ian maybury
08-22-2010, 4:29 PM
Hi guys. Van H asked me on the other thread to post some photos of the used Aggazani NRA 600 (seems identical to the US B-24 model apart from motor differences) i've just bought, so here goes below.
The saw really looks big in my smallish shop. I'm mid remodelling - replumbing (proper heating), rewiring, upgrading the lighting and installing a Pentz dust system, so everything is pushed back out of the way.
Having found i couldn't resaw like i wanted on the higher end hobby saw i had for years, I spent quite a while with the help of some of you guys sizing up the OAV Taiwan (Grizzly's source) made heavy duty 21 and 24in saws sold by Holzkraft in Germany - so thanks again for your help. In the end i hadn't got enough factual information on the resaw capability of these models to commit by the time the Agazzani came along.
I'd actually have gone with a Grizzly GO636X by now because they are sold specifically as resaw optimised and are getting very good reviews, but there was no similar saw to be had over here that i could find. (Europe)
I had a call last week from a guy closing down his kitchen business with a far better offer on the Agazzani i've bought (nicely less than a new 21in Holzkraft) - so i jumped at it. The price was out of my reach two months ago when we first spoke. It's sad how many got in trouble over here with the collapse of the property bubble though.
The saw is about 1 1/2 years old, and came through the UK importer. It's so far as i can tell pretty much spotless and has done very little work. The only problem i've found is some marking of the thrust guides which will need to be replaced.
Quite apart from feeling great about finally having put the matter to bed it's in one way a bit of a relief, in that the Agazzani is so uniformly well regarded that it's removed a lot of the risk from the situation. Jesse's willingness to be factual and specific with information about the saw made it much easier too.
It's even got a bit more capacity (17in resaw) than what i'd been looking at, and should be saleable should the need arise too.
Should anybody be searching for info on parts of the saw and doesn't have physical access to one i'd be happy to photograph and post whatever is needed. Just ask. (i know the feeling - 4.00pm yesterday was the first time i set eyes on one)
The first two pics are of my saw, but the resaw photo is just for future inspiration ;) - it came from Jesse Barragan at Eagle Tools who very kindly helped me with some information last week.
ian
The saw really looks big in my smallish shop. I'm mid remodelling - replumbing (proper heating), rewiring, upgrading the lighting and installing a Pentz dust system, so everything is pushed back out of the way.
Having found i couldn't resaw like i wanted on the higher end hobby saw i had for years, I spent quite a while with the help of some of you guys sizing up the OAV Taiwan (Grizzly's source) made heavy duty 21 and 24in saws sold by Holzkraft in Germany - so thanks again for your help. In the end i hadn't got enough factual information on the resaw capability of these models to commit by the time the Agazzani came along.
I'd actually have gone with a Grizzly GO636X by now because they are sold specifically as resaw optimised and are getting very good reviews, but there was no similar saw to be had over here that i could find. (Europe)
I had a call last week from a guy closing down his kitchen business with a far better offer on the Agazzani i've bought (nicely less than a new 21in Holzkraft) - so i jumped at it. The price was out of my reach two months ago when we first spoke. It's sad how many got in trouble over here with the collapse of the property bubble though.
The saw is about 1 1/2 years old, and came through the UK importer. It's so far as i can tell pretty much spotless and has done very little work. The only problem i've found is some marking of the thrust guides which will need to be replaced.
Quite apart from feeling great about finally having put the matter to bed it's in one way a bit of a relief, in that the Agazzani is so uniformly well regarded that it's removed a lot of the risk from the situation. Jesse's willingness to be factual and specific with information about the saw made it much easier too.
It's even got a bit more capacity (17in resaw) than what i'd been looking at, and should be saleable should the need arise too.
Should anybody be searching for info on parts of the saw and doesn't have physical access to one i'd be happy to photograph and post whatever is needed. Just ask. (i know the feeling - 4.00pm yesterday was the first time i set eyes on one)
The first two pics are of my saw, but the resaw photo is just for future inspiration ;) - it came from Jesse Barragan at Eagle Tools who very kindly helped me with some information last week.
ian