Guides cooks or Wood mizer?

[Kwill]

 I don't see much of a difference as far as the guides themselves go. The mounts are a little different. What do you guys think? 

[ladylake]

I'd go with the 2 1/2 or 3" wheels Cooks sells, they turn slower and will last longer than 2" wheels.  Steve

[JB Griffin]

It depends on what you are after. You can get the whole package from cooks with ease, from wm you have to have all the part numbers etc.

Also I agree with Steve the bigger the better. 

[Kwill]

Wood mizer sells the complete assemblies or individual parts. I don't need the mount a just the rollers. Trying to convince myself to plop down the 100.00 .

[ladylake]

 You could build your own guides using bearings. I'd use 2  3" od bearings to push the blade down and a 2" od bearing behind the blade as it shouldn't even turn until the blade get dull.  I have no idea why some manufactures use those really small bearing that turn a zillion rpm to push the blade down.  Steve 

[Kwill]

Yeah ive been going back and forth on buying and building. I have the mounts built I'm going to be cutting cedar for myself. Its not going to be used for making a living with.