Laguna bandsaw bogging down resawing

This might be pretty obvious, but if you haven't re-sawed before, use a slower feed rate. I use a 14" Delta with 1 1/2HP, a Viking 3 TPI hook tooth and it's fine as long as I take it slow.

Cheers

Time how long it is taking you to go through # of feet and post it here. I know with my MUCH smaller motor Ryobi BS50N which was made for resawing, I takes a couple of minutes to go about 3.5" in 4-6" red oak.

Alan

I have a Laguna LT16HD with 4.5 hp. Have you tightened the belt? I apparently had not properly adjusted the belt when I assembled it and the saw did the same thing. 3PTI is about the most you want to be using for resawing a board that wide. Laguna threw in a blade that has 1.3 TPI. I suspect they intended for that blade to be used for resawing.

Idea: Have you set up a straight fence? Because, if you have, that is likely the problem: the sawblade has a slightly different direction in mind, tries to saw at an angle away from the fence and so you're achieving a taper/wedge that binds the blade.

If that is the case, set up a bullnose or triangular fence where the closest point is at the same 'height' as the cutting edge of the blade (reference, from the direction of feed) and adjust your feed-in angle so the blade stays on the mark at the top of the board you're resawing.

My experience: I've had the problem you describe occurring when just pushing a 3/4" board through, up against a straight fence. Took the fence away and freehanded it, and it cut like a hot knife through warm butter.

h.t.h., -Peter