Bemore

Hi guys! It seems I have only been asking questions about equipment here. Soon I hope to be a fully functioning woodworker with real projects to talk about. But for now I am trying to equip my shop. So I need your advice on a couple of things.
I want to buy a bandsaw to do some re-saw work. I have a line on some thick slabs of walnut and oak. I have been looking at the Grizzly GO513 17". It seems to have everything I need for a good price as I am on a budget. I am also going to get a larger re-saw fence and some blades. I am looking at the Timber Wolf 1/2 X 1" .035X 3 TPI blade for doing the re-saw work. From what I have learned the rule of thumb for choosing re-saw blades is wider the better with the least amount of teeth.
Questions:
1) What do you guys think would be a nice selection or mix of bandsaw blade sizes that I should get in addition to th 1"?
2) do you think the 2hp that the grizzly saw offers will be enough to power threw wide Oak and Walnut?
3)Is there anything else I should know or be thinking about before I purchase?
Sorry I couldnt link to the pages of the products in question. Thank you everyone for any advice you can give.

dbhost

Not 100% sure about the need for 2hp, I had been saving up for a GO555X with the 6" riser block... I may be totally off on that one though. The reviews I have seen on it are really good though...

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captcharles

I have the Grizzly G0513 and just finished resawing some 8" wide walnut. It went through it like a hot knife in butter. Did a wonderful job. I'd certainly recommend this machine. I had a 1" blade but there was an old nail that had broken off that my detector missed so I had to change blades. But both worked very well.

thekctermite

I have a Grizzly 18" saw (3hp) running 220v, and it will cut through anything I throw at it without bogging at all. I used to have a Grizzly 2hp 14" saw running 110v, and I could bog it down. If you can run the saw at 220v, you'll get better performance.

I prefer narrow 3tpi blades for resaw work. 1/2" or 3/8" works fine.