Installing Carter "Upgrade" Blade Guides on a Shopsmith Bandsaw. Are They Worth it?

[Chad]

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SHOP NOTES: In this video we will install a set of Carter Products ball bearing blade guides on a Shopsmith bandsaw. According to their website "The Carter Shopsmith conversion kit updates your saws performance through the use of all sealed ball bearing roller guides. This provides your saw with reduced blade friction and improved cutting accuracy. The kit contains both upper and lower roller bearing side support assemblies, which work in conjunction with the existing Shopsmith thrust bearing." Really? Well, we'll be the judge of that, won't we?

This set was loaned to me for testing by Carter Products. This is just one of several upgrades that Carter Products has for your Shopsmith bandsaw and are available directly from them on their site: https://tinyurl.com/CarterProductsSS (This is NOT an affiliate link)

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Links to the videos mentioned in this video:
How to tune your Shopsmith bandsaw:https://youtu.be/zCBlSe4Z450
Here's the video where we removed the Shopsmith bandsaw table and so much more: https://youtu.be/FyMKTS8yM5c

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[Chad]

My Growth Rings with Scott Markwood

IMPORANT NOTE: I believe that the excessive blade drift encountered in this video may have been a result of the “Stupid Bandsaw Trick” shown several videos back, where the blade on the Shopsmith bandsaw can be twisted. The amount of drift I encountered was unusual, and I’ve ordered a new blade and will test this phenomenon shortly. In short, this MAY have been fake news!

In this video, we follow-up on the install a set of Carter Products ball-bearing blade guides on a Shopsmith bandsaw and answer your Questions, Comments & Cheap-Shots. If you missed that video, be sure to catch it here: https://youtu.be/P-Uzrpp-nEQ

This set was loaned to me for testing by Carter Products. This is just one of several upgrades that Carter Products has for your Shopsmith bandsaw and are available directly from them on their site: https://tinyurl.com/CarterProductsSS (This is NOT an affiliate link)

Please consider joining the 100+ other channel members in supporting the channel and get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/c/MyGrowthRings/featured

Here's an idea: If you aren't ready or able to join the channel, you can always support the channel by watching, clicking the thumbs-up, commenting, sharing, and by clicking through the provided links whenever you are shopping on Amazon or eBay. You don't even need to purchase the items these links lead to, but by going through these links they'll reward us with a small "finders fee". Thanks in advance for the support!

I've created an Amazon list of many of the tools that I have found to be indispensable in my shop. http://a.co/0GLhuR2 You may have to click the "Filter" link to show the items in the list. I suggest sorting them by priority.

Polishing aluminum tables:
For polishing the aluminum bandsaw table or the tables on the Mark V I suggest using Mother's Polish: https://amzn.to/3pR0BE5
For smaller areas, you can also use Flitz: https://amzn.to/3pXEM5Q
Back when I repaired clocks I used a ton of The Original Never-Dull on brass parts, and it worked very well, but I've not tried it on aluminum. The can says it works on aluminum and since it comes in a can saturating a cotton wadding, it's quite convenient to just tear off a little bit to polish whatever needs polishing. I'll have to test it out and report back. Here's a link: https://amzn.to/3bCeWPQ

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I also blog at http://www.tool-hunter.com/shopsmith-posts and http://shopsmith-tool-hunter.blogspot.com/

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#CarterProducts #ShopsmithBandsawUpgrade #ShopsmithBandsawGuides