I am in the market for a new bandsaw. The old one I now have is terrible for resawing and that is mainly what I want the new one to do. I lurk here and there has been some recent discussions about Laguna Bandsaws and unless I am mistaken the consensus is/was that Laguna was one of the best all around saws and is best for resawing. I'm looking at the Laguna 1412 14" bandsaw - and the Resaw King Blade. I also like the ceramic guides... Are there other, or better, recommendations for a bandsaw in this price range (around $1000) for resawing? Jerry O.

How much resawing do you expect to do? The Laguna that you are looking at has some nice features, especially the guides. Those are going to be hard to beat. BUT that saw is not HD and if you are planing to do a lot of resewing you "might" be disappointed. Laguna's HD line of BS's are built to resaw. This means that adjustments tend to not have to be checked and readjusted very often. When it comes to band saws capacity is not as important as being built like a tank when being used for heavy operations. I went through this same thing 8 years ago and bought a $1000 dollar saw and was disappointed. It would not hold an adjustment for more than a few minutes when cutting thick stock. I ended up buying the Laguna HD series Italian built saw, the LT16HD. It is a beast and I seldom make any adjustments on it unless I need to adjust the guides for a wider blade. There are typically a minimum of 9 adjustments that have to be made to keep a BS running true. More often on the...

Jerry Osage wrote in news: I bought a 1412 4 months ago and couldn't be happier with it.

New Bandsaw?

Mar 19, 2015 23 Replies

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Max 11 years ago

Might run across you in CO. We'll be up there in August also.

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sawdustmaker 11 years ago

Jerry Osage wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

I bought a 1412 4 months ago and couldn't be happier with it.

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Electric Comet 11 years ago

I remember seeing some great deals a while back. I was very tempted. they had the mobile base and free shipping and blades too I think

but I held back and bought something used that needed some TLC never had a bandsaw so i learned a thing or two

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Jerry Osage 11 years ago

Thanks, first hand knowledge/experience is nice to hear. I haven't ordered it yet, but one is in my near future. I'm holding off because Spring is here and I have several landscape projects to complete. If I had the BS now I would probably put them off. Putting off ordering it gives me an incentive to get the projects done ASAP.

Jerry O.

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