Hi Folks,
maybe you remember me asking about various bandsaws here in the forum. Well, i finally took the plunge and ordered a Holzkraft HBS533S, which is the european sister model of the Grizzly G0566. It's a 21", 5HP, 300kg machine. Will be delivered next friday, i can't wait .
Unfortunately it is significantly more expensive than Grizzly.. especially factoring in the euro/dollar exchange rate. that's what you get for a strong currency, expensive imports. It's still only half of a Hema (the REAL bandsaw mercedes).. and should be more machine than i ever need.
This is my first bandsaw.. and hopefully my last.
I'm already thinking about putting Panhans APA guides on it, but i'll try the factory guides first.
That's the machine.
The machinery dealer also had a used clean-air dust extractor, an Esta Dustomat. It looks kinda like this:
the connection port is 100mm (4"), 1.5HP (1.1kW) and it should be fine for the bandsaw. Only downside to this one is that it's a single phase machine. I tried it out in his "showroom" and it "sucked" and was pretty quiet. We made a good deal on this one..
I will post pics of my actual machines as soon as they arrive!
Cheers,
Timo