Porter Cable Band Saw 12 Modifications & Carter Guides Ep.2016-21
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- This video is about the 12 modifications I made to my Porter*Cable 14 inch band saw.
Index:
0:00 Introduction & Overview
2:14 Mobile Wheel Base
3:28 Blade Updates
4:55 Band saw Wheels
5:06 Blade Tension Knob
9:11 Work light & Power Cord
10:29 Table & Zero Clearance Inserts
12:03 Pegboard for Accessories
12:59 Replacing Blade Guides with Carter Guides
30:00 Add on Table & Fence
31:24 Crosscut Sled
31:55 Jigs to Trim Blanks for Turning to Octagon Shape
33:56 Blade Dressing Stone
34:50 Saw Blade Lube
35:20 Summary
I made these 12 modifications over the course of 2+ yrs.
The most extensive was adapting the Carter blade guides to fit this saw. I will detail that in this video. That is the longest portion of this video.
I will make a separate UA-cam segment on the Carter blade guide modifications, and on some other segments. Subscribe so you can see that when I produce it. This turned out to be a long video.
Band saw modifications:
1. Wheel base
2. Blade updates
3. Tires already have polyurethane tires. No mod needed.
4. Blade tension know modification.
5. Worklight & extension power cord
6. Pegboard on back of lower cabinet
7. Carter blade guide updates
8. Table and fence system
9. Cross cut sled
10. Jigs for reducing corners on lathe spindles
11. Grinding stone to dress back edge of blades
12. Blade lubricant
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Web PDF:
glcrafts.com/Resources/bandsaw...
Table and fence system
• Bandsaw Table & Fence ...
Carter Guides Short Segment
• Porter Cable Band Saw ...
Carter ‘Jet 14’ Micro Adjust guides.
carterproducts.com/band-saw-p...
For the lower guide mounting bracket I used Carter Part# XG-CENT14L1
Alex Snodgrass video to demystify the band saw:
• Band Saw Clinic with A...
Cleaning band saw tires from WWGOA.com.
www.wwgoa.com/video/how-to-cl...
Blade zero clearance insert plates at Rockler.com. For Delta. Item# 25655
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DISCLAIMER:
Exercise good shop safety to protect yourself.
I may have safeguards removed in my videos, but that is solely for clarity to demonstrate a process.
Keep your safeguards in place to protect yourself from injury.
• Safety Glasses
• Hearing Protection
• Lung Protection
• Push Sticks and other Guides
All or Portions COPYRIGHTED © 2016 by Gary W Lundgren, dba Gary Lundgren Crafts. All rights reserved. - Навчання та стиль
I wish you were my neighbor. I think we could talk shop for hours. I just bought this saw at Lowes on clearance for $341. It was a display model.
Just wanted to say thank for this very informative video. You covered a few questions I had and gave me a couple of ideas. Thanks!
Thank you!
Very comprehensive and beneficial. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you! Glad it helped.
Howdy Brother! Very informative and great tips and jigs. I really appreciate all your effort putting this video together.
Thank you! Happy to help as others have helped me.
Great info, thank you! Just assembled my new PC bandsaw today. Looking forward to doing some of upgrades.
Thank you! I've found with a few tweaks, it's a great woodworking band saw. Enjoy!
Thanks for this. I've had this bandsaw with the 6" riser for about a year. Great info on the Carter guides. I will look into them.
Thank you! Glad you can get something out of it.
Gary Lundgren Crafts thank you I subbed.
Loved your pointer. I'm going to look into the band saw guides. I thought they's be more difficult to install. Thanks!
Thank you!
Excellent video! I'm about to purchase a Porter-Cable Bands Saw, and found this video, and needless to say, it has proved to be VERY helpful! Thanks for posting it! You have a new subscriber!
Thank you! This one has served me well.
Great video, thanks!!
Thank you!
Great info Gary.
Thank you!
I just bought a floor model for 250 plus blade and tax 276.00
I need the safety button for switch and the plastic hold circle on table..I'll have to look at manual to see what else shoppers have helped themselves to at Lowes.
Thanks very much for this great video
Thank you for watching! 👍
WOW Gary that was a great video. I just found your channel when researching info on the Porter Cable 14" band saw. I wasn't sure if I should buy this saw but after watching this I will buy one tomorrow, and make these mods. I am also a new subscriber.
Thank you! Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the great info. I am shopping for a band saw and seriously considering the 14" Porter Cable, because of the low cost. This video helps a lot with deciding on buying the Porter Cable and doing some upgrades or buying another brand like the Grizzly GO555, that comes with most of the upgrades you have outlined.
Great. I hope you find the one that is right for you.
Loved the video, thank you. I just picked up this very same bandsaw from Facebook marketplace for $160 and it already had a Kreg rip fence upgrade. It's nice to see that you were able to find a Carter blade guide kit that will work because I looked and was sad to see no Porter Cable listed. I may have to do this very same upgrade.
Thank you! You got a sweet deal!
Thank you. I just bought the same saw.
Thank you!
Ihave the carter micro adjust and setup as Snodgrass video shown and it transformed my Sears 14 inch.
Thanks! I love the system I have. It just took a few tweaks to make it work. Easy!
Thanks for doing the video. Let me ask, does your saw have any perceptible wheel movement from side to side ? My top wheel is not very true. I have had my saw about a week, cannot really get anything to track straight.
Hi Matt. Thanks. I have not experienced any problem with that. It's been a great bandsaw for me. I would think something is loose or not right. See if you can tighten it up. Mine is pretty solid. Perhaps contact Porter*Cable and see what they may suggest. You can probably Google them online. I think the manual also gives a ph# to call. Good luck!
I was wondering which Carter bearings would fit this saw. Thanks for the info! chock full of information! I'm hoping to pick one up (and will order the riser block from PC)
Thank you! Not sure which saw you are speaking of, but call Carter and they can help you figure it out.
@@GaryLundgrenCrafts I meant that you answered my question. I'm interested in this PC saw and was curious about which Carter bearings I could use. You answered it! Thanks
With all the upgrads and mods, how does it compare to Grizzly G0555LA35, which is on sale for $597+$99 shipping?
Thanks.
Thank you! I'm not familiar with the Grizzly products as I don't own any. You would need to compare them side by side for features and costs of modifications. It may be close.
Did you make any improvements or adjustments to the dust collection?
Thank you! Apart from the port that is below the table, all I have done is to connect my 2 stage 2-1/2 inch shop vac to that. That seems to do what I need. I don't always use the band saw daily so I don't have a lot of need. I try to capture dust at the source and with a general shop air filter from Rikon. See my video on that one. See ua-cam.com/video/_igmW13AifI/v-deo.html
I can’t find the comment with a link to the blade guides. Am I overlooking it or did it get removed?
Thank you! The link to buy the Carter Blade Guides is listed in the video description below the video. Here it is again for your convenience. 👍 Carter ‘Jet 14’ Micro Adjust guides.
carterproducts.com/band-saw-products/band-saw-conversion-kits/jet-14-micro-adjust
For the lower guide mounting bracket I used Carter Part# XG-CENT14L1
Were you aware before purchasing the band saw guides that modifications would be needed?Also how can you tell if the factory installed tire is polyurethane? I have the same model about 5 years old. Very nice job.
Thank you! I didn't know that I wanted the modifications to the band saw until after some time and use, and seeing what upgrades were available. As best as I can tell, the factory tires on it are polyurethane. They look it and have performed well. The manual doesn't seem to say.
@@GaryLundgrenCrafts Sorry, I didn't phrase my question clearly. I want to know if you knew that modifying the lower bearing mounting bracket from Carter was going to be necessary. Did you feel the instructions were clear. It seemed for the cost of the product you had to do a bit of fiddling in order to get the lower bracket in place. I noticed on their website they don't list the porter cable brand. I suppose the PC is a clone of the rigid and Delta.
I didn't know I would need to make the modification for the lower bearing set until I got into it. I could have stopped there and returned the kit and got a refund. But, I wanted to make it work and with my experience in machining and mechanics it did not seem a difficult task for me. The Jet guides were the closest fit for the Porter*Cable. Carter and their engineers were also a great help to me.
Carter ‘Jet 14’ Micro Adjust guides.
www.carterproducts.com/band-saw-products/band-saw-conversion-kits/jet-14-micro-adjust
For the lower guide mounting bracket I used Carter Part# XG-CENT14L1
@@GaryLundgrenCrafts Thank you very much. Nice to know they have good customer service.
How is this bandsaw doing?
Thank you! It's working great for me. As with any tool, you have to tune it from time to time.