Bandsaw guide upgrade
- rocket
- Blackwood
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Bandsaw guide upgrade
A long story short, i purchased a Carter guide upgrade through Lee Valley, it wasn't exactly compatible with the carbatec model but i was able to make some modifications to the mountings and " hey presto" i have a better smoother guide system for my bandsaw, love it!!
Like I said before the crash, " Hit the bloody thing, it won't hit ya back
www.octiganguitars.com
www.octiganguitars.com
Re: Bandsaw guide upgrade
As carbatec is a pretty popular model, what modifications did you have to make to fit the carter kit
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- Blackwood
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Re: Bandsaw guide upgrade
yesterday i struggled around a rimu solid body with the jet 14" in my workshop - the whole time i was saying in my head "wasted your money on those crappy guides" - bought a set of those composite square things that sit either side of the blade and get chewed up every time they have to do some work
i notice the lee valley units come for jet saws $180.00 plus exchange and freight is not cheap
also found these
http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/review ... blocks.htm
not sure how they would go - i would have thought they would heat up too much
i notice the lee valley units come for jet saws $180.00 plus exchange and freight is not cheap
also found these
http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/review ... blocks.htm
not sure how they would go - i would have thought they would heat up too much
- charangohabsburg
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Re: Bandsaw guide upgrade
Very nice upgrade Rod, congrats!
I have wondered many times why the thrust bearings on my machine INCA) are mounted at a 90° angle thus getting eaten away more than necessary and producing additional (although not really much more) noise I could live without.
I have wondered many times why the thrust bearings on my machine INCA) are mounted at a 90° angle thus getting eaten away more than necessary and producing additional (although not really much more) noise I could live without.
Yes, some people buy an entire brand new "bandsaw" for that amount of money.old_picker wrote:i notice the lee valley units come for jet saws $180.00 plus exchange and freight is not cheap
Markus
To be stupid is like to be dead. Oneself will not be aware of it.
It's only the others who suffer.
To be stupid is like to be dead. Oneself will not be aware of it.
It's only the others who suffer.
Re: Bandsaw guide upgrade
"the thrust bearing was mounted at 90 degrees to the blade edge so any load would be across its axis."
I wonder about this every time I look at the guide bearings on my Carbatec 14" saw.
I wonder about this every time I look at the guide bearings on my Carbatec 14" saw.
Martin
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