I have a 0.75 kW drill press. Should I get a 0.75 kW VFD or go a size up and get a 1.5 kW drive?

Good video. Thanks for the video.

Could you tell more about your tach I try to get more infos and photos or videos . My VFD will be 220 volt single phase to the VFD 3 phase and I like your set up but would like to see more details.Thank You.

Awesome vid. I get my Laguna 18bx soon. Woohoo

*Perfect band saw for the hobby enthusiast **MyBest.Tools** Easy to set up and square. Had it running in 10 to 15 minutes. Quality of cuts will depend on the quality of the blades.*

Looks like a poorly designed machine and in the UK it's bloody expensive costing almost £2,000 ( $2,700) . Not the best quality for the money.

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still working that teco unit

All these later and this tutorial is still extremely useful 😃. Thanks for the inspiration 👍👍😎👍👍

The slow speed would be good for large holes in difficult materials such as stainless, etc. With a standard drill press you struggle to slow it down enough. It would be awesome if it still had its intermediate pulley.

I was looking at this model at Blackforest last weekend. Funny after 6 years its still almost the same unit. But they are not $1200 anymore.

I specifically came looking for a solution for an uneven table issue. Your idea was easy and perfect. Thank you.

How unlevel was your table? I just got one this week and the back side is about .003” lower than the front side. I’m not sure if I should be worried about that or not.

I bought the same hardware a Lee Valley vise screw and benchcrafted criscross way cheaper than bechcrafted kit

Good review Randy. I just purchased the Bx model last week. The issues you talked about for the most part haven’t been resolved. It is however a very nice saw.

planning on doing the same thing on the new drillpress i ordered the guy selling me the VFD giving me a hard time though wants to know if it can run on 230 volt per phase (live in the netherlands , different voltages here) must think its an industrial motor or sumting

just setting up my shop. have a chance to purchase used (4 year old) Laguna 1412 (110V), appears to be in good shape, any idea of the fair price?

Omg, terrible sound..

That really slow speed would work good with a tapping head.

Awesome adjustments. Noted for mine.

I disagree. 2 videos on this saw is not enough!

So Randy, do you still love your bandsaw? This video is 5 years old. If you could buy a bandsaw today, what would it be? Thanks

It's not the table, it's the rear trunnions aren't ground even. You can shim the rear one a bit and flatten the table.

Thank you for your time to teach us, can you please give links on where to buy all the material that you mention on the video, especially the motor and the VFD please, thank you

Hi Randy great review. I one KZbin video that says don’t get the 14BX or this saw or any Laguna bandsaw because you can’t cut out Bowl blanks for wood turning because the blade bends to the left and binds. Then in the remarks there were 3 or four people that totally agreed with him. I am a wood turner and use the band saw for cutting bowl blanks 90% of the time. Have you heard anything about this? Was just about to buy the 14BX when I saw his review. Now not sure what to get

I seen in other video it was the trunnions that were uneven that twist the table.

The blade takes forever to stop...lol. But i guess that's normal with the big saws

What do they go for used?

The problem with the cast iron table not being flat as it transitions across the blade cutout is easily fixed by taking the nut, grinding half of the contact surface on one side of the hole and reinstalling the nut where the un ground side is common to the low side of the table and tighten the bolt. Do not over tighten, but tight. If the correction is not enough you may grind a little more off the nut. If it gets close and you fear making it to tight just leave it for a few days as the cast iron will stress relieve and you may find to need to loosen the bolt a little. Mine came out perfect after about a week of relief. My miter slides smooth as silk. DO change out the tires. I really like my 14/12 and the few problems are over come by the quality cuts I get especially with the 3/4' King.

mine wont tilt theres a knob on the lower guide stopping the table

i have the 14/12 and im having a problem with sparks when i cut a radius but i have adjusted the guides as per the manual and the saw is brand new im stumped help plz

Right on bro, I just got myself a Dewalt 925 from a little old lady. She said it was her husbands and he nevrr really used it. The saw looked new just a bit dusty. She gave it to me for 50.00! It had the dewalt cabinet as well.grrat vid

now in 2019 i have the same table problem with my new 14/12, i tried this fix but no dice

Man, you are one pickey dude.

I went with the 14BX over a Rikon. I should have gone with the Rikon because I dont need so much saw anyway, but I ran into the same problems you did and Laguna ignored my emails about the vibration...gonna use some of your fixes for mine. |Love the blade insert part and the magnet ideas

my table didn't have any issue ,perfectly flat/flush . my door doesnt hit the nut or washer or fence knob either. you must have got a bad unit or something. or perhaps they saw this video and changed there product !!! mine has been flawless. *** correction, I guess mine does hit the fence knob, weird I didn't notice that....I dont change my blade much I guess. now its gonna bug me. but my lower door is notched/beveled off on the lower right corner to clear the nut/washer where I see yours is square, so they must have changed that in later models.

Randy, have you had any issues with the tension release? On mine, it's not clear whether throwing the lever actually releases the tension. If I want to change a blade, for example, I must throw the tension release lever and then also pull the top wheel down to get enough slack to remove the blade. I've been meaning to ask Laguna about this. I have the exact same little blade waggle that you mentioned. It cuts fine, but I want to see if it can be made smoother by changing the tires. Did you need to put a camber on the Carter blue tires in some way? The final thing that bugs me about this saw is the little bit of movement in the fence as you tighten it down so that you need to monkey a bit to get the setting you want. You can't just read the scale and then tighten up. There's just a little bit of play. Thanks for your reviews.

Thanks Randy for the two excellent videos. Wish I would have seen them before ordering my saw. I went about a week looks at videos and reviews trying to decide between the Rikon 10-326 and the Laguna 14bx 220. I have a 10” Rikon and happy with it. Went with the Laguna and 3/4 resawking which will be here in a week to use for just resawking. Looks like I made the right choice. We will see. Appreciate the tips. I especially like the fence tip.

Very good review. I am about to order and cannot decide between the 3hp or the 1 3/4hp. I take this review was of the 1 3/4? Laguna has $300 off on the 3hp but still makes it $1500 USA. I just cannot decide which I really need. Thank you for the review, I have subscribed.

Very useful indeed! I disagree that 2 videos on the same saw is "enough" (considering I just bought it) :)

Outstanding review. Probably the most informative I've seen to date on this band saw. Extremely helpful. Thank you!

Its laguna 1412 one or two speed?

Rikon deluxe is much better.

nice job Great PJ's

Thanks a ton for the detailed review and additional tips, tricks and upgrades! I just picked one of these up and it's some very helpful feedback!

"this half inch would cascade into me buying a larger property" hahahahahaha how true that is

Hi Randy, that was a wonderfully thorough review. Thanks taking the time to do that and for posting it. I am contemplating buying the Rikon 10-326 over this one. Do you have any thoughts on that? Or would you still go with the Laguna 14-12?

I'd hardly say that a craftsman is "cheap and "rickety".

Excellent review and follow-up review. I'm shopping and I'm sold. Thanks.

great review. as for the tire issues, use a mixture of soap and water on the wheel and tire before putting it on. and use 2 quarter inch round bars to seat it until the run is true. takes time but worth it. you'll have a very quiet and smooth saw