Now that i have some nice 2 inch wood (QS Hard maple from Jeff) i feel the need to buy a bandsaw for some re-sawing capabilities. All along i was thinking about a 17 inch Grizzly but in looking at the Laguna SUV 3hp 14 inch, it has more power and 2 inch more resaw capacity than the Grizzly G0513X2. It is 400.00 more but i can rationalize the extra expense if it is a better saw over time. Having said that, the Grizzly is sure to be fine for my needs as well. It seems the main advantage of the Grizzly is price and the 3" difference in throat capacity. How important is that extra 3" in most people's experience? i like the idea of a smaller footprint in my shop with the Laguna, and it is on sale right now (and maybe always is at mmToolShop).
Any thoughts about this? The posts that I have seen don’t specifically address how much of an advantage the 17” over the 14” is in terms of practical usage, as most of the comments preferring the large saw refer to resaw capacity and power which appear to not be an issue in the decision between these two saws.
Thanks in advance for any comments.
Tim
Any thoughts about this? The posts that I have seen don’t specifically address how much of an advantage the 17” over the 14” is in terms of practical usage, as most of the comments preferring the large saw refer to resaw capacity and power which appear to not be an issue in the decision between these two saws.
Thanks in advance for any comments.
Tim