Application: - Bandsaw Guide conversion kits replace the lower and upper factory band saw blade guide assemblies with a precision guide assembly. But don’t let any of this distract you. So large adjustments are quite nice. I have a couple questions for those who already own these guides. The blocks tend to work better on narrower blades. These kits typically include the upper and lower guides, upper and lower mounting brackets, studs, screws, and (if appropriate) a guard adapter bracket. The cheap blade guides from my 14" bandsaw were the easiest to adjust. Saw a demonstration @ wood show. There is a whole quality spectrum when it comes to bandsaw blade guides. I was surprised, however, to find that the two Allen wrenches needed to install and make adjustments to the bearings were not included in the kit. Prior to installing these 2 Carter products, the saw worked well, but exhibited too much drift when resawing & more often than not, left a rough cut. For sawing 3/4" or thinner stock & gentle curves it worked OK, but not great. Editor test-drive: I spent a mere 15 minutes installing the Carter Conversion Kit on my 14" Jet bandsaw. The basic guide system comes with a short blade guard intended for a saw without a riser block. It replaced not only the guides, but also my saw's entire upper and lower blade-guide assembly. My older 18" Jet Bandsaw has European style Guides that I'd like to replace, but I'm afraid to buy expensive Carter Guides only to find out bearings don't work so well with sawdust from green wood. 1. The big guides from Ted (right-most above) have nice knobs on either side, plus a locking ring. A lot of tabletop band saws increase their throat depth by using three wheels instead of two. For our purposes, the specific style of blade guide and number of wheels are irrelevant. Both work much better than the factory guides. About a year ago, I bought the Carter guides & tires for my 14" Delta BS. Carter Conversion Kit. 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