Geoff Harris
11-17-2007, 11:24 PM
Hi,
I've decided it's time to buy a Bandsaw.
This is a hobby, my interests are in furniture making so I envision using the saw for joinery, cutting curved parts such as legs and resawing for thinner parts.
My shop is a one car garage, I've got 100A service (which has to do for the whole house too, I don't want to blow the main breaker when the stove and dryer are on at the same time) so the saw can't be too large. I've already got a 2HP dust collector to run at the same time.
Last month I put a refundable deposit on a Laguna LT 14 SE and am now waiting till January sometime for delivery. With such a long time to wait I've been waffling on the purchase. Basically I'm pretty sure the Laguna saw will be a good saw and will fit my needs but I've been taking another look at the Steel City 14 inch saw. The Steel City saw with a riser block gives me similar specs to the Laguna with a slightly smaller motor but at half the price.
In this month's Popular Woodworking I read about Rob Millard's workshop and I couldn't help noticing that he had a very modest bandsaw which he uses to make the most amazing furniture.
So what do you think, is there such a difference between the Laguna and Steel City that I would regret not getting the Laguna?
Thanks for your input,
Geoff.
I've decided it's time to buy a Bandsaw.
This is a hobby, my interests are in furniture making so I envision using the saw for joinery, cutting curved parts such as legs and resawing for thinner parts.
My shop is a one car garage, I've got 100A service (which has to do for the whole house too, I don't want to blow the main breaker when the stove and dryer are on at the same time) so the saw can't be too large. I've already got a 2HP dust collector to run at the same time.
Last month I put a refundable deposit on a Laguna LT 14 SE and am now waiting till January sometime for delivery. With such a long time to wait I've been waffling on the purchase. Basically I'm pretty sure the Laguna saw will be a good saw and will fit my needs but I've been taking another look at the Steel City 14 inch saw. The Steel City saw with a riser block gives me similar specs to the Laguna with a slightly smaller motor but at half the price.
In this month's Popular Woodworking I read about Rob Millard's workshop and I couldn't help noticing that he had a very modest bandsaw which he uses to make the most amazing furniture.
So what do you think, is there such a difference between the Laguna and Steel City that I would regret not getting the Laguna?
Thanks for your input,
Geoff.