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MJ80 wrote:Hi Mike,
Enjoy the forum, I'm also in Germany, where about are you?
DaveL wrote:Ian at Tuffsaws used to ship to Germany, I wonder why he has stopped?
Is it covid or the dreaded B word?
Mike wrote:Thank you, everyone!
The problem I'm having with the bandsaw is mostly the blades. I ordered an Axcaliber high carbon 1/2-inch 3TPI blade from Axminster.
After I set the tension (flutter method), I noticed the blade was constantly jerking along the axis of the cut. Upon closer inspection, I noticed the blade was not welded accurately. The back of the blade was not straight, and there was a visible gap at the weld when I put a straight edge along the back of the blade. Likewise, there was a bulge on the tooth edge at the same point, so the blade was joined with a slight angle at the weld. I'm waiting to hear back from Axminster, but the blade is useless to me. I put one of the no-name blades that came with the saw, but it is a placeholder until I can find a good blade. If I had access to a blade welder, I would redo it myself, since I've made hundreds of blades.
Mike wrote:DaveL wrote:Ian at Tuffsaws used to ship to Germany, I wonder why he has stopped?
Is it covid or the dreaded B word?
I sent and email to TuffSaws this afternoon asking when, or if, they will be shipping to Germany.
MJ80 wrote:Hi Mike,
I'm further north, up near Bielefeld
kirkpoore1 wrote:For tools, consider trying to find used ones. If you don't mind doing the fixing up yourself, the price can't be beat. And working on woodworking machines is way easier and cleaner than working on cars.
Kirk
droogs wrote:Mike
Which Holzmann do you have? I ask as I have my eye on a TM410
Mike wrote:...
After I changed location to the basement, the determining factor for any large equipment was the ability to transport it down a flight of stairs, since the basement was completely below grade with no external doors. Almost all of the equipment I purchased had to be disassembled to meet the weight restrictions for the stairs, or just to be manageable by two or three people. My Minimax SC2 Classic slider saw was delivered mostly disassembled by the distributor, but I had to strip it down further in order to move it to the basement.
kirkpoore1 wrote:I suppose that for accessories on line is going to be your friend. What sort of things are you looking for? After market attachments? Blades?
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