Laguna Ceramic Guides - Thumbscrews

[Steve Catts]

I have recently bought a used LT18 (Italian) that is vintage 2002-3. It has 12” resaw capacity and the ceramic guides are adjusted via allen screws instead of the more modern thumb screws that I think I’ve seen on the more recent Asian-made Lagunas (14 and 18 BX).

I’d like to know if there is a way to replace the allen screws with thumb screws without totally getting new machined aluminum components. Does Laguna sell these as replacements/upgrades?

Has anyone out there tried to do this? I wasn’t able to find any help on the Laguna site.

[Jim Matthews]

Your local hardware store should have an assortment of metric hardware. A few pictures on your phone and a visit (pick a quiet day) would provide an interesting diversion for the staff.

Any machine shop could manage, as well.

[Dave Sabo]

I don’t know what size it takes offhand , but these guys will have what you need:

https://www.kippusa.com/us/en/Products/Adjustable-Handles.html

[Melvin Feng]

I would recommend figuring out the thread size and pitch, that long with the length will give you something to search for. I would start with Amazon for quick and free shipping, but if you can't find something there, you can try mcmaster, they have a huge selection of just about any hardware.

[Jebediah Eckert]

I have a 2002 LT16HD with the ceramic guides. I was able to buy a kit from Laguna for $18 to replace them all with the thumb screws. The invoice didn’t have a part number but Laguna listed it as “Thumb screw kit for Retro Lagu“. I broke one and got a metal thumb screw from the hardware store, they are 6mm.

[Steve Catts]

That is great info Jebediah! Exactly what I was hoping to learn.

[Jebediah Eckert]

Hope it works out for you, thumbs screws were much easier!