"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"Toller" wrote in message
No matter how good it is, it can't be worth 60% more than the Grizzly.

You tried them both?

If I had access to either I wouldn't be asking advice here.
But Grizzly would have to be real crap to be worth that much less than
Laguna, and people seem happy with Grizzly in general, so it probably
isn't crap.

I'm sure it is not "crap", but you said the Laguna can't be worth 60%
more. How did you arrive at that conclusion?
Given that the Grizzly is a functional saw, with no significant defects, and
will give years of service; and sells for $1,100.
What could the Laguna have that the Grizzly does not?
The Laguna is lighter, so it is probably not radically more robust
construction.
While the Laguna has an American motor, I have never heard a complaint about
Grizzly motors, so that is probably not a big difference.
A search on 'laguna bandsaw' has many users complaining of customer service
and defects on delivery. Looking though 'grizzly bandsaw' doesn't show
such things, so that probably doesn't account for the price difference.
Laguna skips the miter gauge and includes their light duty fence; so those
are not advantages.
Maybe the Laguna blade guides are greatly superior (though I have never
actually heard that anywhere) but they sell for $265, so they can't account
for the $700 price difference, even if they are that good.
So, how does the Laguna justify the price difference? Because it is
Bulgarian rather than Taiwanese? That must be it. The Bulgarians are
widely know for their fine bandsaws.