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   9619 | Jan 29, 2009 04:56pm | #1

   Rick,
   Have you seen those jigsaws from Festool?
   WHy does anyone need a bandsaw anymore? :-)
   Mel

   PS YOu'll get useful responses from others.

   Measure your output in smiles per board foot. 

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   pezzi | Jan 29, 2009 05:13pm | #2

   Why limit yourself to what's available locally ?I recently bought a 16" MiniMax (the smaller E16, not the MM16) and love it, and the company is fantastic to deal with. A factor for me was that it is made in Italy.Depending on your budget, I'd look at:MiniMax
   Grizzly
   Laguna (LT3000 maybe, or 16HD for more power)
   Felder N4400 (rare in the US but great feedback in Europe and Australia)
   Agazzini
   and of course the usual suspects, PowerMatic, Jet etc. Some of these companies provide local references to you can talk to actual users of the products and look at them firsthand. Ask them !You'll get plenty of opinions here , and FWW has several articles and tests on it, too.It all depends on your budget, too - you can usually spend between $1000 and $3000 on a 16" bandsaw. Cheers,Patrick

2. 
   roc | Jan 29, 2009 11:04pm | #3

   Mel,I am worried about ya' buddy. We all are.roc

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   nazard | Jan 30, 2009 01:25am | #4

   roc,

   Mel lives in Northern Virginia. That should help explain things....<gr>

   -Jerry

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   9619 | Jan 30, 2009 02:12am | #5

   Roc,Nazard has it right. Blame it on the Bossa Nova, which is Spanish for Northern Virginia. You are right. I shouldn't have written but felt the urge. You could easily tell that I didn't have anything useful to say. But that Festool jig saw is very very nice. :-)
   MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot.