Thanks for your reply Paul — much appreciated. Privacy Policy. Our premium Woodpecker laguna 1412 blade size value blades feature a spring tempered high carbon steel blade with induction re-hardened teeth to 62HRC, providing decreased production times, better surface finish, increased fatigue resistance and longer blade life. There is a magnetic strip that holds a protective door over the blade. After set up was completed, this thing works like a charm! I use this machine mostly for resawing and cutting through 12" wide hard maple is no problem.

Blade coasts for ages. In short, spend the extra money and get a real bandsaw, the SUV. It is well worth the extra dollars. Needed a bandsaw to resaw wood for guitars. Sold my General, which I dearly missed I thought. Not so once I put this sucker together. Very easy to do by myself, leaving it in the styrofoam packing while bolting on the base and the mobile hardware and lifting it, motor facing up.

Re-tension handle was originally not too reassuring but has earned my trust, as the blade runs just as it did when originally adjusted. Read reviews about laments over the old ones made in Italy. This one blows them all away IMHO. That said, the Laguna is impressing my woodworking friends regardless of the size of their bandsaw. This was an upgrade from my 10 year old 9" store brand bandsaw from a box store.

The 9" saw was incapable of sawing through 2" thick material without the blade getting stuck or the belt slipping. So time to upgrade! Anyway, this saw was not difficult to set up. I watched the videos about setup on YouTube put out by Laguna and it was easy. After set up was completed, this thing works like a charm! I have been able to re-saw material 12" thick with no problem, cut bowl blanks out of rough sawn log slices with no difficulty.

With the thin blade, I was able to make some very nice band saw boxes. I could not be more pleased with the bandsaw. The light attachment is a great addition. I have the mobile base attachment also, and it works as expected. I bought this saw after agonizing over the other 14" saws out there. This replaced an ancient Craftsman 12" saw.

Holy Cow! I should have done this years ago. I haven't used it to it's capacity yet, but this thing sure liked to resaw! Had a minor issue with one of the ceramic guides not fully seated. Called Laguna, and they advise to heat it up and push it in.

Worked like a charm. Now it's tuned, and oh my, does it resaw. I purchased this band saw less than 2 years ago. First thing I noticed was what I thought there to be too much vibration. There is no reason for one of these saws not to run smooth. Second the ceramic guides are a poor design. They spark and tend to come out of their grooves while sawing and ruin the blade.

Adjustments don't help. I have given up on the guides and will replace them with roller guides. Third, the blade doesn't stop quickly when the stop button is pressed.

I find this dangerous and should be required on all saws. Fourth, there isn't enough hp. I would recommend shopping around before purchasing this saw. Factor in after market upgrades in your budget if you buy this saw. I would return it if I could. I got mine from Woodcroft in Orlando. Really great guys to deal with. I drove up to see the saw although I had read a lot about it I did not want to purchase it sight unseen.

As luck would have it out of stock but within seven days I had one delivered. Packaging was first rate along with fit and finish. The manual leaves something to be desired but Laguna makes up for it with their set up video on their website.

Really top-notch. The blade drift was not as easy to adjust as I would have hoped but I do have it finally dial them. Plus, as noted in other reviews on different forums the bottom door gets caught up on the washer that is attached to the mobile base.

Not a big deal but certainly an annoyance. Overall I'm really pleased with the saw. The resaw king blade is a joy to work with and over all the saw is such an improvement over my year-old 14 inch Delta. I have had my saw for about a month now and have used it a lot. The set up was very easy to do alone and everything fit perfect.

Tables lined up with no problems, fence was square. I have seen other reviews and some complained about fit and finish, mine was great. It is a smooth running and quiet saw with plenty of power. Have bot used it much yet. Overall, excellent cut quality compared to the Ridgid big box store this replaces. Not bad to set up IMHO. Easily did alone. The few cuts made so far a straight and true. THe one issue is the blade tracking. Sent email to customer servicce at laguna, waiting for the response.

The bade is centered on the top wheel, offset to the front on the bottom. The blade runs back to front going top to bottom. This means the top guide when properly set up when the guide is down, pushes the blade forward when raised. So the top guide needs to be repositioned if ever moved vertically. Not a huge deal, but I'm sure I will not always remember this.

This is the best bandsaw on the market for the money period. I do my homework before I purchase anything. I have used this saw for a while now and I can attest to solid performance.

I have made several angle cuts with this machine and its well thought out design. When I set up the saw It took me and my brother 5 hours to set it up including mobility kit and light kit.

We took our time with the well laid out instructions with pics were a plus. The first time I put a blade in it was kind of scary but I have since purchased an additional blade for intricate work and I can replace one in under 5 minutes.

If you are buying a saw for the name get a Powermatic If you want a saw that is Quiet and smooth get the Laguna twelve. I will take a look at Laguna products from now on when purchasing any major shop machines. The guys at the Indy Woodcraft always celebrate with you when you drive away with any new machine. They spent hours over several visits on this purchase.

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