Laguna Tools

Tom,
I have no personal experience with them but they are a high end product. Tom(mot) was telling about a high performance band saw blade he saw at a show. I think the resale value stays pretty high on these tools and the performance is supposed to be tops.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

I have heard nothing but good about them.

I have been looking at that jointer/planer myself.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

If I had the space I would go with a seperate jointer and planer. Because my shop is so darn small I thought this may be the way to go for now. I would put the Planer/Jointer on a mobile base and pull it out when needed. Thank you Tom And Gary for your input. You guys have a nice day.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

I think FWW rated one of their table saws highly.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

Laguna tools are fantastic.. and the price matches. Their strongest tool is their bandsaw. I almost bought one, but the price went up and I went powermatic.

The table saw is also great. You can get a dual blade to score sheetstock before the main blade cuts it leaving zero chipout. Their sliding table and built in mobile base is also great.

The only reason I don’t own their tools is because of cost. I can’t justify spending this much for tools when I travel so much and have so little shop time these days. If you can afford them though, go for it. They used to have a free DVD that demos all the tools. Maybe you can see them on the web site.

-- making sawdust....

TOM
If you put it on caster wheels or the likes, you will half to have a way to block the wheels, or put locking wheels on it…. but only for light work. When I do boards six, eight or ten feet long, I clamp it to my small eight inch table saw, which has a good strong wood frame it sits on. If you are talking about the bench type planer….. it has a tendency to be top heavy and topple over when doing long boards. Give some thought to this. I am cramped for space too….....I have a Grizzly, on caster wheels. I love their product. I will post a question on the planer at a later date.

DAVE

-- Dave Leitem,Butler,Pa.,http://dlcarver.etsy.com

i don’t have an experience but i really like their new lathe. it has 47” between centers, a 18” swing, and 2 horsepower. if I’m ever looking for a bigger lathe thats the one i want.

Tom,
I was recently seriously considering a jointer/planer combo. There are several out there but for the price, features and ease my favorite was the new Grizzly. I look at the JET at a local woodcraft store and was not thrilled. The mechanism for the blade guard seemed “flimsy” and was something that has to be reset for every use unlike a “normal” jointer guard.There was something else I was disappointed with but cant rember what it was now. I don’t have a local Grizzly store to my “research” is limited to product descriptions.
Please let us know what you decide.

-- Gary, Matthews NC