Timeline for Bandsaw guides: Blocks vs. Roller bearings
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| Oct 26, 2018 at 20:41 | vote | accept | Katie Kilian | ||
| Oct 25, 2018 at 21:20 | answer | added | LeeG | timeline score: 6 | |
| Oct 25, 2018 at 19:59 | history | edited | Katie Kilian | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 25, 2018 at 19:56 | comment | added | Katie Kilian | @jdv, that is exactly what I was intending to ask: Is there a situation where blocks outperform bearings (or vice versa, really) where it affects the cut? Or blade life? Or other factors I'm not thinking of? | |
| Oct 25, 2018 at 19:48 | comment | added | user5572 | Interestingly I don't think this is easily answerable. But, yes, your assumptions about bearings may not be well founded. Bearings will wear out. Bearings always wear out, and when they do, they scream. It certainly isn't the case that bearings are always "better" then blocks. Ideally, what we would want is some info about what guides work better with kinds of material, cuts, blades, etc. Even then, such answers will be mostly opinion...? | |
| Oct 25, 2018 at 19:26 | comment | added | aaron | I'm not sure rollers will always be quieter. Also, you can probably get guide blocks with PTFE or graphite that transfer to the blade and become very lubricious and quiet - and bearings should also get occasional lubing. I would also guess blocks are easier to set up - set them to make contact with the blade and clamp down. They'll wear away to provide exactly the amount of clearance they need. | |
| Oct 25, 2018 at 19:17 | history | asked | Katie Kilian | CC BY-SA 4.0 |