Grizzly G0580 14" Bandsaw 3/4 HP

 (3 customer reviews)

If woodworking is just a hobby, then this bandsaw is a great choice. I'm sure that "for a few hundred dollars more", bandsaw 'X' is much better. However, a lot of people do not have a few hundred dollars more to spend. Fact is, the bandsaw did not even flinch at resawing 5" thick oak and did so reasonably accurately.

After a month of usage, here are a couple observations. First, plan on spending a few hours assembling and adjusting the bandsaw. The better the job setting it up, the better it will work for you. I found the assembly instructions to be a little unclear in a few places and there were a few screws and nuts left over. For the life of me, I cannot figure out where the 'spare' parts are suppose to go.

Also, you will want to purchase a 93 1/2" blade right away (a 3/8" 6 TPI blade seems like a good general purpose blade). Do not bother taking the time to install and adjust the blade that comes with the saw. Seriously, that blade will make you sad. And then...Read more

I now have three Grizzly tools and like them alll. Only thing I wish I would have done concerning the bandsaw is to bought the next step up that had ball bearing guides instead of solid metal ones. Very good saw. I had purchased a Ryobi one and finally gave it away. Could never get the blade to stay on the wheels.

I'm 53 and this was gonna be my great tool of my life. Well, it's the bottom of the line for Grizzly bandsaws. I guess I can't say I'm let down because it was under $400. BUT I paid $80 freight just because I thought this Grizzly would be wonderful. It's not. The instructions are OK. It took about 4 hours to get everything adjusted. It WAS quite annoying that the instructions really weren't in order, so readjusting the delicate guide apparatus over and over got on my nerves. When I fired it up, the whole dang machine wobbled a little and still does. I checked it as recommended to see if the two big wheels were ok. They are in line BUT not perfectly round or something. Hard to believe. While assembling one of the cheap-ish metal guides, I noticed a crack in the metal!! I called Grizzly, they were cool, and sent me a new part. It has a big old 4 inch dust port down low on the rear and you can't saw without dust collection. This sucks. I don't use it much, just for little stuff...Read more