Hi guys I just hit you up with bandsaw advice a few days ago. I've got a call into the owner of a min max s45. As I've searched forums the past week I've heard people bring up the min max saws. Saws that are pretty much unobtainable to anyone who makes less then $90,000 ! Year. I've been looking at bandsaws in the $1500 to $2000 range. I don't know the asking price of the s45 yet.i called on it a while ago and woke the owner up. I can see the saw was made in Italy. In his ad He said he replaced the 1.5 motor with a 3.6 motor. It looks to have ceramic guides of some sort. I see that the s45 was mentioned 6 years ago in these forums. Back then people commented that it was a good saw but not as good as a mm16. I heard some comments about the saw being hard to get parts for. I don't want to even think about getting this saw without jthe wisdom of the creek. At what price should I jump on that saw, if any. I don't want problems. I'm going through the refinancing process now. I should have enough money in my hands soon to buy a good new saw. I don't want to jump on this saw for $500-$1000 if you guys think I'd have a much better saw for $1500 new. Thanks guys