I have had a Warco CY90 for a number of years and I can honestly say that it's done everything I've asked of it. A few points to note, however. The supplied blade didn't last too long. I replaced it with a bi-metal one from Tuffsaws (Well, two actually for when the first one broke – I'm still waiting for that to happen!) Then I found that its vice is not very good for holding short pieces of material. There are a number of solutions to this common problem. I modified an old drilling machine vice held in the saw vice, like this:

It copes with the bigger stuff as well and saves physical effort enormously. If I remember correctly, this was a chunk of 75mm diameter BMS:

The price has gone up considerably since I bought mine, but I still consider it a worthwhile investment.

John

Just remembered – I had to spend an hour or two, fettling the blade guide bearings etc to get it to cut square.

Edited By John Hinkley on 19/09/2021 17:32:51

I've got the CY 90 and like John I get my blades from Tuffsaws in welsh Wales. I have made a few mods to the "vice" to get it to hold stuff better. My only gripe is that when cutting through large sections of steel the motor gets hot then hotter and finally very hot indeed. Its at this point I switch of to avoid spontaneous combustion and continue the next day when things have cooled down a bit.

Its a situation I can live with as I am not bashing metal for a living. I am pleased though that for all its faults it saves me having to suffer the pain of using a hacksaw!

Rik

I would go with the Femi, too. I love mine. The issue with most bandsaws re cutting small pieces is easily resolved with a sub vice mounted on a strip bent at one end to equal the height of the vice.

I have an Aldi one and cut large blocks of aluminium and en24t with it

Same for me.

I used various angle grinding equipment for fast choppy uppy work but a bandsaw takes the removal of material to a whole new level and with not much heat generated either

That one is a different level entirely

The absence of carry rubber on the pulleys allows the use of the machine with or without lubricants

Edited By Ady1 on 20/09/2021 11:13:19

If I have to ask the price then I probably can't afford it.

Peter

Years ago, I bought a small bandsaw from Warco. The idea was that it could be stored undewr the bench. It would break a blade almost before it had cut through a piece of 1 1/2" angle iron. Cost me a fortune in blades, no matter how it was adjusted.

The replacement arrived, with paint in a crack in the casting!

I suspect that the problem was that the pulley centres being so close, the blade was twisted too much for it to be durable.

It was replaced by the 4 1/2" version, which once set up has worked very well.

With the blade tension set with a Jacques Maurel tension gauge it cuts well, accurately, and the blades wear out rather than breaking.

Howard

Its Femi for me, delighted with mine. Cuts accurately.

Also have a Fermi. Quite expensive, but worth every penny.