I am a repeat customer of Grizzly products having purchased, in addition to this bandsaw, a planer, jointer and cyclone dust collector. The saw came in an open crate that was falling apart by the time it reached by driveway. However, there was no damage. Once again the manual was easy to read, however somewhat confusing in that this was a generic manual for three of their bandsaws of this style.

One thing that I thought was a little odd was that it did not come with a power cord. I am used to the machines comming without a plug as there are many styles of 220 V single phase plugs out there, however to not even have a cord I thought was a little cheap. That being said, however, a quick trip to Home Depot and 15 minutes later the cord and plug were attached.

Having never owned a bandsaw in the past I took my time making all of the adjustments that were recommended. From the factory it was almost ready to go. This machine comes with two dust ports. I only use the one just below the table and had not felt the need to hook up the second, lower level, collector. I am extremely pleased and am looking to purchase yet another Grizzly product.

Of note, however, is that with all of the machines I have purchased I buy the mobile bases that are recommended. The D2057 that was recommended was just shy of the size needed. I needed a mobile base for my table saw so this is not really a big deal however, after setting up the base, in the process of destroying the box, I'm not sure what I would have done if I would have needed to send the base back to get a replacement.