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Rick Stein
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I own a General 390 bandsaw, the 15" Canadian model with 8" of resaw
capacity. The 690 is the same basic tool with increased resaw. It is an
unbelievably well made machine. I bought the saw after selling a Laguna
16" LT which I thought was a mediocre tool on its best day, and
considerably worse the rest of the time. Best tool switch I've made in
years.
Rick
http://www.thunderworksinc.com
wrote:
I am in the middle of outfitting my garage shop and am trying to
decide which bandsaw to purchase. I will use it for resawing and some
curves. My specialty is furniture. I was interested in at least a
16". I have it narrowed down to the following (in no particular
order):
1 Laguna LT16 (16") - $1500 I have heard some rumours about the
Bulgarian models
2 General International 90-270 (18") - $1600
3 General 690-1 (15") - $1650 A little pricey for a 15", but I have
heard they are very good
4 Bridgewood BW-17WBS (17") - $1000
Does anyone have any opinions or experience with any of these. I have
done quite a bit of research on Google and read several magazines, but
I didn't find that much and don't feel that magazines are that
trustworthy. Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Russell
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