Patent ID: 8240236

Claim:
A guide for a saw band or for a saw blade having two side faces of a machine saw, comprising a bracket ( 14 ) and at least three high-strength sliders ( 15 ), mounted to the bracket ( 14 ) for laterally guiding the saw band ( 3 ) or saw blade and for an at least temporary gliding contact with one of the side faces of the saw band ( 3 ) or the saw blade, wherein the sliders ( 15 ) are at least partially high-strength guide plates ( 15 ), each having an upstream edge ( 16 ) in reference to a direction of motion of the saw blade or saw band ( 3 ), which is at least partially straight or provided with a consistent curve, each of the edges ( 16 ) or its tangent extends tilted at an angle ranging from approximately 20° to approximately 70° in reference to the direction of motion ( 17 ) of the saw blade or saw band ( 3 ), and at least three of the high-strength guide plates ( 15 ) are mounted with the upstream edges parallel to one another on the bracket ( 14 ) at a distance from each other, forming at least two clear spaces ( 18 ) therebetween, wherein a tilt of the upstream edges ( 16 ) of the high-strength guide plates ( 15 ) is tilted in the direction of movement of the saw band ( 3 ) or saw blade, extending from a back edge to a toothed edge of the saw blade or saw band, and a plurality of coolant channels are located in the bracket in communication with a coolant supply line, and at least one opening ( 19 ) is provided in each of the spaces ( 18 ) between the high-strength guide plates ( 15 ) in communication with the coolant channels for introducing coolant.