I've got a Grizzly G055(I think) 14" band saw at my shop. It was a recommendation from you all here! - and my wife wants it for her shop. This presents a unique opportunity for me, and that opportunity is called UPGRADE! WOO HOO!
Actually, the Grizz is a pretty decent saw, and although it is overall a good value, it is clear that it's a "value" machine. Saws really well, but all the adjustments and such are not the way I would have designed them...
So, I don't really do much re-sawing, and I'm looking for something that runs 120v. Right about the $1000 range, give or take. I own a PM2000 Table saw which I absolutely adore, and therefore, my natural proclivity is to just grab the 14" PM shown here http://www.woodcraft.com/product/824...-pwbs14cs.aspx.
However... I'm looking around and seeing that just because PM makes an amazing table saw, doesn't mean they can't be outdone; Enter the Laguna 14/12 http://www.woodcraft.com/product/854...2-bandsaw.aspx. At first glance, to be honest, the Laguna seems like a very superior saw to the PM, at least in terms of features, like the 12" resaw capacity right out of the box. Or, perhaps I'm completely leaving a machine out of my equation - but only you all would know.
I'd like some opinions on these machines. I would imagine I could be happy with either, but they are very different machines in their own rights. The Laguna has "ceramic" guides, where the PM has bearing guides which is what I am used to. So, before I sound like a fool asking questions that reveal my ineptitude, I'd be interested to get some feedback here.
So, in recap:
-14" bandsaw
-preferable 120v
-resaw is not primary use but will be done from time to time
-ease of changing blades and adjusting settings is a MUST