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but I only had to turn mine less than 1/4 turn before the upper arm tipped over. This is a very quick, very well-made, very accurate product that adds 6" to the saw.Some reviewers said that theirs didn't come with a 105" blade, mine did. I'd like to add something original but I think it's all been said. It's good enough for me for now, I'm only sawing pine and basic stuff.The instructions are very clear but then again this is a pretty simple installation. I was able to catch it before it crashed into the table but consider yourself warned. A pre-drilled hole for the power cable would have been really cool, after all Jet pre-drilled the table for the fence/resaw guide (another product I bought and love).The hold-down bolt that connects the upper arm to the base is very big (nice).
Installing this upgrade was a snap. The blade supplied didn't hold up, but with a good blade my Jet 14" cuts beautifully with the riser in place. The instruction sheet was barely useful, but the installation is simple. Alignment is unaffected by the riser and the increased resaw capacity is great.
Bought the riser along with the Jet 14" band saw. All fit just fine. Needed help installing the riser as the upper portion of saw is heavy. Had no problem connecting the riser.
The resulting setup will just work, but I sure wouldn't recommend it. It ends up placing the upper wheel about 1/4 inch out of alignment with the lower wheel despite the block's alignment pins, blade guards, etc matching up very well for assembly. Why 4-stars -- because quality and fit of the product for a Jet user seems that it would be very good. I'm going to return the item if I can. Contrary to previous reviews, this riser block is not fully compatible with the Ridgid 14" bandsaw. The blade ends up riding on the very outer edge of the lower wheel while centered on the top wheel. FYI, I'm a very experienced woodworker, have a well equiped shop, and am quite used to working on such equipment. You can't get the blade to really cut a straight kerf due to the slight twist this imparts, and the twist also messes up good guide block clearance.
This riser fits great and works just fine. I build guitars and this made my Jet band saw much more versitile. The price was much lower than any I could find elsewhere. I makes resawing a breeze.
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