Archive for June 29th, 2016
Micro-Mark Mini Bandsaw
Posted by Ed in Machine Shop on 2016-06-29
Unlike their craptastic Mini Miter/Cut-off saw, the Micro-Mark Variable Speed Mini Bandsaw seems like a solid improvement over the corresponding Harbor Freight offering:
Micro-Mark Bandsaw – mostly ready
That’s the tank for the water-cooling option atop the housing, with the collection tray underneath. It’s screwed to a big wood plank; I’ll probably bench-mount the thing, but that’s stable enough for now.
The right-rear mounting screw hides below the dust collection vacuum port:
Micro-Mark Bandsaw – vacuum fitting
You must remove the metal fitting that’s screwed to the frame in the obvious manner:
Micro-Mark Bandsaw – right rear screw – installed
The slowest speed runs a bit faster than I’d like, but I admit to being a sissy.
The 14 tpi blade cuts wood just fine:
Micro-Mark Bandsaw – first cut
The 24 tpi blades should chop up the smaller chunks I generally work with around here.
Bonus: the blade guide just barely clears my huge block of machinable wax.
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