"G. Ross" wrote:
woodchucker wrote:
On 9/20/2013 9:18 PM, Gramps' shop wrote:
For -MIKE- and anyone else interested:

Received the Carter look-alike guides and they fit my JBS 14MW nicely.
It appears that the spacing between the two rollers is not adjustable,
so the gap between the rollers and the blade is a tad more than I've
been led to believe is appropriate. Solid construction and at $55 is
about one-fourth the cost of the Carters. Ran a couple of test cuts
and am quite satisfied.

Larry

your sure they are not adjustable. The shaft that holds them should be
concentric so that you can move them in or out. Is there a set screw
holding the shaft?

I think the word is eccentric. Anyway, I had a similar set and I believe
you loosen the clamp screw and rotate the center screw to adjust the
roller in or out. I turn a lot of green wood and it builds up on the
blade and those would just pack it down and get tighter and tighter. Had
to go back to the steel guides which will scrape down the buildup.

For ordinary use the roller guides are great.


I experienced the same problem with roller guides, on paper they sound
great but wet or oily wood introduces another set of problems. I have had
no issues after switching to ceramic guides.