Comments Grizzly 0513 17" Bandsaw for resawing

Aug 18, 2005 2 Replies

I'm looking at replacing my little 10" bandsaw with one that I can do resawing on. I purchased a 8" grizzly joiner and have enjoyed it's performance price point. I want at least 8" or greater capacity for resawing. I would like to spend around $1100.00. Has anyone used this bandsaw or the 19" G0514 model. I haven't done any resawing but feel I need to plan on a bandsaw that can handle it down the road. I'm adding new equipment to my shop that should take handle my needs for the next five years or so. I have a Delta 10" Unisaw With Biesemeyer and a grizzly G0500 8" x 75" joiner. I'm retired so I can work most days in my shop. Thanks for the help as always.



Any comments on what is really needed to do resawing would help also. Thanks


I have the G0513, bought over 1 year ago. If you get a decent blade, this should resaw quite well. I like the Timberwolf blades. Grizzly now sells these, but has a limited range. The source is

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have been very happy with this unit. I love the lever spring blade tension, the rack and pinion height adjustment and the fence.

I do take advantage of the lever spring tension to remove tension when not in use. The only hiccup this causes is the blade slipping off if I forget to re-tension before use. I ended up with a post-it note at the switch.

Dave Paine.

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