I have an opportunity to purchase a used Laguna 16″ bandsaw. I don’t now the model or year yet but I know tht it has been little used. The seller want me to offer a “fair Price’ .
I don’t have any background info to go to. Any suggestions?
thanks
Chris
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Find out the model.. etc. Laguna has several BS's in 16" from the top of line to some cheaper ones made in a different country and plant in Europe. Then and only then can you ask the question or what is a fair price. In othe words you have to put the horse before the cart.
Sarge..
Woodworkers' Guild of Georgia
Well , I got to look it over last night. The saw is from 1999 with a 2.5 HP motor. made in Italy nothing on it said model number but the number 320 400 are on it. the frame is a steel colum not a casting.
It has been litle used but not well cared for. Stored in a garage. The tension was set off scale ( high) with a 1/2 inch blade and " I didn't know that I should release it" was the reasone. no dust collection was ever used the saw was dirty and a little rusty. It as some extra blades but they and rusty too.
He wanted $1,000 I offered $500 and am waiting.
The Laguna you described sounds similar to the one I bought in about 1998. It has "Meber" on the top door in large letters (the Italian mfr name). Mine came with Carter guides on top and European style guides on the bottom. It takes a 124-inch blade and has cast iron wheels. Mine also has a 2.5 HP motor which has never bogged down or stopped even during big resaws. (I also often slice up logs for turning projects.) I would say this is a good deal if you are OK with the cosmetic stuff. The only downsides I can caution you about is the need to order custom length blades (not really a problem, just not off the shelf), a miter gauge track in the table that is very shallow and metric, and a blade slot that requires you to move the fence assembly when you change the blade -- not really a problem when you get used to it. I can resaw up to 12 inches and use blades up to an inch. This has been a good tool for me. I think I paid close to $1200. It is very heavy and hasn't shown any structural issues. My biggest complaint is not being able to tilt the table in both directions. The owner sounds like a novice. Maybe you can get him to negotiate lower, but I wouldn't pass this up if you're OK with the above because a comparable saw today that will take a one inch blade and resaw 12 inches is going to cost a lot more.
50% of the original price used to be a fair price if the item was in good condition. Did you turn the bandsaw on? I had the a Meber 13 inch bandsaw from Laguna. It was ok but the guides were tough to adjust and the miter slot was a non-standard. I've gone back to a old Delta 14 inch. Couldn't be happier.Len
"You cannot antagonize and influence at the same time. " J. S. Knox
A "fair price" is pretty subjective these days. Around here (SF Bay area), Craigslist is loaded with tools for sale - many of them at fire sale prices.
I've been listing my old (seriously upgraded) Craftsman TS for over a month at what I think is a "fair price" with no success. Two of the callers didn't want the saw, but asked for the plans for the cabinet I made for it. - lol
Dave , start selling the plans , keep the saw .
We don't make no stinking plans, man!! - lolI made this cabinet out of leftover stock and just made it up as I went along.The real bummer is that I can almost justify keeping it. Last week, I was building a bunch of drawer boxes and had my new Jet set up for ripping, the SCMS was cutting to length, and the Craftsman was set up with the dado cutter. Man, I was turning and burning drawers! Unfortunately, I just don't have enough room.
Dave ,
Whoa ,, you are spoiled .
One cabinetmaker I know finishes his jobs in order to store in his large truck until delivery .
one can rarely have too much space
regards dusty
No big trucks avaliable to me, so I have to get really creative with my storage space. I already have a jobsite TS stored outside, and have been known to roll cabinets beside the house overnight. Sure am glad it doesn't rain here during the summer months. - lolI'm doing a small kitchen right now and storing the pieces at my finishers shop until they're all ready for finish. I'm also bidding two more and will have to do the same thing if I get either of them.
Good excuse for a shop addition.
Dave,
It is a pleasure sometimes, every now and then I set up my Bosch Jobsite saw in the shop along with my Grizzly and it sure makes things go more quickly. The only problem is having to take it back down so I can move around in the shop again.
This sounds like my shop! except The Bosch is my main saw and I have a small universal which I mostly use for the jointer planer functions.It has almost no table to it so its only good for ripping small widths and crosscutting with a eh... reliably accurate sliding table.
my shop is also small and all the big equipment is on wheels. I use my router table as outfeed support.
Chaim
http://www.ltccarpentry.com
Chriswall,
There used to be a used tool store here, they made the move to an ebay store, but that is beside the point.
At this store, if the tool was in "like new" condition, it sold for half the retail price. (if you were selling the tool to them it went for 25% of the retail price)
Wear and tear lowered the price accordingly.
The store was in retail existence for over 5 years, so I think that means their pricing scheme was a "fair" one. People sold often enough to keep the store stocked and people bought enough to keep them open.
So, find the retail cost of the saw and then offer half that.
Mike
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