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I wanted to get a Jet but my bandsaw motor stopped working and I needed something fast so thats all I could find local except a wilton which they wanted like $1500 for
 
I have the 18in jet and love it. I can shove anything thru it and it eats it up. Just fyi if anyone else is shopping around for a new saw. Chris.
 
I'd go with Laguna but it costs an arm and two legs.
That's a nice 14 though.
 
I have the same 14" bandsaw and have had no problems with it in 2 years.
IMO its the best bang for the buck.
 
Glad to here those that have this saw has had no issues. I wanted a Jet but time did not allow. I think this will work fine. If I burn it up Ill get me a Jet or break the bank and get a Wilton....
 
I also have the same saw and it's been very reliable. The fence is wonderful to work with, you can modify almost any jig to fit it.
John
 
I have the 12" version, and I'm very happy with it. I wish at the time I could have afforded the 14", but hey, it's life.
Dave
 
The best accessoriy to any bandsaw are carter Berrings and guides. Will cost about $150. You could buy a cheep buffalo saw replace with carter package and blow jet, grizzley, craftmans, delta away for the money. IMO.
 
bubsbug said:
The best accessoriy to any bandsaw are carter Berrings and guides. Will cost about $150. You could buy a cheep buffalo saw replace with carter package and blow jet, grizzley, craftmans, delta away for the money. IMO.
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Thanks for the information about Carter Products. I went to their website: http://www.carterproducts.com/company.asp and found it to be very interesting. I plan to purchase their products for my band-saw.

Good Cuemaking
 
bubsbug said:
The best accessoriy to any bandsaw are carter Berrings and guides. Will cost about $150. You could buy a cheep buffalo saw replace with carter package and blow jet, grizzley, craftmans, delta away for the money. IMO.
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They have so many different ones. Which ones do you suggest getting from Carter? I have a 16 inch Grizzly saw.
 
cueman said:
They have so many different ones. Which ones do you suggest getting from Carter? I have a 16 inch Grizzly saw.
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JKmarshell Hit it right on. You have to know your machine and exactly what you have. If you are unsure call Carter and they will walk you through It. I think the biggest reason they have so many parts is because there are so many different bandsaws out there. Carter tries to match precisley to each manufacture. But on occasions you have to modify carters hardware to mach some of the cheeper manufactures. Get'em you wont be disappointed.

How did your trip Go??
 
I have found that the old fashioned carbon bushing guides, adjusted properly, make for the cleanest cuts. I have 14" Grizzly with bearing guides & though blade life is longer, the cuts just are not as clean. I had an old 12" Crafstman before it with carbon bushings & it cut CLEAN, like a well equipped tablesaw. I could & did make veneers on it. I would never attempt veneers with the bearing guide saw. I have tried several tuning & adjusting techniques, and several different blade types but can not find the clean cut I was able to get with the old carbon bushings. I will admit the bearing guides are very durable & once adjusted will not need readjusted unless a different blade thickness is used. Makes for outstanding resaw use, but for the clean cut needed for splicing I find the old carbon bushings to be far superior. Just my experiences
 
bubsbug said:
JKmarshell Hit it right on. You have to know your machine and exactly what you have. If you are unsure call Carter and they will walk you through It. I think the biggest reason they have so many parts is because there are so many different bandsaws out there. Carter tries to match precisley to each manufacture. But on occasions you have to modify carters hardware to mach some of the cheeper manufactures. Get'em you wont be disappointed.

How did your trip Go??
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The trip was great. Very tiring, but a experience I will cherish forever. Thanks for the info. I bought a import bearing roller set made for my lathe and was disappointed with them.
 
qbilder said:
I have found that the old fashioned carbon bushing guides, adjusted properly, make for the cleanest cuts. I have 14" Grizzly with bearing guides & though blade life is longer, the cuts just are not as clean. I had an old 12" Crafstman before it with carbon bushings & it cut CLEAN, like a well equipped tablesaw. I could & did make veneers on it. I would never attempt veneers with the bearing guide saw. I have tried several tuning & adjusting techniques, and several different blade types but can not find the clean cut I was able to get with the old carbon bushings. I will admit the bearing guides are very durable & once adjusted will not need readjusted unless a different blade thickness is used. Makes for outstanding resaw use, but for the clean cut needed for splicing I find the old carbon bushings to be far superior. Just my experiences
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Im a little confused. Carbon bushing are good but I dont see how they produce a cleaner cut. The cut is dictated by the paticular blade, amount of teeth, and feed rate. The guides and bearings only hold the blade steady! They really dont have anything at all to do with the cut it's self except gide the blade to scrole line. With carbon bushing you still have to allow a minimal space between bushing and blade, with bearings you dont have to. You just need to make sure that the bearings wont roll over any saw teeth. Set your back bearing and off you go. You will note that most of your high end bandsaw already come equipt with carter accessories.
 
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