Bandsaw guides come in many different forms, including phenolic, steel, plastic, and oil-impregnated wood but one of the most versatile band saw guides out there are made of ceramics. Ceramic is a great material that complements your band saw’s performance and improves the end result of your sawing efforts.
Our Band Saw Guides
At SpaceAge Ceramics, LLC we make many different sizes and shapes of ceramic guide blocks to fit numerous brands of bandsaws. If you need a certain size not listed on our bandsaw guide product list, let us know and we may be able to help you. Possible brands we provide guide blocks for are: Delta, Jet, Inca, AEW, Craftsman, Sears, Grizzly, Reliant, Rikon, Ryobi, Shopsmith, plus many others.
Band Saw Guide Advantages
Our ceramic guide blocks have many advantages over other types of guide blocks. A few advantages of using ceramic band saw guides are enhanced safety, no sap build-up, improved blade support, and quality construction. Our patented Ceramic guide blocks are almost as hard as industrial diamonds and are extremely smooth. The guide blocks to saw blade has a tolerance of + or – .005”, improving accuracy. And they don’t conduct heat so they eliminate heat build-up, increasing the longevity of your blades. In fact, our customers tell us that their band saw blades last up to 40% longer. If you are a hobbyist you can almost be assured that the SpaceAge Ceramic Guide Blocks and Thrust Bearings will be the last ones you need to purchase.