Review on Powerful And Precise Metal-Cutting With Grizzly G0622 Bandsaw, 4 X 6-Inch by Lyle Stepp

After an atrocious shipping experience, my saw arrived today! (It was "lost" since March 22, but that's not the fault of the shipper or seller)Putting the saw together was pretty straightforward, all that was needed was to attach the legs, cover and belt and then off to the races!I liked the simplicity of assembly, and I tested on some 2x2, 1/4" thick steel angle, and then a 4x4x0.25 aluminum square tubing. It operates slower than a recip saw or handheld bandsaw, even at the max speed, but I expect the blade will last forever.I like the ease of putting the table on for vertical operation, it's 3 screws! The pin to lock the head down is also chained to the machine, so it makes life easier in that regard. Right out of the box, the blade was even tensioned and ready to rock. The vise is also heavy duty, and I like that, it's a heavy solid steel angle; It seemed to track straight and with some adjusting, was able to get a nice 90 degree cut!There are likewise things that could be improved.To begin with, the instruction manual was atrocious, it takes some knowledge to properly get all set up.The manual says to set the saw on a saw horse and bolt the stand on, but I rolled it upside down and put the stand on the saw right on the floor, made it easier! I got all of the bolts secure, put it upright and then cranked on them to secure.Having 3 speeds, it seems the saw is limited in efficiency with proper feeds/speeds.Everything is held with typical hex bolts. In the future, I'd like to swap the hex bolt on the vise with some big wingnuts or a hand lever so I don't need to mess around looking for my tools!The screw holding the cover closed would be nice to replace with a wingnut.The vise, despite itself being pretty heavy duty, is guided by a typical threaded rod underneath, so that when you're clamping angle, it tends to flex and the vise lifts up! It's not a huge deal, but it concerns me with the precision.The little box covering the pulleys and belt was cheaply made and didn't fit as well as I was hoping for the price, it's not really noticeable, but it's not Grizzly quality! The motor also seems to get frighteningly hot, regardless of load. I'll run it until it burns out and change to a DC variable drive motor, solving that annoyance.Overall, not a bad machine, but so far it's comparable to the HF machine at half of the price. If I could go back, I would likely have went $250 saw from HF that I could've picked up from the store, especially considering the improvements that need to be made to this machine too. If this was the $250 saw, it would get 5/5, but since it's Grizzly, and double the price, I was expecting much better. 2/5 since it's a good enough saw, just not for nearly $600. I won't buy Grizzly anymore if this is the new standard.