place in a Woodworking shop i bet it wouldn't be very difficult to replicate one like that scaled up For bigger work if your new one isn't working out as well as you thought it would
Thanks. New one’s working out fine - still a small hobby saw, just with a little more capacity and a better table. 👍👍
Good stuff! I have a similar sized one from Axminster. Tbh all is fine with it with exception of throat height... it clogs easily to the point where it does not move and I need to strip it and clean. Other than that, a reasonable little saw.
Rack and pinion adjust on Chinese saws. Much better to have a slide and clamp . I find it annoying.
The tiny Axminster band saw is better than this having a cast iron table with mitre slots and other refinements like a solid fence, but you do pay for that with a price tag of over £200 although that machine is actually a fair bit less powerful at 250W.
Thanks for that - thanks for taking the time
Simon Jennings Pleasure - thanks for watching! 👍
Thanks for the information I asked santa for this at Xmas he said no. But I'll buy myself now. In my local aldi at £69.99
Excellent - they were a bargain at £80, at £70 a steal 👍
Now, you made me want to have one of those little things!
I got curious and checked on your web site. The kitchens are gorgeous.
+Eduardo Martin Salaverri Thanks!
This video got me laughing ... I had only purchased a Draper Bandsaw a couple of weeks prior for €100 ... and I was as impressed as Peter ... I could not stop smiling to myself ... lol I have been a Chippie for 30 years and I never owned one either ...
Well handy, aren't they? Amazed how much I use it now I have it 👍
thank you for posting! cheers great help
+Mohammed Ali Thanks!
Paul Sellers raves about inexpensive Aldi chisels and uses them in his school workshop - he has a series of vids about them here and articles on his blog.
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Not seen one of your video's before Peter, but am well impressed how easy you make it. What are you using to video please? Nice demo on the small bandsaw that has recently surfaced through Aldi. Ideal for someone starting off and better than the one I started witha few years ago. Keep up the good work.
Malcolm
Thanks - and do check out the back catalogue 👍. Full list of photo/video gear in the description, but main camera's a Panasonic Lumix G80 with kit lens, Rode VideoMic Pro for sound, edited in iMovie 'cos I like to keep it simple 😀
Thanks Peter. It is excellent quality. I was thinking of trying something using my iPad at some stage, but there are so many bandsaw boxmakers that have done it already.
Malcolm
Thanks, it does produce a very nice image. It's a relatively new purchase though - my first few videos were shot on my phone, and one of them I shot, edited & posted to youtube on my phone - just to see if I could! iPad would be great with the big screen & all, unfortunately its facing the wrong way for most one-man-band You Tubers! It would probably need better audio, too, but that's not insurmountable. Why not give it a try - gets easier the more you do! 😀
It is NOT excellent quality. It is okay... ish. It does work but you must exercise caution when using it. Do that and you'll be fine.
Gerard Tyrrell He was asking about what camera I use, and talking about the quality of the videos I make... 🙄
my Lidl has one similar for £70 right now. If only I had the space to buy every toy that they periodically stock.
Ahh, space. Always an issue 👍👍
If a tool does what you want and you like it then its a good tool for you.
+David Davis 👍
I've had mine 50 yrs, and it still runs great. Can't do without it.
:) I bought one of these this morning found your little review and subscribed at night time.
TY.
Derek K Johnson Thanks!
I just bought a Scheppach compactor from Aldi for £269 the same model in Screwfix is £549 quite a saving methinks.
Bargain! 👍👍
martin beardmore I've just bought a table saw for £89.99 that’s £159.99 from Screwfix as far as I can tell. In SF's defence I did buy a Trojan brad nailer from there cheaper than I could find it online. I only found out this week Aldi has an online presence for home delivery, next day delivery being kept informed of delivery times for an extra £3.95. I have some disabilities and this service is extremely useful to me and well worth the money.
Wow, except for the table that looks very much like the Rikon 10" band saw, which is a very good one.
I have a workzone grinder..... Its actually quite good
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That three wheeler looks a bit like my dewalt dw100. Took a lot of fiddling to get it to cut good, but it still wont cut straight.
I need a better bandsaw but also a bit bigger to cut bowl blanks and maybe bandsaw boxes. Thanks for the review!
I have a Burgess I bought in the 1970s. Bit rubbishy, frustrating to use, and the blade guides are a joke. BUT it still works and is fine for occasional brief work like curves. I cut some curved softwood glue blocks recently near 2" thick and did some curved oak an inch thick but the 2" wood was seasoned so easier to cut. Oh and you can get the blades.
Actually, I got 2 bandsaws, a Scheppach Basato 3 and a "16 Sip with 3 hp. Wouldn't know what to do whitout it.
There's nothing wrong with a three wheel Burgess bandsaw! I've got one similar made by Black and Decker, ( it's exactly the same as the Burgess) and have had it since 1978 and use it all the time! even cutting though 3 1/2" hardwoods for bowl turning blanks and with care it cuts fine. you just have to set it up carefully and away you go. you must also drop the top guide close as you can to the work piece to avoid run out. the problem with yours will undoubtedly be a burnt out start capacitor.
+SAMRODIAN No, absolutely - I know plenty of people who have them. But there was plenty wrong with mine - the guides were completely shot, the tensioning didn't work, there was no fence, the table didn't lock properly etc..etc.. - basically no chance of setting it up carefully. Good for spares though, and the recipient was very happy 👍
I bought one of these and after trying to adjust properly for a couple of hours, realised something must be wrong. Turned out they put the top blade wheel on backwards. So if you blade can't be properly adjusted top and bottom, and the blade is too far forward to bring the guides and bearing into position, try reversing the top wheel!
Good tip, thanks! This is quite an old video now, so the saw you buy today isn’t the saw I bought ~3years ago. If you look through the comments there have been some quality control,issues with the more recent one, though I’ve never come across the issue you had! Well done for figuring it out! 👍👍
Fantastic review peter. I only saw it in aldi a few wks ago & I was like " will I or won't I?". & I thought " ah its probably a pile of junk". Boy was I wrong.
+me aul jazzer Thanks! So did you, or didn't you? 😂 Seriously, it's a cracking little bandsaw if your needs are modest 👍
Peter Millard hahaha...I didn't peter. In the end, I bought a Ryobi jigsaw in homebase for €60. Even then I had that inner philosophical battle between a €30 black & decker or €100 Makita jigsaw.
Ive been just learning woodworking from guys like yourself & I really enjoy it; Making small tables, garden bench to recently making a folding door which was a challenge & a half. But if like to start doing more things & improving. Plus for €100, it will always come in handy.
+me aul jazzer Never mind - at least with Aldi you can be reasonably sure it's regularly stocked. And I'm sure the jigsaw will be useful 👍
Peter Millard im still a bit sketchy about aldi & lidl tools. That old saying "buy cheap, buy twice" but recently I bought a parkside brad nailer for €22. Fantastic! & I saw a guy the other putting up architraving the other day using a nail gun with a compressor & some of the tip of the nail where sticking out. So I think for the homegamers, with aldi & lidl tools they seem money worth spent.
Cheap tools are fine depending on your expectations and what you need to do with it.
Absolutely. And this one’s a cracking starter bandsaw, for the price of a tank of fuel. If you know more & have some experience of bandsaws, then your time & money’s best spent waiting for a decent used one to turn up. I wasted 18 months without a bandsaw waiting for something - anything - decent; I bought the Aldi and outgrew it within 6 months, and have no regrets at all. 👍👍
Just subbed, enjoyed the video. Thank's for sharing. From across the pond , cheer's.
Thanks, and welcome! 👍👍
looks decent for the price i just paid 500$ for a 10 inch bandsaw from rikon i love it . i tried a 9 inch before i was dissapointed
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