<div dir="ltr">As of tonight, my bandsaw lives at the metalab, under the CNC mill, next to a<br>table saw.<br><br>The thing runs, but defintely needs some maintenance and adjustment before we<br>can use it. I also haven't checked the state of the blade, but that can be<br>
easily sharpened with a dremel rotary tool.<br><br>I tried tracking down the company (Bergin) that sold it in this region but <br>found nothing.<br><br>However I was able to find the company (`J&T Machinery Co`_) that at least<br>
makes them (model `BS-614`_) and exports them from taiwan.<br><br>I also found several companies that sold them in the UK:<br><br>- Warco sold the bandsaw as warco 314 bandsaw<br>- Nu Tool 0134A bandsaw<br>- Clarke International imports and sells them as the `Clarke CBS355 bandsaw`_<br>
<br>And according to some forums, and the Clarke manuals, Clarke seems to also<br>sell spare parts which are documented in their manual.<br><br>After checking the manual some accessories are missing that should not<br>hinder us from using the bandsaw, as a saw.<br>
<br>Apart from the saw band, this bandsaw can be used as a sander, using the<br>sanding disk on one of the wheels and/or the saw can be replaced with a<br>sanding belt, but I'm missing the sanding belt table attachment, and the<br>
disk sander table attachment.<br><br>I am also missing the mitre table guide (I only have the rip fence).<br><br>That's my overview of the current state. My next goal would be adjusting<br>the saw (I just found the manual and it's documented), and try a cut with it.<br>
<br>I also contacted the company in taiwan to ask about the parts, and see if I<br>can't find a parts source closer then the UK.<br><br>Joe<br><br><br>.. _J&T Machinery Co: <a href="http://www.jtmachinery.com/index.php">http://www.jtmachinery.com/index.php</a><br>
.. _BS-614: <a href="http://www.jtmachinery.com/product_detail.php?article_ID=149&article_CID=31">http://www.jtmachinery.com/product_detail.php?article_ID=149&article_CID=31</a><br>.. _Clarke CBS355 bandsaw: <a href="http://www.clarkeservice.co.uk/manuals/woodworker/cbs355.pdf">http://www.clarkeservice.co.uk/manuals/woodworker/cbs355.pdf</a><br>
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