Charlie,

Nice reponse. Thanks for taking the time. I have a couple followup questions
to your comments.

DO NOT remove the wheels. That's asking for a ticket to Set Up Hell.

While on the subject - you want dynamically balanced wheels - and cast
iron at that. Wheel weight = inertia = more continuous cutting power
when the teeth hit harder areas. Dynamically balanced wheels mean
smoother cutting and that's a really good thing.

What does dynamically balanced mean? Is it like balancing a a car tire?
(spin it and add/remove material until it's even?)

.. Unlike the bearing guides, the ceramic guides will work
well
with narrow blades as well as wider blades and you can set the front
of
the side guides just behind the teeth, behind their set. Of course if
you have a blade with a less than smooth joint they can be a problem.

I understand the theory. Do you find that these guides offer a imperical
improvement, or is it tough to say without a proper control group (same
saw/blade/wood etc.. with alternative guides)?


Torben is a bandsaw nut - loves doing laminated pieces using stuff
he bandsawed himself. If LT carries a bandsaw Torben probably
has used that model. If it doesn't work for him they probably
won't be selling it.

Lost you there... Who's "they".


NOTE: if you can get a model with a table that'll tilt BOTH WAYS
you can cut dovetail pins without having to make an angled support
jig. The LT16SEC only tilts one way - dammit.


Thanks, I had not thought of that.