I do a lot of resawing, and was looking at bandsaw power feeders. The one I like needs to mount on the front corner of the table, on the outfeed side. It says that corner needs to be 14.5 to 18.5 inches from the corner to the blade teeth.
Could anyone with a Laguna or other 18-20 inch bandsaw do this measurement and let me know? I’d appreciate it.
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not sure if helpful, but for ref, on my pm 24" that measurement is 18in
It helps. Thanks.
I missed this post. Not sure if you still need it, but I’ll check on my 18BX this morning
12 1/2" to outboard corner, 19 3/8" to inboard corner
Thanks a bunch. Very helpful. It looks like I'd have to add an extension on to reach the needed 14.5 inches. But it also makes me wonder if I can put the fence outboard and mount the power feed inboard.
How do you like the 18BX?
I love it.... mostly. My only other bandsaws were an old Delta 20" years ago, which was always needing adjustment, but had plenty of power, and a 14" Rockwell/Delta, which did the job, but not super well. I decided on the Laguna based on lots of reviews and research of other peoples' experience. The bad reviews of their customer service gave me pause, but I decided on it anyway (fingers crossed). The only other finalist was the Rikon 10-342 (2HP vs 3HP for the Laguna) and the 10-347 (4HP, but much more expensive). The ceramic guides work fine, the under table adjustment isn't super fast or easy. I read that some folks have added the Carter bearing guides, but at $300+ I thought I'd hold off to see how the ceramic guides work. They work fine. I cut a lot of white (burr) oak in our woods, so resaw quality was important. I've resawn 12" oak with no problem. There are lots of threads around the interwebs about resaw cut quality using various blades. I think the jury's out on which is best. I own a 25-50 SuperMax drum sander (more fingers crossed about the potential Laguna customer service issue), so the absolutely smoothest resaw surface isn't as important to me, although it seems fine. Laguna says the 18BX can handle their 1 1/4" Resaw King blade. After some research on-line I decided to go with their 1", which puts less strain on the frame, and works just fine. I also looked at other brands, but decided on the Resaw King. My other blades are Timberwolf brand. Please folks, don't start a "why would you buy that brand when the brand I use is much better?" hijacked thread here. There are lots of reasons people choose the brand (and type of steel) for their own uses. Just saying what I went with. :-)
Thanks so much.
Can I ask you for one more measurement? My shop ceiling is low, and their 18BX manual says it should fit by a whisker. Can you measure the actual height of yours, just to make sure? And does yours have their mobility kit?
Thanks again.
I have a mobile base, not the 3 wheeled Laguna though. I think it's a Bora base (1,500 pound rating, and 4 wheels). Hard to tell exactly how much higher the saw is with the mobile base, but it seems like approximately 1". The total height with the mobile base is 78 1/2".
Many thanks. The Laguna specs say 77-3/4, without the wheels so it sounds like they are accurate.
Many, many thanks.
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Since this thread is back I thought I'd share my mobility solution for my SUV... I bought a kick-pedal wheel from grizzzly. It is a replacement part off a 6" jointer and has eliminated that ridiculously long lever arm from Laguna's mobility kit. I am still using Laguna's back wheels.
Since it's revived, I'll share that I just got my 18BX a couple of weeks ago. At 410 pounds it's the heaviest thing I've moved into my basement shop. I have about 3/4 of an inch between it and the ceiling. In pictures, it doesn't look much different from my 14/12. In reality, the 14/12 looks like a toy next to it. This thing is big.
I put a 3/16 blade on my 14/12 for curves, and the 18BX has a 1-1/4" Resaw King carbide blade. I've used it for a bunch of things so far, but no big runs of resawing yet. But it cuts like buttah. I'd still like to put a powerfeed on it.
My old Rigid, a 14" Delta clone, will be going on Craigslist soon, to find a new home.
Congrats on finally getting the saw. If you waited a couple of weeks this thread would have been a year old. :-) Let us know how the 1 1/4” blade does for resawing, it’s sure to be nice. As I mentioned last year, I opted for the 1” based on some internet opinions, snd it’s worked great. The decision was based on the extra strain the larger blade creates on the frame. But Laguna says it’s rated for the bigger blade. I guess I was in a conservative mind at the time. I have a small Powermatic 1/4hp power feed I use on one of my shapers. I might think about putting a mount on the saw for when I rip pine boards. What do you see using one gor, something specific, or general ripping?
I'd like to use a feed for resawing. Most of the glitches in resawing come when you interrupt the smooth flow of the wood through the blade. My expectation is the power feed is better able to move a board through in one fluid motion.
Seems like a good idea. I’ve never seen a feed used on a bandsaw in a small or medium sized shop. I’m not at all saying it’s a bad idea, I think your reasoning is good. As I’m writing this I think it’s because most shops I’ve spent a lot of time in didn’t do a lot of resawing. Again, let us know how it goes. I don’t think I’ll try my PM Jr for resawing, but might get a 1/2hp or bigger for it.
Post a side-by-side photo?
I had a 36 inch cast iron monster from the Xerox research lab in Toronto.Even the doors were cast iron.After removing the flat belt hardware and installing a motor and new guides it ran so smoothe you could stand a nickel on the table when it was running.Not satisfied,T adapted a used shaper feeder on its side activated by a two direction pneumatic pisten and a Grizzly adjustable fence.Every woodworker in Victoria BC came over to make veneer.Some just to see the monster operate.Gifted it to the shipbuilders museum in Victoria
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