BS-1018B

Have been running it for a few days and seems to be well worth the money. Easy to use, and came off the crate cutting dead straight. Reasonably quiet and makes some nice quality cuts. Adjusting the pulleys to change the speed is super easy. A couple things that weren't in the description - it says it can only cut 7x12" rectangular, but my measurements say 9x12 should be no problem at all. Also, there's a blade tension gauge on this unit that isn't mentioned anywhere. For shipping, I used the liftgate service and it was a very quick and easy delivery. The saw was not lagged to the pallet, but miraculously made it here unscathed. I did end up making some leveling feet for it because it's sitting on wavy concrete. I also made a chip/coolant guard to keep things a little bit cleaner.

I'm not a fan of buying "stuff" from overseas, however, this little saw cuts square, the blades that came with it are GOOD, the coolant pump and chip trap are fine AND it works just as I would expect it to. With a name like KAKA who would have thought? This little saw deserves ALL 5 stars. Says something about Amazon too, for sourcing a quality product.

First impression was that it's smaller than it looks in the photos. But it is solid construction and the castings are thick and heavy. I ended up taking most of it apart in the process of looking everything over. There were a few items of concern. But before I get to that, I can now say there is no need to take everything apart. The factory does a decent job of assembly and things are trimmed in fairly close. One more thing to add on that note: before you take things apart, just know that it is a very tricky task to re-track the band saw blade. It is a task better left to skilled hands. The instructions are there to do the job, but they are brief and need to be re-read several times, and every step needs to be done in order as it instructs. First item of concern: the hydraulic downfeed. I noticed there was a little stick/slip action on the downward feed. I investegated and noticed that the whole assembly seemed to be held at an awkward angle, and when there is no load on the cylinder, there was no play or free movement in the top and bottom mounting points. I realized that the bottom cast bracket is only machined in one spot, and the cast surfaces don't mate and line up with the main body casting of the bandsaw to which it's bolted to. This was causing the hydraulic cylinder to be held at an awkward angle and putting stress on the seals which would cause premature wear and the stick slip action. Adding a washer against the machined surface on the two lower bolts gave it the proper posture needed and restored free movement to the hydraulic cylinder. Second item of concern: the blade guide assembly. The geometry is not perfect, and the bearings naturally want to push the blade out of track. I think the factory knows this and purposely leaves the bearings set apart enough to keep it from influencing the blade tracking. So it's impossible to fully support the blade at the guide rollers. Regardless, it still miraculously cuts strait so long as you don't push the blade into the material too hard. Third item of concern: missing hardware to hold the strainer over the drain in the pan. I had to come up with a long bolt that just sits in the hole and weighs it down. I have noticed some people putting the strainer plate over the drain such that it sits down in allowing chips to sit in it like a basket. And that may be how the factory intended it to be used. But if you flip it over like a dome, it allows the coolant to drain much more efficiently and keeps the chips from packing over the drain. I also added a mesh cloth to the coolant tank basket to make cleaning the basket easy. (picture) Overall I think this was a good buy, and should last a very long time.

I own 5 KAKA pieces of equipment. Everyone is good quality and reasonable priced. And there shipping is immediate so you don't have to wait a month. 5 Stars!!!

Cuts straight but I couldn’t find an adjustable stand small enough to support the back end of my stock material so I had to put it on top of a pallet to raise it 3-5 inches other than that perfect and I don’t use the verticals saw capability It’s easy to clean One thing actually that I dislike is that that stock pieces hit the hydraulic pump when the final cut happens when using the stop

As soon as he arrived at the shop he got to work cutting material 4140, 4330 and 17-4 Everything is very good so far.

For the cost, this machine cuts perfectly. Sure there's chinesium that needs adjusting. But I have not a single complaint.

Gives a very nice cut