Metal Bandsaw – quality?

[JohnFParticipant @johnf59703]

Another vote for Femi, a very compact machine with a capacity that belies its size/footprint, very easy to use and accurate. I also have the vertical table and find it quite useful. Mine is close to 10 years old but my son has one branded as Emco thats around 20y old and was S/H when squired — came from the auction of Tom Walshaws workshop

[ChrisBParticipant @chrisb35596]

I got a Nebes Tm101 plus, it's similar to the Femi, but with variable speed control. Gave it a load of work last summer and it didn't disappoint, well built and precise cutting. It's an Italian product like the Femi and is praised a lot on Italian forums. I bought the Nebes for around €320 delivered from Italy, think its well worth the money.

[Bill PhinnParticipant @billphinn90025]

After buying an Aldi metal bandsaw last year and returning it because of some serious quality issues, I thought I'd buy a Femi instead. Stakesys didn't have the one I wanted [105 ABS] so I bought it from Amazon UK  [Amazon themselves, not a third party seller].

It arrived today after several days on the road from Spain. Two pin plug fitted, bent head-lowering speed adjustment pin [preventing selection of the lowest speed setting], a missing foot, and it won't cut anything like perpendicular to the base/vice. Stakesys advised [I rang them] that there is no adjustment possible for perpendicularity in these cases. For the record, I had exactly the same issue with the Aldi saw.

I initiated a return with Amazon to be told they will refund a maximum of £4.75 postage and I need to arrange my own courier pick-up. After much argy-bargy on the phone they agreed that this was unacceptable under the circs and they would refund my courier costs [£70] on return.

 

Edited By Bill Phinn on 03/07/2020 17:39:26

[Bill PhinnParticipant @billphinn90025]

…And now the courier has lost ["can't locate"] the parcel that has been en route back to Amazon for a week, and I am approx £600 down.

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