On 9/21/13 5:44 PM, Leon wrote:
-MIKE- wrote:
On 9/21/13 8:41 AM, woodchucker wrote:
On 9/20/2013 10:26 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 9/20/13 8:18 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


Thanks for the update, Larry. I'm going to bookmark that ebay
seller.

I wouldn't worry too much about the gap. I learned a lot about
which adjustments on a bandsaw are truly important and which aren't
when I was needing to re-saw some 8" bamboo plywood. Proper blade
tension is so much more important than the guides.

This is the original post I made on the topic...
http://goo.gl/J7Z3vs
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec....I/OM85a1vy8HIJ




I disagree with that. I have my band saw set up very nicely now and
it all matters. I can resaw without variation (minimal). Those guides
prevent it from twisting to some degree. Twist at the top and you
will not track. I use cool blocks just slightly touching so that they
don't pinch the blade.

Of course my fence is set accurately too.


We can all disagree, that's what keeps this place a goin'. :-)

After learning the importance of proper tension, in concert with
perfectly coplaner wheels, good tires, and good blades, and finding the
leading angle for your blade.

After learning this putting it all into practice, I'm convinced blade
guide were invented for poor saws, dull blades, and poor technique. :-)

Half joking, there, but blade guides are last on my list of priorities
when using my bandsaw. Most of the time, I don't even drop them down
into place, they stay up as far as they go.



FWIW. several years ago when I was shopping to replace the new Ricon BS
that I has just returned I visited MiniMax in Austin TX. They demoed the
MM16 IIRC with no guides at all. I generally keep the guides on my Laguna
about 6" from the table and keeping upper guides that low helps to act as a
guard.


Yes it does... that's sort of off topic, but a much better reason to
employ the rollers IMO. :-)
My guard, all the way up, is only 6".


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