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Your cart is empty.For Shopsmith Band Saws. Contains: 2 guide blocks 3/8" x 3/8" x 1" and 2 guide blocks 3/8" x 1/4" x 1-1/2". Cool Blocks blade guides are made from a high tech, non-metallic composite material, "Graphite Impregnated Phenolic Laminate" which contains three synthetic dry lubricants that lubricate the blade but do not make it oily. Metal guide blocks create metal to metal contact, causing heat, friction, premature blade wear and breakage. Imitation plastic guides melt and offer no lubrication. Cool Blocks blade guides allow blades to run cooler and last longer with less friction. They improve the cutting performance of any blade width, but are most effective with 1/16″ and 1/8″ wide blades for tight radius work. Made in USA
Digital Don
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2024
ShopSmith size fits and works well.
Mike 2
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2024
I bought these for my old mid 80's Shopsmith bandsaw to replace the original metal blocks. Thes fit and work great with no alterations and has considerably lowered the noise levels.
BigAggie
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2023
I had bought these 30+ years back at a machinery dealer (Otto Dukes) who is no longer in business. They were a great upgrade to the originals that Magna/Shopsmith had supplied in 1962. Finally got to the point where the set screws could not hold them in place. These should outlive me.
ChrisD
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2023
Fit perfectly and they wear exactly the same as SS blocks.
A Partent
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023
These are very easy to install and work much better than the Shopsmith provided cool blocks for their bandsaw.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2022
Replaced metal guides.
Dave McGhee
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2015
Just installed these on a Shopsmith bandsaw. they work MUCH better than the 35 year old steel guides and are much quieter. They are also required for use with 1/4 blades and smaller. They were a direct replacement and took less than 5 minutes to switch them out.Since buying these I found a better product made out of ceramic. I wish I would have found those before buying these. Oh well, these work pretty good and I'll keep them for a while.A better alternative is to ditch the guide blocks all together and go with bearing guides by Carter. But since these are about $100 cheaper then the bearing guides I'm happy with them. They work fine.
Noname
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2014
My bandsaw is vastly improved after a few upgrades and about an hour of tuning. The cool blocks took just a few short minutes of that time and were, I'd say, a necessary but not sufficient portion for my saw. They work as advertised and it is nice being able to simply tighten them to the blade without worrying about the precise gaps. Along with these I also upgraded to a 'blade guide double bearing package' off the auction site. No connection to Bill, just a happy repeat customer. I mention it here because it was the convocation that made my saw work great after seeming a near basket case. As you can't the a Shopsmith bandsaw the way you do others - different tracking system altogether - I followed a few long and detailed threads on the Shopsmith company's forum. Wow! What a difference! Getting the blade guide to adjust up and down right was critical. Any one step helped but with them all done my saw runs wonderfully well. It is worth getting these and spending the time to do the rest. At a minimum, get these. Super easy improvement. Hope this helps.
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