Wizard9999 wrote:All
As I struggle to climb the woodworking learning curve I am casting my eye around at options for machines. Amongst others I have seen various offerings from the two above manufacturers, but don't really recall any discussion here or elsewhere on their relative merits. Any opinions positive or negative would be most welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Terry.
I think EB have been taken over/merged with Metabo who still provide spares support.
They and Scheppach are amongst the better makes of "bent sheet metal with some solid castings" class of machinery. Some Scheppach motors can be a little strange - I've had some in for repair with windings made from two thinner wires wired in parallel. When one of the pair fail, it leads to some strange effects. OK once you realise that is what happening.
Metabo are now building braking systems into some of their bigger machines in order to appeal to the semi pro workshops where this feature is mandated and I've yet to have an example in my hands to understand quite what their little board of electronics is meant to work. Trying remotely analyse faults on behalf of others has yet to succeed.
I have recently bought a Metabo mitre saws to replace a Ferm one that finally got beyond my repair skills & patience. It is a fixed not a slider and so far very impressed with its accuracy. Can't recall the model number as I'm away from home
I recall that you favour buying new machinery over older cast iron lumps so hopefully warranty will cover any teething problems and buying from AXi or similar should give you the option to return them if your really don't like them.
hth
Bob