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Bandsaw for Resawing

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A 2-3 HP bandsaw usually put’s you in the larger saws 16-19”.

There are smaller bandsaws that can resaw well. A lot depends on the blade and the quality of the saw.

Right now they are pretty expensive I can see why your looking for a used one. Where are you located? I have an 18“ 3HP saw I’d like to sell and get a Laguna 18.
 
Seeing that tension is more important than guides, and tensioning requires a well made frame, IMO spending more on guides than what the machine is worth isn’t going to change the limitations.

The downfall of these machines is the inability to tension up a blade. At some point the frame is flexing, or the tension is continually dropping over time. I know this is true because I had one. You could literal watch the frame bend as you tensioned it.

Please take no offense, if it’s working for you great. But if he’s going to do much resawing he should to look for a better machine.
 
Yeah Dayton is industrial stuff, I have no knowledge of their bandsaws but I would expect it to be decent. But I’m wondering if that isn’t a metal saw (is there a difference?)

Years ago I bought a Dayton Speedaire compressor and I’m ashamed how I treated it very badly. Kept outside, never drained it just ran and ran.