Shop Fox W1706 bandsaw issue?

[Steve Klein]

I am considering purchasing a ShopFox W1706 14" bandsaw, but have a concern based on the review of bandsaws in Wood Magazine (Sept. 2008 issue #185). When resawing 6" red oak, they claimed that the W1706 had nearly 1/10" difference in workpiece thickness (top to bottom) due to blade deflection.

Has anyone experienced this problem? Resawing is not at the top of my list of requirements for a bandsaw at this point, but excessive blade deflection is clearly not a good thing...

I'm also looking at the Grizzly G0555X.

Thanks for any insights.

[harry strasil]

depends on the blade and how you fine tune it to start with and what kind of fence you use.

[Steve Klein]

They used Carter 3 tpi 1/2" Accuright blades on each bandsaw they tested and (claimed) tweaked each saw for best performance.

Shop Fox W1706: 0.094" deflection
Grizzly G0555: 0.039" deflection

Looks like they believe some design issues are at work here. Thoughts?