I usually post in the Turners Forum but have come here to hopefully gain some knowledge from members experience with bandsaws. I have an old Craftsman 12" bandsaw that works great since it's about 30 years old and never had an issue other than a couple of bearings I replaced. The problem is it only has a height capacity of about 6.5" and it really limits the size of bowl blanks I want to cut. I see Lee Valley now has a Rikon 14" Deluxe bandsaw with a 13" cut capacity advertised for $1349.00 Canadian. They are in a Free Shipping promotion right now till Feb. 21 and the saw is available on Feb. 27 but I think if I placed an order now they would still give the deal. If not it's only a 45 min. drive and I could pick it up. My question is, what do you guys think about the price and the Rikon brand in general? I would really appreciate hearing your pro's and con's before I commit to the deal......thanks