I bought a Laguna 14" SUV bandsaw about 6 years ago and got their carbide tipped Resaw King 1" blade. (Remember their promo video of paper thin slices that just floated through the air?) I wanted that kind of performance when re-sawing expensive exotics for musical instruments. I never quite reached the floating paper stage but was very impressed with the Resaw King. Well, the King broke last week right in the middle of a project where I needed it. The 1" blade is a bit too wide for a 14" wheel, but Laguna makes them thinner then typical 1" blades and I had strongly considered buying another, ON SALE at $179.95. But I opted to order a 3/4" Wood Slicer from Highland, primarily from some good comments on it on this forum. Once it arrived I installed it, made the proper adjustments which are extremely easy on the Laguna, and completed my project. Did not have time to experiment with the blade but was impressed with what I had seen so far.
Today I had some time and decided to see what the slicer could do. Within a few minuets I had thin wood slices floating through the shop air. At 1/5th the cost of the carbide tipped Resaw King, I'm highly impressed with the Wood Slicer.
My thoughts are:
Brand new and sharp, the Slicer performed better then my Resaw King, even when the King was new.
The Slicer takes a thinner kerf which equals less waste.
The Slicer cut was a bit cleaner then the King, although both make good clean cuts with less bandsaw marks than most blades.
Slicer costs $39.00. The King list is $199.00 and can typically be found for $179.00
I'm assuming the Slicer will dull faster, but since I'm not a production shop, I think it will last and perform well for several years.
The Slicer cuts a bit slower on harder woods. The King is a bigger blade and the carbide tips chew up wood faster. But the Slicer is plenty fast enough for what I do.
Today I had some time and decided to see what the slicer could do. Within a few minuets I had thin wood slices floating through the shop air. At 1/5th the cost of the carbide tipped Resaw King, I'm highly impressed with the Wood Slicer.
My thoughts are:
Brand new and sharp, the Slicer performed better then my Resaw King, even when the King was new.
The Slicer takes a thinner kerf which equals less waste.
The Slicer cut was a bit cleaner then the King, although both make good clean cuts with less bandsaw marks than most blades.
Slicer costs $39.00. The King list is $199.00 and can typically be found for $179.00
I'm assuming the Slicer will dull faster, but since I'm not a production shop, I think it will last and perform well for several years.
The Slicer cuts a bit slower on harder woods. The King is a bigger blade and the carbide tips chew up wood faster. But the Slicer is plenty fast enough for what I do.