Originally Posted by
Greg J. Anderson
Victor, thank you for the warm welcome and kind words, and your patience watching the video, I'm new to all this.
I always wanted a laguna and the other Euro saws were out of my price range. I was told that the table on the Italian saw would be thicker and therefore less chance of warping, which drives up the cost of the saw. I was just hoping that the quality control would be as good with the bx series. After all, the bx line has a good track record coming out of that factory (non-italian).
I did look at the Rikon but kept coming back to Laguna. I still believe it to be a good saw, the saw is heavy in every way, the ceramic blocks are legendary, in my opinion. There aren't too many parts to a bandsaw. What you want is weight, well balanced heavy wheels, properly machined table and fence. The Shanghai motor was a dealbreaker on the 14SUV for me: you want to trust the manufacturer of the motor. The bx line has a good history of the motor.
I did know/expect that issues could come up with the table and fence, but those are easy to replace. The rest you cannot replace (unless you replace the whole saw). However, fit and finish of the rest of the bandsaw is top-notch, and now I have a good fence and table.
Hope this helps.
Let me know how you decide or if you have more questions.
Greg