Laguna LT18 3000 replacement??

[Russell Stanton]

The Sep 2015 issue of Wood magazine reviewed 18" bandsaws and stated in the article that Laguna was replacing the LT18 3000 with a new model so no Laguna was tested. Anyone know the status of this new model?

[jay dial]

Lt18BXLT18BX, $1999

[Van Huskey]

It just appeared on their website about a week or so ago but other than that I have not heard anything about them. There has been a little forum chatter across the net but obviously nobody has any info other than what is on their site. It seems to be priced correctly in between the Grizzly 514 series (which it has more capacity than) and the Rikon 18" Professional 10-346 (which it has less capacity than). I wonder if it will become a staple on the floor of Rockler and Woodcraft stores or will be one of those faith orders where it is hard to see beforehand. I expect Torben will bring one to AWFS this summer and the main media/info push will come after that.