Grizzly G0555 The Ultimate 14" Bandsaw

Comment: I read countless reviews of bandsaws in my budget range and the Grizzly GO555 was consistently ranked the "best buy!" After placing my order I was able to track the order from the factory and it was delivered quickly and in perfect condition. The packing was very good and instructions were clear and concise for assembly. MAKE SURE you have someone help you handle moving the top half of the saw as the sucker is HEAVY. Setup was easy and it cuts like a dream. I would recommend purchasing the wheeled base. I made my own thinking I would save some money.......buy the wheeled base!!

Comment: I am very happy with this bandsaw. It is everything that I wanted in a bandsaw. It all went together just as it was supposed to with the directions. I have no complaints. Dan

Comment: The G0555 took me about 3 hours to assemble, and to get it finely tuned. I am not one to buy anything based on the price, I care more about how it works and how the product is built for my needs. I did my due diligence and researched online for about 3 months for a bandsaw, I never heard of Grizzly before and I read a lot of great reviews and this sold me. I read many bad things about other bandsaws, and issues people where having seemed to be all common complaints in my price range. It seemed that in life when you buy cheap you buy twice. This was, and is not the case for the G0555. In fact I had a very hard time to find anyone with a complaint about the unit. The only thing I read, was the unit comes with a very cheap blade, and I would agree and when I changed the blade to a Timber-Wolf blade the bandsaw went up 10 more levels of WOW. I paid 450.00 and my budget was between 350.00 to 600.00 for the same specs the G0555 offered. I looked at units from Sears, Delta, Jet and many more, and in the end I know I bought the best unit out there for the money. If your on the fence about spending another 100.00 dollars, or you're not sure, do some research and go for it.

The whole unit is built from heavy duty cast-iron, and you will need someone to help you take the unit out of the box, as the motor is attached to the upper part of the unit, it must be at least 160 LBS. This bandsaw is so smooth and quite when cutting hardwoods or softwoods. I love the fact that this unit can be upgraded and you can install the H3051 6" Extension block kit, that allows the bandsaw's cutting capacity to go from 6" to now 12". Every other bandsaw I looked at was how you see it, is how you get it, NO upgrades available. Therefore if your needs change your stuck with that bandsaw. I currently use the G0555 in my commercial shop, all my employees really enjoy the unit. I bought the G0555 because I needed a backup unit, to my surprise the old Delta unit became the backup bandsaw, I wish I would have know that before I spent 1,600.00 for it five years ago.

Happy hunting, I hope this helps you

Comment: We had to cancel this item. We were contacted by Grizzly after purchasing and told that because the item was 198 pounds that a semi would have to have access to our home (not a problem) and that we would have to unload it (problem). The delivery driver would only push it to the back of the semi. Which meant we would have to get it to the ground. For an extra $30 we could purchase a liftgate that would lower it to the ground, but then we would have to go from there. Still problematic. We were already paying about $80 for shipping. And due to our location, we would have to get the bandsaw on a dolly, wheel it about have a block, turn a corner, wheel it another half a block, and then turn another corner and wheel it another half a block this time on a gravel alley to the garage. Had we known all of this prior to purchasing, we would not have purchased. It needs to be listed somewhere in the product description, shipping, or something that these shipping considerations need to be taken into account before buying. As for the product itself, I do not know about its quality. I will say that when ordering directly from the Grizzly site, I have had no problems. However, I have only ordered small items that could come UPS, etc. Also the quality of other items I have purchased from them has been good-excellent. I rated this as a 1 because I want others to be more likely to read this review so that they understand the shipping issues prior to buying.

Comment: No need to go into a lengthy monologue - don't let the price fool you. This is a VERY good saw.
- all parts (table, fence, miter gauge, motor) are high quality.
- solid base and structure
- powerful motor - I bought the extension block kit and (with a 3 TPI hook blade) can resaw eleven or twelve inch oak smoothly and with ease
- I've used this bandsaw in my contracting business for 9 months now and have never regretted purchasing it.