Grizzly G0555X 14" Extreme Series Bandsaw

I've had the saw for about a week now, I didn't want to review it until I had a good chance to test it out. well it past with flying colors. First off I bought mine right from Grizzly it was and they had it at my door with in 4 days. When I ordered it I got the riser block as well only about $60 for that.
ok the good parts of the saw.... Cast iron wheels it may not seam like much but once the 1.5 horse motor gets them spinning they wont stop for anything. I've run 8 inch wide wet elm threw with no problems. Its a very heavy machine so if you don't get a mobile base for it it will be very hard to move. I'll be making a cabnet for under mine so i can lower it down a bit and it will make it easier to make extion table and jigs for the saw.
The set up took no time the wheels were almost perfectly aligned other than a little tracking with the top wheel. the blade they send with is total junk so don't expect to do too much with it. Once I got some good blades it really...Read more

I ordered the saw on the 2nd at 10am. I picked it up at the carrier on the 3rd at noon. I drove into my drive about 1pm when the UPS guy showed up with the riser kit. Great service Grizzly!!!
I had it together within a couple of hours, riser block and all. All the parts were fit and finished very well. Threads and holes were all very exact and lined up well. The table was flat. The wheels were coplaner right out of the box. (Riser block did not change this).
The only blade I had was the 3/8 105" that came with the riser kit.
After adjusting the guides and getting everything tight, I turned it on.
Very quiet saw, I'm impressed. It passed the nickel test right off the bat.
I had a 2*6 By 8" piece of scrap oak. I set the fence for about 3/8"
I took it slow. It made it through just fine, good straight resaw, even with a 3/8" cheap factory blade.
The guides are all right they adjust well and all that but,I will change them out for Carters...Read more

This was my first band saw, so I did a ton of research. My primary concern was that there'd be a bunch of issues out of the box that'd be a pain to deal with (wheels not coplanar, vibration etc). Well, I can happily say that EVERYTHING worked perfectly out of the box. I also purchased the 6" riser kit which went on without any issues whatsoever (but it does take two people to install it).

In conclusion, everything fit together well, there was no vibration, the table's straight as an arrow and it everything seems to work perfectly. I couldn't be happier, thanks Grizzly!