Christopher Charles
02-16-2023, 3:55 PM
Hi all,
I have an Agazanini B-18 that I bought new in 2008 and use for making veneer and as a general use bandsaw (i only have one bs). Has been great and no real complaints.
I do have an opportunity to buy a Laguna 24 for a good price and figure I could swap saws for ~$500-1000 if I sold mine. One trick is the Laguna is from 2002, which is right before they went from 15 3/4" to 17 3/4" resaw. New Lagunas do 24". My B-18 does 13 1/2". Would go from 3 hp to 5 hp. Would have to pull a new 40 A circuit, which would be relatively straightforward for me to do. Both saws are Italian.
I'm looking for some feedback on how much of a jump there is in performance going from a 3hp 18" to a 5 hp 24" saw.
Thanks in advance,
Chris
I have an Agazanini B-18 that I bought new in 2008 and use for making veneer and as a general use bandsaw (i only have one bs). Has been great and no real complaints.
I do have an opportunity to buy a Laguna 24 for a good price and figure I could swap saws for ~$500-1000 if I sold mine. One trick is the Laguna is from 2002, which is right before they went from 15 3/4" to 17 3/4" resaw. New Lagunas do 24". My B-18 does 13 1/2". Would go from 3 hp to 5 hp. Would have to pull a new 40 A circuit, which would be relatively straightforward for me to do. Both saws are Italian.
I'm looking for some feedback on how much of a jump there is in performance going from a 3hp 18" to a 5 hp 24" saw.
Thanks in advance,
Chris