Upgrade your 14" Laguna Bandsaw with Carter Guides
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- Tired of readjusting or replacing your original ceramic blades? Join Alex as he teaches you how to properly upgrade your 14" Laguna Bandsaw. For over 30 years, Alex Snodgrass has been the leading bandsaw expert in his field. He has provided information and guidance on various subjects related to bandsaws including: blades, guides and bandsaw tuning. He also covers product evaluations from major manufacturers like Jet, Powermatic, Laguna, and Carter products. Don't ever let anyone tell you that bandsaw's will give you drift after watching this step by step upgrade. Enjoy.
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Thanks for the clear tutorial. Just bought a set and am now ready to install!
*Alex pauses for a moment after taking off the blade*
“Time to be awesome”
Love it 😄
Thank you Alex! I have used bandsaws in the past and was excited to get a Laguna 14bx in 2021. That excitement quickly wanted when I wasn't able to get the results I expected. My machine sat idle as a monument to my failure.
Watching your video, I realized that it was because my saw was misaligned despite my best efforts with the knowledge I had at the time. Following your tutorial, I switched to Carter guides and am back in action!
Thank you for the gift of these videos ❤️
Alex, thanks for doing this video. Just upgraded to the carter guides and the saw cuts the best it ever has
All done and cuts like a dream. Thank you for your video and info. Carter guides for my Lagune BX14 and Greenwood brand bands is the clear ticket. Thank you and Big Shout out to Bandsaw Life. :) :) :)
Awesome. I just got carter guides for my 1412 and will put in this weekend. Thank u
Alex, thanks for this video; as people said previously, it's incredibly helpful. I'm guessing you pretty much work alone on these videos and you can only have so many cameras but it would be incredibly helpful for close-ups on the adjustments on the guides for greater clarity. An angled shot from three feet away only shows so much. I'll be ordering the guides for my 14 BX in the next week or two and hope that I do it correctly. 🙂
Very helpful! Thanks for your time!
Nicely done! You are welcome to demonstrate that in person on my Laguna :)
Very informative video. I have a similar saw and keep getting sparks so I'm thinking of that upgrade. One thing missing, perhaps, from the video is a demo of how you have to re-adjust those guides when you change blades. Do you have to fiddle with Allen wrenches under the table to release and adjust the guides? How tricky is that? - Thanks
Excellent video!
An exemplary video. Thanks!
Very, very helpful. Many thanks.
Great video, would you make a video showing the Carter Tire upgrade for this saw. I am buying the guides now I watched the video and I already own the tires but cannot figure out the best way to put them on and get the machine back together.
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Good video and description. Too bad there weren't closeups of the guides during the setup or once they were adjusted.
I have not seen your way of centering blade on wheel for the Laguna
Muito boa a sua explicação meu amigo abraço
My questions were pertaining to your two videos on the Sears Craftsman 12” 2-speed tilt- head bandsaw. You went thru the process of adjustments of the blade, tires, bearings, etc., but no mention of the pulley/belt.
My question was how do you determine whether or not the belt is slipping and how one would adjust same, if needed.
My saw is bogging down just trying to saw through redwood two by stock, trying to cut very mild curves.
I’m guessing your pulley is loose or you’re woodruff key is broke on the pulley.
@@bandsawlife2660 , In your opinion, what is the easiest way to access? Put the saw on its side maybe?
Too bad there aren’t any links to the guides and tools being used in video.
I need to drill and tap holes in my bandsaw for the lower guide holder. I need the metric thread pitch size and diameter for those allen head bolts so I can order the appropriate tap. Thanks.
@@chaecoco2 just asked Carter to send you the right bolts or you can grab them at your local hardware store
@@bandsawlife2660 I figured it out. I assumed the screws were metric, but turns out they are standard 1/4 X 20 and I have that tap on hand. So good to go. I still have a problem to solve on the upper guide install. I have the Laguna LT14SE and the guide mount was drilled at 19mm. The Carter upgrade 20mm adaptor stud won't fit. I either need to get a 19mm adaptor stud, or have a local machine shop enlarge the 19mm hole on the existing guide mount to 20mm. Not sure how difficult that would be so will check with a local shop after the holiday.
I have a 24” Laguna. The table top would take two people to lift off so that would stay in place. Would the guides work on this model which I bought 10 years ago and it was made in Italy. Thanks
Sure, give Carter a call 888-622-7837. They can tell you which guides to get. Or email them at kris@carterproducts.com
I have a Laguna 18 BX is the part number for the 18bx the same as the 14bx and do they install the same as shown in the video
Thanks
Yes, pretty much the same.
Hi Alex. I take a group of older men in woodworking class eg woodturning, simple carpentry etc (if you have ever heard of Mens Sheds that’s the idea). The guys are breaking my heart by constantly causing problems with the bandsaw (14” Record). The problems include kinking and breaking blades. Most of the work done in the shop is related to wood turning eg rounding blanks etc. There is very little resawing. I watched your video re setting up and tuning a bandsaw and it was great. In fact I hope to get all of the guys to watch it to improve their understanding of the bandsaw. I noted that in your demo you used a saw with a full set of guides to resaw but when using it for non standard cuts you switched to a saw with a simple alignment guide. Might my problems be solved if I switched out the current guide set up to the alignment guide? Any help would be great.
John I’ll be adding a video for the small guide shortly
I have the Laguna 14BX 220 Volt Bandsaw and you are using a 3/8" blade for all cuts? I just bought this saw and I purchased 2 bands with it and was not impressed with Laguna resaw blade. I think they are 3/4". I am getting the Carter guides for sure. What you recommend for resaw a 2"x12" 18 inches in length? Thanks for your video. Merry Christmas to you. :)
I like the 3/8” Greenwood for general purpose but if all your doing is resaw the 5/8” Greenwood is the bomb.
@@bandsawlife2660 Thanks for the quick reply. Are these Greenwood Blades carbon tipped? Again, thanks in advance.
They are carbon steel but not carbide.
I put a set of Carter guides on my 14"Laguna and they are so noisy as to be unnerving. The sheik and squeal is almost deafening but I cannot find anything wrong with them nor can I adjust anything to quiet them down.
Let’s contact Kris at Kris@carterproducts.Com and he will get you fixed up.
I am using a 3/4" Resaw King blade on my BX. I was told by Laguna to center the entire blade on the tire. You are recommending setting the deepest part of the gullet in the center of the tire. With a 3/4" blade is that still the case? The back end of the blade will be off the tire, right? Also, would you recommend (when the tires need replacing) to use urethane tires from Carter as well. Thank You. Bill
Never overhand the blade off the back edge. Just back the blade up as far as possible so the back edge is even with the back edge of the wheel. A 5/8” blade is as large as you can go on your wheel. Don’t replace your tires unless they are slipping or coming off the wheel.
@@bandsawlife2660 Thanks for the fast response Alex, I appreciate it. I've getting good results with the stock guides for the past few years - I mostly resaw with this machine. HOWEVER, once those ceramic bushings start to go bad, the cut becomes horrible as the blade doesn't track well. I'm glad to have found your video and I will enjoy watching more of your information. Thanks to you, I'm going to upgrade my machine to the Carter setup. Thanks again! Bill
This was my same question. So I cannot use the three-quarter inch Resaw king blade on the 14 BX and get it positioned where it should be with Carter guides?
I bought the guides and they are on their way. I’m excited for the upgrade.
Craftsman Band-saw Tuneups: how do you adjust the drive belt and how can one tell if it is slipping?
I’m not sure I understand the question
@@bandsawlife2660
When I watched your video on the Craftsman 12” bandsaw, you never mentioned how to access the motor and drive belt. My saw is bogging down cutting through redwood, which I think is considered to be a soft wood. So if the belt is damaged or slipping, how does one rectify the situation? Thanks for your time.
I would have to do some research but which craftsman Sears are you referring to.
Hi Alex. I'm brand-new to the Bandsaw Life - literally and figuratively! My main purpose for purchasing the Laguna is for roughing bowl blanks, and one thing I've heard is that the ceramic guides help to keep the wet dust from caking the blade, where the bearings don't. Is this true, and if so, does it matter at all in your opinion?
Awesome demonstrations, and I'm really enjoying your content - thanks!
The problem with ceramics is they create fiction which destroys the blade. Simply add a small amount of silicon spray to the blade and the pitch won’t build up.
Got my new carter guides today and installed. Blade is tracking so deepest part of gullet is in center of wheel but on lower wheel the edge of teeth are riding on the outside edge of tire. Is this normal or not?
Yes it is, bottom always rides forward from the top.
@@bandsawlife2660 Thank you Sir, :)
I put the 3/8th band on and will try it out tomorrow. Im gonna try and cut out 12 inch boxelder and turn a bowl
I’m in Canada. Do you know Where can I buy these Carter guides?
Hi Jacob, you can pick these guides up at your local Lee Valley Tools store!
I found it is just easier to put hex nuts and a 17 mm wrench for the table
Should I do this for the jet saw?
Absolutely
Absolutely
Absolutely
Alex, your a little late. Upgrade was done a while back and not only did it make a difference in accuracy it also made the saw quieter. It should be the number one upgrade for the 14/12 as well as the 14BX. Thanks for the demo. By the way whenever I switch sizes of blades I remove the table, mine is a bit easier because I replaced the handles with wing nuts. Have a great future.
Thank you.
Don’t forget that it also increases your resaw capacity by an inch or two
Which upgrade are you reffering to that makes a difference in accuracy and quiets the saw? Thanks!
Carter conversion Kit.
www.carterproducts.com/catalog/product/view/id/2856/s/lag-01/category/32/
@@bandsawlife2660Hi Alex,weare i cant buy bandsaw stabilizer,im from Bosnia and Hercegovina?I mean, how can I buy and order, where can I buy and can I send it to Bosnia?
Hi will they fit the older model lugana suv 14 inch bandsaw??
Absolutely
@bandsawlife2660 great thanks 😊
@bandsawlife2660 what's the carter upgrade kit part number or model I should buy can't find links in description if you wouldn't mind telling me so I order the right parts? Thanks again regards Mike 😊
carterproducts.com/lag-01-2856
I have a fairly new 14BX 220v. Re-sawed a bunch of walnut, etc with no problems. Suddenly tonight, when cutting a small kerf into a 3/4" piece of poplar - BAM!!! My fairly new $150 Laguna resaw king blade just snapped! Scared the crap out of me! Seemed to be running fine to that point. Didn't snap on the weld either - just a clean snap right through. Any ideas on the most likely cause?
If you’re using the original guides it’s from the friction of the ceramics
@@bandsawlife2660 Appreciate the quick reply and ALL the great videos from you over the years! One final question - if I installed the Carter guides. which I probably will do - is it any easier to adjust the lower guide than it is on the stock Laguna guides? I have no problems with mine losening up like some folks have, but that lower guide is a real p.i.t.a. to get to. Thanks!
Absolutely much easier. Let me know how it works out.