I am in the market for a bandsaw. I am looking at the 14” models like
the Grizzly’s, Jet’s & Deltas with riser blocks mainly because I need
to cut some back splats for dining chairs that are 8” wide – so they
will effectively be resawed in order to get the correct curve.
Anyway, I have also looked at saws like the Jet 14DXPRO which is a 14”
with 12” or so resaw and no riser blocks.

I’ve read this & that about riser blocks, flexing etc. Do the 14" saws
with riser blocks really flex that much to affect performance? I don’t
expect to do tremendous amounts of resawing, and (Leon) I'd love have
a Laguna, but it is simply not possible financially right now.

Thoughts?
Cheers