I have looked all through the bandsaw discussions, but am looking for some help. New to woodworking (1 yr), have some $ to spend on tools and want a bandsaw. I live in Alaska, so choice is limited. Grizzly will ship and the local hardware store has a 14" Jet ($750) and Powermatic (1,200). Sometimes big items get pretty beat up shipping to Alaska, but if the Grizzly (14" vs 17"-both are almost same price right now)is the best bang for the buck, then I will go with that. Any advice appreciated. Amazon won't ship large power tools to Alaska. Thanks.

Eric