Ceramic Or Bearing Bandsaw Guides

Roller bearing replacement guides.

Ceramic or bearing bandsaw guides.

Bridgewood 20 band saw guide upgrade kit. Also available for saws from 14 to 42 top categories. This provides your saw with reduced blade friction improved cutting accuracy and is adjustable for blade widths from 3 16 to 1 1 4. The guidall line which includes our 2000 series guides provides all ball bearing support for smooth low friction running.

The bridgewood 20 conversion kit updates your saws performance through the use of precision sealed ball bearing roller guides. 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. Good for general purpose work and resawing. Guide blocks made from plastic are not very good either.

Either one needs to be maintained. It is time to upgrade. Ceramic guides vs bearing guides on bandsaw could someone explain to me the pros and cons of each. Band saw guides carter guide assemblies are available for upgrading and replacement of worn or inferior guides.

Part 1 of ceramic band saw guides. I do not know enough about them to make an informed decision when purchasing a new band saw. Better still they fit any 14 bandsaw as well as many other models. I have an old bench top model that i used cool block on with sub optimal success.

In addition ceramic thrust bearings offer the same durability for your delta 10 delta 14 jet 14 imports 14 inca 340 and 360. 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. 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.