Meatwad Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 I've never owned one before so not sure exactly what to look for. I'm mainly interested in resawing 1 - 2" boards to help save time and money. Nothing used for sale near me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted November 10, 2021 Report Share Posted November 10, 2021 Budget? Power restrictions? Size/height restrictions? Do you mean 1-2” is the thickness of the boards? How wide (how much resaw height do you need)? Seems like most people are happy with 14-17” bandsaws for resawing, which often give 12-14” resaw height. I’m not so sure about saving time and money by resawing though, you might want to double check your math. I’ve often seen 8/4 going for more than 2x the cost of 4/4. And I certainly don’t see how it would save time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 Add this question to the above, do you have a 240V circuit available near where you want to site the bandsaw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 If you have the power and space available, look at the Harvey Ambassador. Featurewise, it appears to be a tremendous bang for the buck, and all the reviews I have seen were very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatwad Posted November 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 On 11/10/2021 at 5:51 PM, JohnG said: Budget? Power restrictions? Size/height restrictions? Do you mean 1-2” is the thickness of the boards? How wide (how much resaw height do you need)? Seems like most people are happy with 14-17” bandsaws for resawing, which often give 12-14” resaw height. I’m not so sure about saving time and money by resawing though, you might want to double check your math. I’ve often seen 8/4 going for more than 2x the cost of 4/4. And I certainly don’t see how it would save time. Size and height would be my real restrictions but I don't have any hard limits. I just have a half a garage I work out of so I try to make everything I have be worth the space. For resawing size I'm ready to try making some nightstands that have 0.5 inch panels so I was thinking of buying 5/4 and resawing them. On 11/10/2021 at 6:04 PM, Mark J said: Add this question to the above, do you have a 240V circuit available near where you want to site the bandsaw? No just standard 110 in my garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 I have a Grizzly 14” with a riser block and have been happy with it. Like @wtnhighlander said, I too have seen good reviews on Harvey tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby W Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 I would take a hard look at the Laguna 12/14 bandsaw. The standard version is 110volt. Solidly built and I have heard good things about the ceramic guides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 I have the Jet 14SFX is 120V and I think it offers a lot of capabilities and features. It has a large table, two miter slots, a decent throat and big resaw capacity. I have a 3/4" Resaw King on there now. The only feature that I feel it's missing is a brake. Edit: It has a tension release lever, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 On 11/10/2021 at 7:54 PM, Robby W said: I would take a hard look at the Laguna 12/14 bandsaw. The standard version is 110volt. Solidly built and I have heard good things about the ceramic guides. This is a great bandsaw and one of two Laguna's I own (the other is a 16HD) FWIW while I love the 14/12 I would go for the 14BX if you can swing the price difference just so I could have the blade break. It's an awesome safety feature and the other upgrades won't hurt either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 On 11/10/2021 at 5:54 PM, Robby W said: I would take a hard look at the Laguna 12/14 bandsaw. The standard version is 110volt. Solidly built and I have heard good things about the ceramic guides. I've owned this saw since 2015 and haven't had a single complaint. I have the 120 volt version which has 1 3/4 hp motor with the wood slicer blade for re-sawing and have done pieces 8 or 9 inches wide with no problems. Even though it is considered a 12 inch saw I think you can go to almost 13 inch re-saw capacity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McCully Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 19 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: If you have the power and space available, look at the Harvey Ambassador. Featurewise, it appears to be a tremendous bang for the buck, and all the reviews I have seen were very good. I only wish that Harvey made an 18" BS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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