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Richard.
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Needs 3 cuts mate yes.
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Unless you're cutting bilets to machine then, don't bother with the ABS is what I was told by the guy that sells them. It's more than fast enough. Without it.
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Mines accurate. You still need a square sure. It’s got good adjustment. I made a little review somewhere. It’s a bit embarrassing
but see if you can find it in this thread
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I have the ABS NG120XL. Apparently you need to take a few bits off it to turn it into a vertical bandsaw. I keep on meaning to do this, but so far have had no use for one so....
Lubrication. It is an absolute No No to add lube to the blade whilst cutting. It might be counter intuitive to some and you may be sorely tempted. Just don't. It WILL cause you untold grief. I have cut all sorts with mine and I am just now considering changing the blade, I have bought some very good bi-metal blades and this one has cut tube, stainless solid (3" thick), Chrome moly barrels, mild steel and loads of 7075 ally without complaint. The blade is going on for three years old.
It cuts very square right out of the box and it is small and compact. The only drawback with this machine is the price which just cannot be avoided unfortunately.
Lubrication. It is an absolute No No to add lube to the blade whilst cutting. It might be counter intuitive to some and you may be sorely tempted. Just don't. It WILL cause you untold grief. I have cut all sorts with mine and I am just now considering changing the blade, I have bought some very good bi-metal blades and this one has cut tube, stainless solid (3" thick), Chrome moly barrels, mild steel and loads of 7075 ally without complaint. The blade is going on for three years old.
It cuts very square right out of the box and it is small and compact. The only drawback with this machine is the price which just cannot be avoided unfortunately.
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I've not used my Femi 780XL that much, but every time I use it I'm impressed with how well it does what it does. It gives clean, true cuts without any fuss. And the ability to pick it up and stick it on a shelf after you've done your work is invaluable in a small, overcrowded space (like mine always is).
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Funnily enough I just used my 784XL for the first time in a wee while to cut some half-inch square bright bar and it, well..., just works - without fuss as you say!
I may well have posted this here before but last year I made this platform for it so I could use it as a vertical bandsaw:
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Don’t ever use oil on one of them femi bandsaws unless you want to wreck it
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That's simply genius
mangocrazy
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The instructions that come with the machine are very, very clear about that - repeating the warning on multiple occasions, so unless you either don't RTFM or decide you know better, you'll be fine.
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Not read every post but I think your blade speed is a bit too fast Kim?
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what is the limit it will cut kim
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I don’t know, can’t remember it was three years ago I think. The top of the saw does give a guide for the speed rating.
The saw is still going strong though. Every project I’ve done it’s been involved with. Although this roller bender if made it’s not been used much. All the steel for that is a bit big.
120mm wide I think but you can mess with it a bit and get it to do slightly bigger. It’s say box wise it’s probably 100mm that it’ll cut comfortably. I’m sure I can cut 100mm at 90deg but I can’t remember exactly. I’d have to check. It’s been a while.
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I agree, I think that 100mm box is the largest it will comfortably handle. And I'm not going out to the shed to check, as it's too darn cold...
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go on i know you want to hahaaaa yeah it is damn cold i was out in it this morning cutting and drillingI agree, I think that 100mm box is the largest it will comfortably handle. And I'm not going out to the shed to check, as it's too darn cold...
