Upgrade your 14" Laguna Bandsaw with Carter Guides 

*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 ❤️

Thanks for the clear tutorial. Just bought a set and am now ready to install!

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. 🙂

Alex, thanks for doing this video. Just upgraded to the carter guides and the saw cuts the best it ever has

Very helpful! Thanks for your time!

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

Excellent video!

Nicely done! You are welcome to demonstrate that in person on my Laguna :)

An exemplary video. Thanks!

Very, very helpful. Many thanks.

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

Good video and description. Too bad there weren't closeups of the guides during the setup or once they were adjusted.

Muito boa a sua explicação meu amigo abraço

I have not seen your way of centering blade on wheel for the Laguna

Too bad there aren’t any links to the guides and tools being used in video.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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

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.

Craftsman Band-saw Tuneups: how do you adjust the drive belt and how can one tell if it is slipping?

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 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

I found it is just easier to put hex nuts and a 17 mm wrench for the table

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!

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.

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?

I’m in Canada. Do you know Where can I buy these Carter guides?

Should I do this for the jet saw?

Hi will they fit the older model lugana suv 14 inch bandsaw??

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?