I recently started a thread entitled "I hate my bandsaw" (see below) because I was having difficulties with mine. Steve Maskery's Videos on the subject were recommended to me and I got a set from him. You need to understand that I am not particularly interested in machines but do appreciate the value of them and as long as I don't have to do a PhD in engineering, I'm happy to use them on an as and when basis, so this is not written from the point of view of a machine using woodworker (Bailey planes being quite complex enough for me).
Steve's DVDs are a set of three. I'm only really interested in the first one i.e. how to get the thing working correctly and efficiently. One day I'll have a more careful look at parts II and III but at the moment I'd probably find learning astrophysics to be more up my street. So this is really all about Vol I.
The short and sweet verdict: if you've just bought a bandsaw and are inexperienced in the use of bandsaws, get these DVDs. All your questions will be answered (including the questions you didn't know you had) and away you'll go.
The slightly more involved verdict: this is extremely well-produced teaching material. The explanations of what you need to do and why you need to do it are models of clarity. Mr. M is clearly a master in his field and he is a very good instructor. I couldn't find a fault with this presentation and it has demystified the bandsaw for me.
It's harder to review something which hits the button than it is to review something which has faults. I can't really say more than 10 out of 10 and thanks Steve.
Steve's DVDs are a set of three. I'm only really interested in the first one i.e. how to get the thing working correctly and efficiently. One day I'll have a more careful look at parts II and III but at the moment I'd probably find learning astrophysics to be more up my street. So this is really all about Vol I.
The short and sweet verdict: if you've just bought a bandsaw and are inexperienced in the use of bandsaws, get these DVDs. All your questions will be answered (including the questions you didn't know you had) and away you'll go.
The slightly more involved verdict: this is extremely well-produced teaching material. The explanations of what you need to do and why you need to do it are models of clarity. Mr. M is clearly a master in his field and he is a very good instructor. I couldn't find a fault with this presentation and it has demystified the bandsaw for me.
It's harder to review something which hits the button than it is to review something which has faults. I can't really say more than 10 out of 10 and thanks Steve.
