I'm undecided between this saw & the new Sabre 300, as both have advantages & disadvantages. The 350 has deeper throat & bearing blade guides, whilst the 300 has better dust extraction & a micro-adjustable fence. Hopefully going to look at both tomorrow.
Thank you for a well- structured and balanced presentation of your experiences and impressions of your bandsaw. I hope to buy my first bandsaw soon, with no experience of ever using one. I am finding that of all the different types of woodworking machines I have researched before buying, the bandsaw is taking the most time. There is so much to learn about what makes a quality machine, especially the ease with which they can be set up. Your video has helped very much.
I’m glad to hear it. I find the Sabre to be a very good bandsaw even though I have to say that I’m still far from mastering it in terms of setup and accuracy.
Andi, you've had this saw now for a few months. Some feedback would be good about accuracy, robustness, flexibility of use and overall reliability. Thanks 🤘
Hi Robert, I’m still pleased with the saw. Sturdy, functional, accurate. I haven’t been able to use it as much as I would have liked since I’ve been very busy with work and family since I’ve bought it. And I feel I’ve yet some things to learn in terms of using a bandsaw properly. But yes, I still think it’s an excellent saw
Tolles Video! Not having a bolt in your pocket before initially securing the table was a rookie (honest) mistake! At least you didn't try to balance the top, fetch the bolts, drop it, swear (if that's possible) etc. Good to see that you classified this as an advert. I see this as buying at the best price but being honest with your appraisal. Full marks for the internet's best and informative review of this machine. For alignment the straight edge needs a straight edge on the blade - you could cut a notch in your Bosch rail (probably not) or put a spacer between the rail and the blade (with a notch) to clear the kerf or (best) you could use a bandsaw buddy - an alignment tool with cobalt magnets that clips on the blade. It acts like a compass and shows up alignment problems. You could align the table with with the blade... or align the blade to the table using the crown of the wheels to determine the alignment. If the fence is aligned with the mitre slot that's aligned with the blade then you will have removed most of your future bandsaw frustrations... The supplied blade already runs well on the top wheel but usually you adjust the position on the crown with the guides out of the way and then set the guides. If you're lucky, all your blades will sit without too much adjustment. The tension of the blade probably affects where the blade sits and when're it sits changes the alignment relative to the mitre slot. Does the tension meter measure blade tension or blade position e.g. with two blades and one more tooth (extra length) is the tension the same or different? It would be good to have a 10 months on - what I learned and did next update (like the Bosch table saw video). Did you also get a mitre fence too.... was it easy to use or a waste of money or did you make your own sled/mitre?
Hallo Andreas Schöne Maschine die du dir da zu gelegt hast. Wünsche dir viel Freude und coole Projekte damit. Vielen Dank für's zeigen. 👍 👍 👍 Gruß Martin.
Moin Andreas ! Für meinen Geschmack hat deine neue Bandsäge genau die richtige Größe ! Eine relativ große Bandsäge muß nicht heißen das man keine guten Kurvenschnitte damit machen kann . Ist alles nur eine Frage des richtigen Sägeblattes . Ich glaub du wirst viel Freude damit haben . Danke und Grüße !
Danke für Dein Feedback - ich finde sie auch gelungen. Sägeblätter habe ich eine ganze Bandbreite, so dass ich mich schon freue, verschiedene Dinge auszuprobieren.
Hallo Andreas, tolle Maschine und klasse erklärt! Du bist einer der wenigen bei dem ich englisch verstehe als würdest Du deutsch reden.😀 Dafür alleine 3 dicke Daumen 👍👍👍 Für mich persönlich tuts ne Nummer kleiner, denke ich. Die 350 ist schon eine richtige Investition. Danke nochmals für das tolle Video.
China. Rikon sells the same saw but rebadged in the US. Reviews appear to be more positive than for other makes/brands of similar size saws. I guess I'll know after tomorrow, as I ordered one & it's due here in the morning.
Hi Andreas. Schönes Video! Ich mag Record Power Bandsägen auch. Vielleicht werde ich die 300 oder 250 Modelle kaufen, weil habe ich ein super klein Workshop 😊. Sehr gute Erklärung darüber! 👏🏻👏🏻 Hast du ein schönen Sonntag.
Hallo Ricardo, auch bei einer kleinen Werkstatt - nimm die 300er ! Ab hier bekommst Du eine "echte" Bandsäge die allen Aufgaben gewachsen ist. Bei der kleineren muss man doch noch Kompromisse eingehen weil eben in der Preis und Größenklasse noch nicht alles perfekt sein kann. Grüße Sven
Good video, you presentation skill are very clear and direct. But at least on my headphones the background music level is slightly too loud compared to the volume when you speak. Not much but enough for me to mention it...
Sehr schönes Video, Andreas. Und Du willst uns erzählen Du hättest keine Ahnung von Bandsägen. Das sieht aber nicht so aus. Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu dieser netten Maschine. :-) PS.: Wie lange hast Du für den Zusammenbau gebraucht?
Danke für Dein Feedback, ich bin tatsächlich Neuling was Bandsägen angeht. Aber Vieles kann man sich ja auch herleiten. Der Aufbau hat einige Stunden gedauert, genau kann ich es nicht sagen, weil ich es über mehrere Tage verteilen musste und zwischendurch auch mal Pause gemacht habe.
Das Gewicht stimmt nicht ganz. Die Maschine wiegt komplett montiert 116 kg. Ohne Kiste, Tisch, Anschlag und diversen Kleinteilen wiegt es ca. 85kg. Auf dem Kanal „Berndwerk“ gibt es 2 Videos. Im einen gibt es die genauen Gewichte und im anderen die genauen Maße, auch als PDF zum Download. The weight is wrong. The machine weighs 116 kg fully assembled. Without the box, table, fence and various small parts, it weighs approx. 85kg. There are 2 videos on the "Berndwerk" channel. One has the exact weights and the other the exact dimensions, also available as a PDF for download.
When you adjust the wheels in the blade guide, use a piece of paper between the band and the wheel as a distance holder. When it will go through soft, it's ok. Adjusting the tilt of the upper wheel: Look, that the band is NOT in the middle of the wheel, the middle of the area BEHIND the teeth should be on the middle of the wheel. It makes no sense to tension the teeth. Only the band behind the teeth. Have fun with your new girlfriend :-))
Checkout Alex Snodgrass video from Carter products on setting up a bandsaw. Mine cuts like never before after following his advice. He knows what he is talking about as attested to by many experts on here.
Nice, thorough walk-through. Good job, once again Andreas.
Regards from Croatia.
Thank you!
I'm undecided between this saw & the new Sabre 300, as both have advantages & disadvantages.
The 350 has deeper throat & bearing blade guides, whilst the 300 has better dust extraction & a micro-adjustable fence.
Hopefully going to look at both tomorrow.
Good to see how you managed to get the bandsaw on its stand and lift it
Thank you for a well- structured and balanced presentation of your experiences and impressions of your bandsaw. I hope to buy my first bandsaw soon, with no experience of ever using one. I am finding that of all the different types of woodworking machines I have researched before buying, the bandsaw is taking the most time. There is so much to learn about what makes a quality machine, especially the ease with which they can be set up. Your video has helped very much.
I’m glad to hear it. I find the Sabre to be a very good bandsaw even though I have to say that I’m still far from mastering it in terms of setup and accuracy.
19:13 that effect was creepy but really cool.
Excellent video 👍🇮🇪☘️
Thanks!
Just had one of these delivered today. A very helpful video, thank you!
Thanks. I’m glad it helped.
Excellent video! Thank you
Thanks
Andi, you've had this saw now for a few months. Some feedback would be good about accuracy, robustness, flexibility of use and overall reliability. Thanks 🤘
Hi Robert, I’m still pleased with the saw. Sturdy, functional, accurate. I haven’t been able to use it as much as I would have liked since I’ve been very busy with work and family since I’ve bought it. And I feel I’ve yet some things to learn in terms of using a bandsaw properly. But yes, I still think it’s an excellent saw
Andreas Kalt Thanks Andi, still not sure however whether I need all that power or if a smaller motor would suffice. We‘ll see 👍
Tolles Video!
Not having a bolt in your pocket before initially securing the table was a rookie (honest) mistake! At least you didn't try to balance the top, fetch the bolts, drop it, swear (if that's possible) etc.
Good to see that you classified this as an advert. I see this as buying at the best price but being honest with your appraisal. Full marks for the internet's best and informative review of this machine.
For alignment the straight edge needs a straight edge on the blade - you could cut a notch in your Bosch rail (probably not) or put a spacer between the rail and the blade (with a notch) to clear the kerf or (best) you could use a bandsaw buddy - an alignment tool with cobalt magnets that clips on the blade. It acts like a compass and shows up alignment problems.
You could align the table with with the blade... or align the blade to the table using the crown of the wheels to determine the alignment. If the fence is aligned with the mitre slot that's aligned with the blade then you will have removed most of your future bandsaw frustrations...
The supplied blade already runs well on the top wheel but usually you adjust the position on the crown with the guides out of the way and then set the guides. If you're lucky, all your blades will sit without too much adjustment. The tension of the blade probably affects where the blade sits and when're it sits changes the alignment relative to the mitre slot. Does the tension meter measure blade tension or blade position e.g. with two blades and one more tooth (extra length) is the tension the same or different?
It would be good to have a 10 months on - what I learned and did next update (like the Bosch table saw video). Did you also get a mitre fence too.... was it easy to use or a waste of money or did you make your own sled/mitre?
Hallo Andreas
Schöne Maschine die du dir da zu gelegt hast. Wünsche dir viel Freude und coole Projekte damit. Vielen Dank für's zeigen. 👍 👍 👍 Gruß Martin.
Vielen Dank Martin!
What a wonderful saw! I'm so jealous!
Oh that is a nice looking machine!!
It is :-) Nice to see you again here, Mitch.
Moin Andreas ! Für meinen Geschmack hat deine neue Bandsäge genau die richtige Größe ! Eine relativ große Bandsäge muß nicht heißen das man keine guten Kurvenschnitte damit machen kann . Ist alles nur eine Frage des richtigen Sägeblattes . Ich glaub du wirst viel Freude damit haben . Danke und Grüße !
Danke für Dein Feedback - ich finde sie auch gelungen. Sägeblätter habe ich eine ganze Bandbreite, so dass ich mich schon freue, verschiedene Dinge auszuprobieren.
Good job..! I like new machines, but I hate to assemble them myself.
Hallo Andreas,
tolle Maschine und klasse erklärt! Du bist einer der wenigen bei dem ich englisch verstehe als würdest Du deutsch reden.😀
Dafür alleine 3 dicke Daumen 👍👍👍
Für mich persönlich tuts ne Nummer kleiner, denke ich. Die 350 ist schon eine richtige Investition.
Danke nochmals für das tolle Video.
Danke für die schöne Rückmeldung, Hermann!
Nice job. It would have been nice if you had said right at the start the throat depth/wheel size, resaw height, and power of moter.
Thanks for your feedback.
gratuliere dir herzlich zum neuen helfer. tolles video andreas👍
Danke Lukas!
Nice Andreas, I have the same machine happy with it. Will have look if the book is also available in the Netherlands. br Martijn
Thanks for your feedback!
13:05 wait for cut and find one small difference. Like some others guys, I am jealous too. Subscribed.
Is this machine made in UK or China? Great video😊
China.
Rikon sells the same saw but rebadged in the US.
Reviews appear to be more positive than for other makes/brands of similar size saws.
I guess I'll know after tomorrow, as I ordered one & it's due here in the morning.
1:32 im Hintergrund.... Nächstes Projekt wird nen Systainerschrank, wenn ich die ganzen gestapelten Systainer sehe? :)
Da hast Du Recht - das steht schon auf dem Plan für demnächst ;-)
Hi Andreas. Schönes Video! Ich mag Record Power Bandsägen auch. Vielleicht werde ich die 300 oder 250 Modelle kaufen, weil habe ich ein super klein Workshop 😊. Sehr gute Erklärung darüber! 👏🏻👏🏻 Hast du ein schönen Sonntag.
Danke für Dein Feedback!
Hallo Ricardo,
auch bei einer kleinen Werkstatt - nimm die 300er ! Ab hier bekommst Du eine "echte" Bandsäge die allen Aufgaben gewachsen ist. Bei der kleineren muss man doch noch Kompromisse eingehen weil eben in der Preis und Größenklasse noch nicht alles perfekt sein kann.
Grüße Sven
Maschinenhandel Meyer , vielen Dank für den Tipp! BS300 dann! 👍🏻 Grüße.
Schönes Video Andreas! 👍😀
Danke AoK!
Might have missed it, but what did you pay for this Andi? As always man, love your stuff 👍👍👍
The saw is 1200 EUR regular price. Thanks for your kind words.
Good video, you presentation skill are very clear and direct. But at least on my headphones the background music level is slightly too loud compared to the volume when you speak. Not much but enough for me to mention it...
Thanks for your feedback. I’ll keep it in mind!
Nice video. Change of clothes at 7:36? ;)
Thanks, well spotted - I thought the next day that a close up would be good. But I don’t get into the same clothes in such cases ;-)
Sehr schönes Video, Andreas.
Und Du willst uns erzählen Du hättest keine Ahnung von Bandsägen. Das sieht aber nicht so aus. Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu dieser netten Maschine. :-)
PS.: Wie lange hast Du für den Zusammenbau gebraucht?
Danke für Dein Feedback, ich bin tatsächlich Neuling was Bandsägen angeht. Aber Vieles kann man sich ja auch herleiten.
Der Aufbau hat einige Stunden gedauert, genau kann ich es nicht sagen, weil ich es über mehrere Tage verteilen musste und zwischendurch auch mal Pause gemacht habe.
In one word what do you think " QUALITY " BandSaw .
Das Gewicht stimmt nicht ganz. Die Maschine wiegt komplett montiert 116 kg. Ohne Kiste, Tisch, Anschlag und diversen Kleinteilen wiegt es ca. 85kg. Auf dem Kanal „Berndwerk“ gibt es 2 Videos. Im einen gibt es die genauen Gewichte und im anderen die genauen Maße, auch als PDF zum Download.
The weight is wrong. The machine weighs 116 kg fully assembled. Without the box, table, fence and various small parts, it weighs approx. 85kg. There are 2 videos on the "Berndwerk" channel. One has the exact weights and the other the exact dimensions, also available as a PDF for download.
When you adjust the wheels in the blade guide, use a piece of paper between the band and the wheel as a distance holder. When it will go through soft, it's ok.
Adjusting the tilt of the upper wheel: Look, that the band is NOT in the middle of the wheel, the middle of the area BEHIND the teeth should be on the middle of the wheel. It makes no sense to tension the teeth. Only the band behind the teeth.
Have fun with your new girlfriend :-))
Thanks for your tips, Alfred. I will put them to good use.
Informative video ...but far too mkany adverts
Thanks for the feedback - you’re right. RUclips had placed five ads in the video. I agree that's too many. I took out all but two of them.
Checkout Alex Snodgrass video from Carter products on setting up a bandsaw. Mine cuts like never before after following his advice. He knows what he is talking about as attested to by many experts on here.
Thanks for the tip. I’m sure to watch it.
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