Ceramic Or Bearing Bandsaw Guides

It is time to upgrade.

Ceramic or bearing bandsaw guides.

Guide blocks made from plastic are not very good either. Part 1 of ceramic band saw guides. In addition ceramic thrust bearings offer the same durability for your delta 10 delta 14 jet 14 imports 14 inca 340 and 360. I have an old bench top model that i used cool block on with sub optimal success.

Better still they fit any 14 bandsaw as well as many other models. Because the spaceage ceramic guideblocks scg and thrust bearings matched my 14 delta s original steel blocks and bearings in size and use the same mounting hardware i didn t need to replace a bunch of parts to swap them out. Do they really work better than conventional bearing type. Factory bearings in any but high end band saws are generally not the best.

Series no next part blade guides for band saws are designed to aid the blade s ability to resist deflection at the sides and back of the blade by the use of bearings usually a guide assembly at the top and another set of guide supports below the table. Bridgewood 20 band saw guide upgrade kit. The bridgewood 20 conversion kit updates your saws performance through the use of precision sealed ball bearing roller guides. Either one needs to be maintained.

Roller bearing replacement guides. The guidall line which includes our 2000 series guides provides all ball bearing support for smooth low friction running. I do not know enough about them to make an informed decision when purchasing a new band saw. Most band saws that utilize roller bearings for guides and thrust bearings can be upgraded to ceramic parts very easily allowing for more efficient operation.

Also available for saws from 14 to 42 top categories. Good aftermarket bearings such as the ones from carter are very nice as are a good brand of guide blocks such as cool blocks or ceramic blocks. This provides your saw with reduced blade friction improved cutting accuracy and is adjustable for blade widths from 3 16 to 1 1 4.