I have the Laguna 16HD, and have been happy with it. I don't think much
of the fence, but it does work. I was having problems with the saw not
cutting as well (fast) as I thought it should. It would bog down
easily. I found out that it was just the belt tension on the motor,
which was easily fixed. I can't imagion it having trouble with a 4
quarter piece of bubinga, whether cutting the 1 inch way, or the 12
inch way. I have cut osage orange, black locust, honey locust, myrtle,
big leaf maple, and others. Having the proper blade helps. I cut mostly
green wood for bowl turning, but also do some resawing for the
furniture I make. I haven't had the opportunity to work with the MM,
but it is probably a good saw also.
Laguna did tell me that they had changed shipping companies because
they were having damage problems. Mine arrived with minor damage. It
was just bolted to a pallet. The saw was tied off around the throat,
and this, with the bumps and swaying of the truck totally ripped off
one of the boards that it was bolted to, and half way ripped off the
other. The cardboard cover keeps some dings away, but they need a
surround crate, and not just a pallet.
robo hippy