Review on Upgrade Your Workshop With Grizzly'S Deluxe 14-Inch Bandsaw - Anniversary Edition by Troy Palmer

I want to like it, I really do, but given the chain of events that has led up to this point I'm not so sure.Abridged version. (seriously months in the making)First machine (Grizzly G0555LANV) (Good reviews start like this right?)The first machine I received via UPS Freight much like everyone else. It was relatively painless process to get the machine to my door, ordered it directly from the Grizzly site. When the machine arrived it was -11f out so it took me a week or so to actually put it together in an unheated garage.Once it was together the machine looked nice. The table casting seemed well formed, the paint nice and shinny outside of one piece that missed some paint. I can let that little thing go. Get to polishing up the cast iron table (use Windex by the way, it takes the sticky stuff right off), added a coat of paste wax and it shined. Looked good. The only thing that really caught my eye at this point was the BS Fence seemed cheap and flexible.Time to fire it up.This is where the issues start occurring. There was substantial vibration issue right after startup and while running. If you would open the safety doors a crack they would loudly rattle, and wood etc would fall off the machine from sliding around.At this point I contacted Grizzly Tech Support via email. (Fatal mistake, never do this, always call, more on this later.) Though a series of slow email (their side) communications I replaced. The Upper bearings (pound in/out) twice, bandsaw tires with urethane, upper wheel completely with new bearings and c-clips (requires tool), and a new blade. Even sanded brand new bandsaw tires to try and get the vibration to stop.--I'm not even including the lengthily emails regarding troubleshooting steps where I quoted step by step measurements and videos of the issue trying to get this issue resolved.Eventually I called them as I was sick of replacing parts on a brandnew machine. I reach someone after 10mins or so of dead air waiting for them to answer. The guy I talked to had no idea of my issue as Email support and Phone support are completely different. So I calmly give him the abridged version of the issue and I want to return the product.This is where another person hops on the phone and tells me my warranty states its repair or replace at this point because I'm over the 30day return policy. At this point I am probably at the 40 day mark, I bought it in Feb of 2015. To which I reply even though the machine hasn't worked correctly since day one and I've been trying (continuously) to get it fixed?. Yes.SO that's not really cool. Only option now is to send it back for repair. My job to pack it up completely and return it good thing I never threw out the packaging, or the pallet.Fast forward a few days after I send a huge email regarding how it needs to be fixed right, please test it 100% cut some wood make sure its the best Grizzly can offer. I was totally open, do what you need to do to make sure its what you want in your shop. The machine is fixed and they want to send it back to which I agree.Repaired Machine.Few days later UPS calls and tells me they want to drop it off. OK sure, but then she asks me to make sure I have people to unload it from the semi. Um no. Back to calling Grizzly as they never sent the lift gate auth with the shipment.Few more days.Ok UPS can deliver to which they show up ultra late, not Grizzlys fault but I finally have it back.Get it assembled again and the vibration is better but not gone. You can easily feel it running when you have your hand on the table, yes a nickle does stand up for a while when running but it doesn't seem smooth. When you shutdown on the other hand it shakes like all heck, why I dunno.My thoughts (more of them) If I could do it again.The Color-- Black isn't as cool as I thought with sawdust, it sticks like you can't believe. And I love black.-- Probably would have gone with another color.The Drive-- The bandsaw uses a multi V belt which is like an automotive belt. Seems cool but you can't change it to one of those link belts to smooth it out.-- The saw is new with very low hours and you already get a chirp on start up from belt slip.-- There is no way to tension the belt without just leaning on the motor.The Table-- Table is nice but the slot for putting in the blade is on the outside portion of it. This means you need to feed the blade in every time. I don't know why they do that, it seems like a bad design.-- The blade is hard to bend around the fence to get on because of this.The Fence-- Does it work Yes. Is it good No. Very soft aluminum and the handle pinches the rail to get it to say put. On mine atleast it would scrap the main bar up when you slid it back and forth even completely open.-- Very stiff to slide back and forth.Stock Blade.-- Good for 1" thick or less wood. Much more and you'll be burning it up.The Stand-- This is stout and heavy, no complaints.The Guides.-- It uses bearings. If I would do it again I would look for one that takes the cool blocks/ceramic.General QC.-- Lets missing paint on one section, several blades, Cast iron wheels, bearings and it still didn't work right. The kicker was the Tech said he replaced the upper wheel as it was the issue. So that makes 3x bad wheels.Ultimate question would I buy it again. No I wouldn't. I would go locally and find one that meets my needs, make sure it works properly and take it home. Even it it cost more. I'm not saying all Grizzly stuff is bad, I have friends who love their tools but this has really left a sour taste in my mouth. I really wanted this to work nicely.