Is this better performing than the makita LB1200F? Im looking to buy a bandsaw in a few weeks and im stuck between the makita and metabo318, metabo seems to be underpowered and ive yet seen anyone cutting large logs with it, like you did with the makita. Im guessing the einhell is much less powerful than either the makita or metabo? Cheers any advice would be appreciated.
To be honest, I would have gone for metabo, only that in my country it was 100 euros more expensive (and my budget didn't allow it). as guides it is superior to metabo, and in terms of power they are similar. a quality blade makes the difference, the ones they come equipped with are quite weak. the one from einhell is very weak, the table tilts in all directions. it's only good for small things
@@woodworkinganddiy6586 Ive heard the makita has vibration issues because the top wheel cant be balanced - did you have this issue? Im looking into the metabo now also... unfortunately this also has issues, but this time with the blade adjustment... honestly its doing my head in lol. Im now looking at HAIS MJ14 and Scheppach BASA 3 as alternatives... any recommendations?
@@DigitalNative01 sorry, my english is not very good. what I wanted to say is that metabo is superior to the guidelines. my makita also has problems with vibrations, but they are not really a problem. they do not feel during work
@@woodworkinganddiy6586 Thank so much for the reply mate, honestly your a huge help. 😅Ah i get what you mean now - yeah the metabo looks like its more user friendly, has a better cutting guide and also table extensions. Just out of curiosity, the vibration issue with the makita everyone keeps talking about - are we talking like normal vibration you would get from say the planer or table saw? or like 4.0 earthquake level where you cant make a accurate and straight cut??
@@DigitalNative01 as I said, vibrations are not a big problem. they are similar to those from a not exactly professional planer. in my country there are sites where you can configure your blades according to your needs, and you can find much better quality blades. with them they cut very well and very good results can be obtained. I use a lot of hard wood and because of this I am picky about blades. those from makita/metabo are also decent in soft wood
