Sold my 15 year old Grizzly (made in Taiwan) 14 incher with a riser block. Got a Laguna 14-12 (also made in Taiwan). It is a heavy sucker. I like the dust collection. None on the floor after playing with it two hours. Like the lever tension release. Re-wired it for 230v, which is very easy. Just like every bandsaw I have owned, it has a drift, but this one has a fence adjustment to compensate. I did have to drill out the adjustment holes to get it perfectly aligned with the drift. No opinion on the ceramic guides yet. I had to get a pet monkey to adjust the lower guides--couldn't get my fingers around the knob. Next time I will try tilting the table to the max to get to them. I like the large cast iron table. I've seen "table saws" with no larger. Dislike the 'ratchet handles' on the tilt locks. I seldom use them anyway. No riser block needed, it will raise as high as the Griz did with a riser. Runs quiet with no vibration. With the cast iron wheels, it takes a long time to wind down when turned off. Almost touched the blade before it stopped, it spins so quietly and long. I have to get used to that. (the long wind down--not the touching the blade).
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6 years ago