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10" woodworking bandsaw recommendations

zaphod
zaphod Posts: 1,132
I've messed about with a couple of amateur 7" bandsaws - Ryobi was the last one - but i'm tired of them breaking with no parts available.  Not to mention the issues with drift, alignment, set up, and so on.

I am looking at Rikon, Laguna, and Jet. They all seem to have 10" bandsaws with a reasonable footprint for my bench (can't fit or rationalize a floor model).

Any recommendations or opinions?
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i get given so much food and treats for Christmas that by the time I finish them all it will be Easter and I will have the same shape as an egg. Rather fitting I think.

Comments

  • Hungry Joe
    Hungry Joe Posts: 1,586
    Except for having a knob to lock the fence the Laguna looks better with more power and a better dust collection than the Rikon. Laguna cost more if that is an issue. 
    For a little more money than the Laguna I've had this saw for over ten years without any problems.
    Grizzly G0555 - 14" 1 HP Bandsaw - Grizzly Industrial, Inc.
  • zaphod
    zaphod Posts: 1,132
    thanks.

    i've heard about the Grizzly, so I looked them up last night.  They do have a 10" but the footprint is listed as 20"x20" which is massive. I think they are designed to come/install with the base and I need a bench model.
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    i get given so much food and treats for Christmas that by the time I finish them all it will be Easter and I will have the same shape as an egg. Rather fitting I think.