18" + Bandsaw

[Scott DelPorte]

I have the MM24, and its a great saw. Worth every penny.

[David Kumm]

The type of use is most important when buying a bandsaw. Occasional resawing is fine on most 18" but to excel at 10-15" hardwood resawing you need a larger frame stout build machine. I thought my ACM Laguna LT 18 was a decent resaw machine until I used really good ones. If you have the room, 24" Centauro ( minimax, scm ) or ACM ( Bridgewood, Laguna, Felder ). If you find a used Aggi in24" it would fill the bill. I like a bigger table and capacity so I favor the larger saws. 3K will buy a high end used saw plus a vfd. If you want new, I'd save up for a 4-5K saw. To me that is where you need to be to have a machine that always delivers. Fair note: I have a 20" Snowflake for a small saw, and 30 and 36" saws as my medium and large. I like the older steel 24" with the shorter 17" resaw height too. Dave

[Tom Hyde]

Incredibly happy with my S400p (MM16) I bought last year. With a 1" Woodmaster CT, it just works all day long. I'm not fiddling, adjusting, drifting, scratchin' or foolin' around.