I was perusing videos from our supporters on YouTube and came across Laguna' latest Band Saw addition the Laguna 14/12. The reviews are off the charts, and as one recipient of his new band saw put it after he set it all up,

"She just showed up today! :0)... UN-boxed and setting up tomorrow in my guitar shop. This unit feels like military gear, with a super fine fit and finish! Time for some book-matches!"

What I love about the saw, beside the entire saw, are the details such as the the lowering and raising of the guide system by a hand wheel, and the guide system itself, no moving parts. The rest of the machine speaks for itself.

To see more of Laguna's video showcase, go to Laguna YouTube Page.

For their entire line up of machinery and accessories you can click on Laguna Tools.

Also, remember, when you buy from Laguna, not only do you get some of the finest machinery in the world today, but you are supporting an American based company, who also supports our veterans and active duty military in a huge, huge way.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

John, John, John

Just "showed up" ??????

Now is the time to see some atual dust on the gears, rails, etc.  

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Fred
aka Pop's Shop
www.pops-shop.com
'Soooooo many patterns - sooooo little time'
Scroll Saw Forum Host
'Stop complaining about the storm and learn to dance in the rain.'

Jeez zzz. I could never convince my wife. Boy, I wish I could though.

Dave

Laguna makes really nice stuff!

I have had the pleasure of fingerprinting a number of their tools at the AWFS show in Las Vegas last summer and they are all top notch. My wife Tami and I also got to talk to Torben Helshoj and his lovely wife Catherine at the show and they are wonderful folks to deal with. 

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Allen Worsham
Corona, CA

allenworsham@earthlink.net

'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk.'
J. Vernon McGee

“Our greatest fear should not be that we won’t succeed,
but that we will succeed at something that doesn’t matter.â€
D.L. Moody

Well If/when my current saw breaks I'll certainly consider it Looks like a great tool.

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Charles Nicholls
nicholls61@att.net
Proud supporter of The Wounded Warrior Project, Homes For Our Troops and the NRA

http://www.etsy.com/shop/nichollswoodworks

I am totally impressed with this band saw! Enjoy your new tool! Such a great addition to shop. Care to make a review!

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Take the first step, it will lead you to the LAST.
www.bandsawblog.com

Great commentary guys, yep, it's one helluva a saw it appears. But, it's not mine, so no review coming in the near future. The quote above was from one of the guys who posted on Laguna's Youtube Page. Someday, I'll have one, they look like the cats meow for sure. My cousin in San Diego bought one from Woodcraft over the Holidays, and he loves his, said it's a beast! And the fit and finish is in a class of itself.

When one of you guys get one in your shop, let's hear about it!!!

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

The extrusion for the fence is a little thin. 

I am surprised they went with urethane tires instead of vulcanized rubber. 

I wonder if the  tri spoke cast iron wheels leave too much unsupported wheel.

I've read it's not a powerhouse at resawing.  Well, to be fair, it is a 14" saw so resawing is  not it's forte.

Like the -7deg tilt

like the table lock. Most saws use a cross piece with rediculous hardware that gets lose in a week

like the magnetic catch on blade cover - I converted  mine to a magnet catch the first week of ownership

like the work light.  Why other saw makers don't include a light is baffling.

The trunnion is nice for a saw of this size.

But for $ 2Grand, Why not spend an extra Grand and get a larger saw like the Aggazani B-20?

The newer design has bigger beefier everything  when they upgraded that bigger machines, they did a hand-me-down for all the smaller ones so  each  size saw got the  table trunnion motor etc from the next size up. 

Cliff, for most folks there is a big difference between a grand more. I can speak for myself, if I had a grand to spend on a 14" BS and one came my way I liked, then I'd jump on it. It would take me a year or more to save another grand for the saw you are talking about. The 14" has been the bedrock of home shops all across the globe, the small foot print, is perfect for a two car garage. I guess what I am saying is, that grand more is a ton of money to folks, I could understand if you said "Hey, for 200 more you could have product "a" or "b". But to many a grand may as well be a million.

Now I guess if you want to wait a year or two, or three to save that extra grand, and do without a saw, or deal with the run down saw one is using now, then that is fine, but if you are dead set on a 14", then the grand to spend on the Laguna would have to be a serious consideration for many in the 14" series.

I guess what I am saying is, the way you presented the "grand more" was kind of airy as if everyone has a "grand more". Hey, let me just pull a grand out of my pocket and get what I want.

Just my thoughts, ramblings actually. I am not slamming you Cliff, I am just trying to be real in what the average Joe Woodworker has in their savings account, and most of us don't have a "grand more".

Cliff said:

The extrusion for the fence is a little thin. 

I am surprised they went with urethane tires instead of vulcanized rubber. 

I wonder if the  tri spoke cast iron wheels leave too much unsupported wheel.

I've read it's not a powerhouse at resawing.  Well, to be fair, it is a 14" saw so resawing is  not it's forte.

Like the -7deg tilt

like the table lock. Most saws use a cross piece with rediculous hardware that gets lose in a week

like the magnetic catch on blade cover - I converted  mine to a magnet catch the first week of ownership

like the work light.  Why other saw makers don't include a light is baffling.

The trunnion is nice for a saw of this size.

But for $ 2Grand, Why not spend an extra Grand and get a larger saw like the Aggazani B-20?

The newer design has bigger beefier everything  when they upgraded that bigger machines, they did a hand-me-down for all the smaller ones so  each  size saw got the  table trunnion motor etc from the next size up. 

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker

There was a time I thought a Gee was some money.  But money has gotten so worthless  in the last couple decades that it seems that  even a weekly grocery bill is pushing a Gee.

Weimar Republic here we come.

Last last week I needed a wheel barrow  full of cash to buy a loaf of bread.

Pretty soon my lead will take my neighbor's gold, but I won't want it. I'll want his canned food.