Originally Posted by
Jason Ramey
Does anyone have input on the Laguna LT 18 bandsaw? Looks like a nice machine and would add about 8-900 to my lathe budget.
The Laguna LT18HD is a good saw, it is built by ACM in Italy with Baldor motors and Laguna's guides substituted for the normal ACM spec. I prefer the SCM/Formula saws (built by Centauro in Italy) as they are built heavier but they don't make an 18" though I would be hard pressed to choose between the Formula 400 and the LT18 but I am kinda an SCM homer when it comes to new bandsaws.
Of all the laws Brandolini's may be the most universally true.
Deep thought for the day:
Your bandsaw weighs more when you leave the spring compressed instead of relieving the tension.