Comments on: Laguna 1412 Bandsaw: A Cut Above

By: Fred Meyer

Fred Meyer — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 02:10:24 +0000

In reply to David.

David, I’m just going to call you Captain Conclusion Jumper… Or are you just out for a troll? Believe it or not, it is possible to get a lemon…

By: James McLaughlin

James McLaughlin — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:20:35 +0000

That is a sweet looking saw, good luck.

By: Steve Reilly

Steve Reilly — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 23:36:22 +0000

In reply to jackmos@optonline.net. Drift isn't a problem unless you install the blade incorrectly. My best blade setup requires the gullet to be centered on the wheel and then everything falls right into place, especially for wider blades.

By: Tim Snider

Tim Snider — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:41:51 +0000

Well mine must of been “built on a Friday” & dropped off a truck. I’ve had nothing but issues with this. Setting this up I couldn’t get the blade to track at all. Laguna had me adjust the bottom wheel by loosening all the bolts … Then the teeth on the blade guide bar got stripped – the rack and pinon was completely loose when turning it. I had to send a video to Laguna to ilustrate the situation. They sen a new guide bar but that didn’t address the root cause in the gear box itself. I finally determined that a clip on the shaft hadn’t been installed. Problem still remains. Now to issues with the upper guide blocks. They aren’t / won’t become square to the blade I’ve shimmed them but… and the upper ones won’t stay tight now matter how hard I tighten in knob. So all in all I’ve never been real happy with this expensive machine and (sort of) regret purchasing this. Maybe a lemon – maybe operator error I don’t know. Yeah — I’ve rtfm and watched numerous videos.

By: David

David — Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:30:41 +0000

In reply to Jeremy. Sounds like you wouldn't be pleased with any bandsaw given the kinds problems you're having with this one. Sorry, but it sounds like poor assembly and maintenance from whomever assembled and is operating it.

By: Customer Service

Customer Service — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 12:33:35 +0000

In reply to Jeff Bremer.

Hi Jeff. Each guide has two pieces of ceramic on each side of the blade and one in the rear for a total of 5 per guide x 2 guides = 10 contact points.
Thanks
Paul-WWGOA

By: Jeff Bremer

Jeff Bremer — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 23:46:17 +0000

In reply to Customer Service. No need to reply to my prior post. I figured-out what the 10 points are.

By: Jeff Bremer

Jeff Bremer — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:43:37 +0000

In reply to Customer Service. Thanks for your reply Paul - much appreciated. Just a bit confused, what are the 10 points?

By: Customer Service

Customer Service — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:44:58 +0000

In reply to Jeff Bremer.

Hi Jeff. I’ve seen some conflicting information on this as well. I have always set the guides so that they are in contact on all 10 points. Just be sure that the blade still rotates easily and that you haven’t put pressure on the blade. The ceramic should just kiss the blade and it will do a great job supporting it. I also think it would be fine to use traditional “paper thickness” spacing all around the blade, but the contact method of setup is so much quicker and easier, works great and hasn’t caused me any problems so I’m sticking with it.
Thanks
Paul-WWGOA

By: Jeff Bremer

Jeff Bremer — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:31:16 +0000

Hi Paul,

Just purchased the 14 12, in part because of your review. Can you describe how you set-up the guides? I’m getting mixed messages from Laguna. The manual says some of the guides should touch the blade, a series of YouTube videos (I believe produced by Laguna) says all the guides should touch the blade, and when I spoke to customer service, I was told that none of the guides should touch the blade.

Thx, Jeff