CY90 3 1/2″ MITRE ARM BANDSAW WITH STAND

[Jon GibbsParticipant @jongibbs59756]

Hi All,

Has anyone any experience of these cheap compact Warco bandsaws please?

Would you recommend it?

Any guidance gratefully received.

Many thanks

Jon

Edited By Jon Gibbs on 07/09/2014 20:12:33

[Jon GibbsParticipant @jongibbs59756]

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

Jon,

I've got one, works fine. I've got a bit of a space issue which is why I went for this one. I don't use the stand, I made a wheeled box for it to sit on and I've got my shop vac hiding in the box.

I bought a bi-metal blade to go with it and changed to this as soon as I got it. This blade broke almost immediately (bad weld) so I fitted the original carbon blade back on. Warco sent a replacement bi-metal FOC but I have not put that back on, the original carbon blade is still going strong. It's cut up several lumps of 2" x 2" steel and some 4" diam. ally.

I lashed up a simple jig to help hold smaller bits than the vice can cope with

Sure beats using a hacksaw

HTH

Rod

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

If you take the plate off the stationary jaw of the vice and fit it to the moving jaw (it doesn't actually do anything other than use up space in the original position except allegedly provide 'better grip' with that chunky diamond pattern) then the vice will hold much shorter stock and closer to the blade. It also adds about 1/4" to the capacity.

Other mods:

Fit a bit of angle iron to the bottom of the vice to help support overhanging stock – let the saw cut it's own shallow runout groove in the angle by temporarily increasing the DOC by a mm or two.

Drill the moving jaw at the far end M10 or M12 and fit a nice long machine screw. use this to balance the grip of the vice when holding short stock.

can you tell I like to use every last bit of a bar?

Neil

[Jon GibbsParticipant @jongibbs59756]

Hi Rod and Neil,

Thanks very much for the recommendations and ideas/enhancements.

I have similar space challenges to you Rod and am just as frugal as you Neil so I can see I'll have to take the plunge .

Jon

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 07/09/2014 21:16:56:

If you take the plate off the stationary jaw of the vice and fit it to the moving jaw (it doesn't actually do anything other than use up space in the original position except allegedly provide 'better grip' with that chunky diamond pattern) then the vice will hold much shorter stock and closer to the blade. It also adds about 1/4" to the capacity.

I'd never even noticed that the plate was separate from the jaw – Oh look, 2 screws

The other mods are great too.

Thanks,

Rod

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

In case anyone else wants to try these mods but isn't sure what I mean… here's a pic!

Shame my saw isn't as nice and clean as Rod's.

Neil

[ROBERT BLACKSHAWParticipant @robertblackshaw40066]

I have purchased a CY90 bandsaw this week and hope to get it together soon pending how to make room for it in the small workshop. I questioned Warco about the specification on its cutting capacity but I didn't seem to be on the same wave length, I could not get the answer I was looking for. Looking at it in the box I was surprised what good value it looks, nice finish, and at over 41kg quite a sturdy machine. I needed the bandsaw so I just brought it, and with the vague answer I got I am still happy with it even though I have not plugged it in yet. My question was at 90 deg it will cut 90mm, 45 deg it will cut 65mm, thats what I don't understand, The post from Rod states that he has cut 4 inch dia, so what is 90 deg and 45 deg cutting. If I put 90mm round bar in the vice will it cut it. that basically what I was asking, if it will only cut 65mm then I am stll happy with it.

[Roderick JenkinsParticipant @roderickjenkins93242]

Basically the maximum size of bar that can be cut is restricted by the maximum distance between the blade guides. With an angled cut the actual length of the cut surface is longer than a right angle cut across the bar so the maximum size of bar that can be cut depends on the angle. The geometry of the saw and vice also comes in to it but that's the gist of it. You might want to look at the mods that Stub Mandrel (Neil) has made that increase the functionality of these useful machine.

HTH,

Rod

[Jon GibbsParticipant @jongibbs59756]

Strange to see this thread resurrected but it's nice to be able to say tha,t 2 years, on I've absolutely no regrets about buying the saw and doing the mods Neil suggested. I like Rod's suggestion too now that I read the posts again and I may do that too now.

I've found no success with m42 blades in the saw though because the right bends reek havoc with the wells on the stiffer material but good quality carbon steel blades cut very well.

HTH

Jon

[Howard LewisParticipant @howardlewis46836]

I have an earlier version of this saw, when set up properly it will cut as this as 1/16". Blade tension is important, too slack and a curved cut will result.

I did have a problem when the very thin tubular spacer between the bearings failed and worked its way through the bottom bearing and oil seal. Since replacing both bearings and the seal and fitting a thick wall brass spacer, no more problems.

Did find that one of the wheels was running out, so trued it up, and again, no problems since.

Can also be used as vertical saw for some work that needs it

All in all a useful machine to have, which saves a lot of time and effort.

Howard.

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