Bench Top Bandsaws

What are benchtop bandsaws? They are the smallest of the power tools and it can be mounted on a work table, a cabinet, a stand or on your shop-made stand. These benchtop bandsaws are lightweight with a wheel diameter of 8” to 12”. However, these bandsaws are made for moderate to small projects. You can have these kinds of bandsaws for small workshops.

The main feature for this type of bandsaw is that the motor is mounted directly to the unit and there’s no belt system under the table and with its lightweight and small size, there are no exceptions like the 12” jet and 14” shop fox.

For years, the bench top bandsaws we’re made with the three wheel design but these models are now phased out. The thing about the three-wheel saw, it offers the widest throat in the least amount of space, but the only drawback was its design such as:

·         Alignment of Wheel

·         Tracking of blades

·         And for some, Premature Blade wear

Here are some of the Bench-Top Bandsaw recommend:

1.       Craftsman BAS230 9-inch Band Saw

2.       Ryobi BS903 9-inch Band Saw

3.       Skil 3386 9-inch Band Saw

4.       Central Machinery 96980 9-inch Band Saw

5.       RIKON 10-305 10-inch Band Saw

6.       Craftsman 21400 10-inch Band Saw

7.       Proxxon MBS/E Band Saw

8.       JET JWBS-10OS 10-inch Band Saw

These types of bench-top bandsaws have their own unique features on different types of work you need them for. Also, some of you may decide not just based on the type of work but also the price of the bandsaw. As years goes by, efficiency will also decrease and as an owner, one must know how to maintain now only the bandsaw but also the bandsaw blade. Visit us at www.capitalmachiner.com.au for more information and tips about these machinery.