Power craft band saw.

Big Davey

I splashed out on a lidl power craft bandsaw a while back, we are not getting on too well together :-) I snapped a blade trying to set it up, and no matter what I do I can't get it to cut straight. Are they as fiddley as them seem to set up ? The blade keeps twisting and turning. Is it possible to get fine blades for these and use it almost as a scroll saw ? Also where is the best/cheapest place to get blades for bandsaws etc

recipio

No one to help ? Is it an actual bench top bandsaw or a hand held tool. ? Twisting of the blades sounds like they are not supported by the guides. A photo would help. A lotta people post on here about buying tools in Lidl but I'd urge people to think twice - there is a reason they are cheap.(A German sounding label means nothing - they are mostly made in the 'pacific rim' and have built in obsolescence.)

Big Davey

recipio wrote: »

No one to help ? Is it an actual bench top bandsaw or a hand held tool. ? Twisting of the blades sounds like they are not supported by the guides. A photo would help. A lotta people post on here about buying tools in Lidl but I'd urge people to think twice - there is a reason they are cheap.(A German sounding label means nothing - they are mostly made in the 'pacific rim' and have built in obsolescence.)

Thanks I got it figured out there was a knob near the guides that I had not tightened. I am in total agreement about lidl will be avoiding

slpower01

Off topic but.... I wonder when either lidl or aldi will bring out a bench top thicknesser :P

recipio

Big Davey wrote: »

Thanks I got it figured out there was a knob near the guides that I had not tightened. I am in total agreement about lidl will be avoiding

Glad to hear you got it sorted.Bandsaws are finicky machines and need fine tuning now and again. You will probably have to mail order for blades. Try www.axminster.co.uk to see if they have the correct size.

Big Davey

recipio wrote: »

Glad to hear you got it sorted.Bandsaws are finicky machines and need fine tuning now and again. You will probably have to mail order for blades. Try www.axminster.co.uk to see if they have the correct size.

Thanks