bleedinblue Posted March 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 8 hours ago, ZombieMonkey said: I cannot believe this still has not been resolved. I really hope that they get this taken care of soon. Makes me really hope I don't have any issues with mine or my Laguna bandsaw. Damn that sucks. I know. I was very impressed the day I talked to them, I thought it was going to be a quick and easy resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Who did you buy it through? It might not hurt to reach out to who you bought it through, tell them the whole story. Powermatic gave me a hard time on one thing until i contacted their sales rep through acme and then they bent over backwards to make me happy. Minor thing i wanted a free can of paint to do touch up on my saw. Either that or dig out your intimidating angry voice and tell them that you won't stop calling until they give you an overnight tracking number for the part over the phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 This puts me off the market for one. I have been looking at them, but won't bother any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted March 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 I keep thinking back to when I was debating between the Rikon 10-326 and the Laguna bandsaw. I mentioned on the Guild FB page that customer service was a big deal to me. Someone in the Laguna camp said "customer service doesn't cut my wood." You know what else doesn't cut wood? Broken machines waiting for new parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 So I bought my Laguna 16HD about 13 years ago and back then they had a poor reputation for customer service, about a 18 months ago I purchased a 1412 because I had never had an issue with my 16HD. To think that a company would allow this crappy reputation to go on all these years is pathetic and if they didn't have a decent product they would probably be out of business by now. Totally unacceptable and I'm with Chet I would send every email address I could find for employees of Laguna the URL for this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted March 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 I was just told that my new motor has been on backorder for the past three weeks. Tomorrow they are supposedly next day air'ing a whole new bed assembly. I won't believe it until it's on my doorstep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 If they don't send a prepaid return label you could have a spare conveyor belt and some spare parts. Hell if they do want the broke motor back take the belt off as compensation for the poor customer service ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted March 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Oh yeah, either way I'm keeping the new belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Well that's crappy why couldn't they have just said something! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted March 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 9 hours ago, Chestnut said: Well that's crappy why couldn't they have just said something! Exactly. Instead, March 2nd they clearly said "we have the motor here, it's shipping out today." Even if on backorder, I'd been much more satisfied had they had just told me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catco Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Been following this thread because I have a few Laguna tools on my wishlist, guess I'll be revising it then. Customer service is a paramount and usually, in this day and age, a deciding factor on a lot of purchases. For me a least. If I'm giving a company hundreds of my hard earned dollars, I would like at the very least a straight answer, and for them to stand behind their product. I hope you get everything back up and running in the near future, and I hope they actually overnighted the whole bed assembly (with motor included). IF they overnighted it Tuesday, it should arrive today. *Fingers half-lapped* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 This is unfortunate and a familiar recurring issue when Laguna is in play. I can't say Supermax was "always" great because I only talked to them once. That one time was as good a customer service experience as Lee Valley and other top performers. Laguna gets occasional praise for CS and granted, people tend to post bad experiences more than good. however, Laguna has had recurring fits of poor CS for as long as I can remember. They really went to town a few years ago and held up their end for a while. Then the pendulum swung back and I'm hearing the noise again. This is the same reason I have never bought from JessEm even though their products are top notch. Hope it ends well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 I know it's no excuse but Laguna did recently buy Supermax and they were still in the process of transitioning inventory around and moving from MSP down to Cali as of January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted March 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 This morning I received the bed assembly. I had to come to work, so I didn't have time to open the box...but I'm assuming I'm close to being back in business. If I can get off work on time tonight I should be able to get the new motor mounted and the table re-calibrated tonight. It's going to be an ultimate heartbreak if there is no motor attached to the bed assembly! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 9 minutes ago, bleedinblue said: It's going to be an ultimate heartbreak if there is no motor attached to the bed assembly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted March 15, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 37 minutes ago, bleedinblue said: It's going to be an ultimate heartbreak if there is no motor attached to the bed assembly! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 the suspense .... I need to know how this story ends lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted March 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 I strongly assume Dennis, the head guy at SM, knows that a motor is included with the bed assembly. My assumptions have been wrong before though. Off work at 2100 hopefully, will update, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bleedinblue Posted March 16, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Aaaaand we have a motor! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 I have found it pays to occasionally climb up some corporate butt with work boots on ! Glad you finally got some results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 56 minutes ago, bleedinblue said: Aaaaand we have a motor! Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bleedinblue Posted March 16, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 I got the new motor installed and it seems good to go. A quick calibration session and I should be back in business. This motor oscillates but it is MUCH less pronounced. I had to stare at it before I could see the movement. I'd recommend checking yours out if there is a lot of oscillation, your shaft might just snap someday No mention of a return and no return shipping label or instructions, though I didn't look too carefully for one...As far as I'm concerned I have a spare conveyor belt and assembly. I think my BIL can source a replacement shaft for the motor, too, and if he can I'll have the old one as a backup. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 2 hours ago, bleedinblue said: Aaaaand we have a motor! Woot, Woot!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Yee haw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Nothing like having a nice sander up and running again, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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