Band Saw SCHEPPACH - HBS30

machine arrived 5 days early, superbly packaged, no damage, nice to see they supply a tool kit to build machine, good instructions built up easily, does what I want to do a treat, quiet and easy to use, many thanks. BTC Derby.

I'm rewriting this review after approximately 3yrs worth of use.It's little wonder this thing is still working after 3 years. Just goes to show how little its been used. If I need to cut anything straight or longer than 50mm I won't even attempt it on this. I doubt you can buy Chinese stuff as bad as this, it most definitely does not reflect the reputation Germany is famed for.The flex in the bed is so bad you amy as well cut in mid air, and attempting to use either the fence or guide is dangerous at best. The flex in the wheels means the blade struggles to run true, and is impossible to straighten out.When one is finally presented with a short freehand cut you can perform on this, power is somewhat lacking and the blade immediately moves around in the exposed section, meaning you need to adjust constantly, even when you think you're set.The access to the blade is so safe, because of the poor quality locks, means even when you have closed the case back up, it takes a certain amount of switch wedging to get the machine to run again.I would give this a lower rating for desecration the name of German engineering but unfortunately negative figures aren't possible. Every time I decide to give it another chance it leaves me even more disappointed.Anyone wanting to make anything even vaguely like what you hoped for are best off avoiding this at all costs.If however you're looking for your results to be more varied, or for a machine to stack things on, well being so floppy it doesn't even do this well.