Self steering blade guide for a band saw

摘要

A self steering blade guide for a band saw, including a support block which can be rigidly fixed to the frame structure adjacent the blade and which supports a steering block having a blade receiving slot with side surfaces adjacent the flat sides of the blade and engagable therewith upon the sideways deflection of the blade, and a mounting connection between the steering block and the support block for permitting pivotal movement of the steering block about an axis parallel to the direction of travel of the blade, the axis being adjacent to or forward of the cutting edge so that the blade will pivot about the axis with the steering block when deflected, and through action on the blade by the material being cut the blade will automatically be returned to its normal position parallel to the direction of feed of the material through the blade.