Resawing & curves · review
A proper induction-motor bandsaw with a stand, an LED and a restart guard — sold without either of the two figures that define a bandsaw.
The end of it The right kind of machine on the wrong kind of listing. Get the two capacities in writing, then buy it in Germany.
Every figure is a manufacturer specification, read off the listing itself, and the judgments are ours — drawn from how the specification behaves in this class of machine and from what long-term owners consistently report. Where a figure is missing, we say so rather than fill it in.
900 W maintenance-free induction motor with restart protection, two cutting speeds, balanced rubber-coated wheels, tool-free height adjustment of the blade guard, tilting table for angled cuts, an LED work light, a quick-release tensioning lever and a tool-free door for blade changes. The box holds the stand, an A6 universal blade, a rip fence, a mitre fence, extraction adapters in Ø 44, 58 and 100 mm (3.94 in), a dust box and a push stick. Part number 619010000.
Everything above describes how the saw is built, and it is built the way a machine you keep for twenty years is built. None of it describes what the saw can cut. Throat depth and resaw height are absent, and those are the two figures a bandsaw is chosen on.
The three extraction adapters are worth a line of their own: Ø 100 mm (3.94 in) is chip extractor territory, Ø 44 mm (1.73 in) is workshop vacuum territory, and supplying both ends of that range is unusually thoughtful for the class.
Workshop dust equipment divides in two, and the division is not about price. A chip extractor moves a large volume of air at low pressure through a wide hose: that is what a planer, a bandsaw or a table saw needs, because those machines produce shavings faster than a narrow hose can carry them. A workshop vacuum moves a small volume at high pressure through a narrow hose: that is what a sander, a router or a track saw needs, where the waste is fine and the port is small.
Swap them and both fail in a predictable way. The vacuum blocks on the first handful of shavings, and the extractor develops almost no suction at a small port — leaving the fine fraction in the air, which is the part that matters for your lungs.
| Motor | 900 W maintenance-free induction |
|---|---|
| Speeds | Two cutting speeds |
| Guard adjustment | Tool-free height setting |
| Extraction adapters | Ø 44, 58 and 100 mm (3.94 in) |
| Supplied with | Stand, A6 universal blade, rip fence, mitre fence, dust box, push stick |
| Part number | 619010000 |
| Amazon reference | B01HINAUUG (identical on 6 markets) |
| EAN | 4007430304940 |
No. The listing carries part number 619010000 and reads BAS 318 Precision DNB. The number in a Metabo bandsaw name refers to the wheel size, so the two machines are not close — we review the one that exists at this reference.
Throat depth, which is the distance from the blade to the frame and therefore the widest board you can cut a curve in, and maximum cut height, which is the thickest piece you can resaw. Together they are the bandsaw. Ask before ordering; Metabo publishes both in its own documentation.
A bandsaw runs continuously through long cuts rather than in bursts. Induction motors are heavier and quieter, they hold speed under load, and they have no brushes to replace — which is why almost every stationary machine worth keeping uses one and almost every hand tool does not.
A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.
8.9/ 10
The right kind of machine on the wrong kind of listing. Get the two capacities in writing, then buy it in Germany.
A settled workshop that wants one quiet machine for curves and resawing
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for woodworking machines and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
Tool-free blade change · ball-bearing guides
The most consistently priced saw on this page — around €160 to €175 everywhere in Europe — with ball-bearing guides at that money.
Best for: A first band saw, where the ability to change blades quickly matters more than capacity
Einhell · 245 class · €264 in Germany
A bigger Einhell than the 200/1 at about €100 more — and a listing that says almost nothing about what the extra buys.
Best for: A buyer who has confirmed the capacities with Einhell and wants the larger frame
250 W · 80 mm (3.15 in) height · 190 mm (7.48 in) throat
A small curve-cutting saw that publishes every figure it has — and those figures say plainly that it is not a resaw machine.
Best for: Curves, small parts and model work — the jobs a jigsaw does badly
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
