..ok. Almost. Still need to a) finish paying for it (when I pick it up in a month, ie when the shop space for it is ready; payed 30% now, with receipt), then b) sort out the motor situation (depending on what I find in the breaker box, either an inverter, or just buy a new motor and sell this 3-phase one off. 2HP, either way, seen some ads for second hand 3HP single phase that I'll need to investigate), and then c) set up dust collection and all that, but who cares, bandsaw!
It's a 22 year-old Cattini, excellent, quasi pristine condition (ie, the bar holding one of the two sets of guides - above and below table euro-style ones is a touch rusty, but that's really all I could find), 16" cast iron wheels, rubber/poly on them in good condition, 1" blade capacity, 10" resaw capacity, very solid frame (safety interrupts on both doors, emergency foot brake), smooth adjustment throughout for wheel alignment, tilt, blade tensioning, runs smoothly and quietly. Comes with 4 blades, 2 of them new, but I'll be wanting reccomendations at some point soon-ish, also from Euro sources. I'll need to make a better fence (the slidey bit adjusts well, but it's just a piece of wood right now), probably twiddle various bits and pieces, but still! Very much looking forward to getting this set up and running properly.
Cost: 750 Euros. Not a rock-bottom price, perhaps, but that's about 1/3 of what a similarly specced MiniMax, Meber or Griggio would cost including VAT.
Today is a good day.
