Patent ID: 7739937

Claim:
A band saw comprising: a blade; and a blade guide mechanism for controlling the blade angle, said blade guide mechanism comprising: (a) a blade guide member of cylindrical shape with a flat wedge-shaped tip formed at an end, wherein said flat wedge shape tip intersects another wedge surface of the blade guide; (b) a blade guide holder with a blade guide groove for receiving said blade guide member, said blade guide member is axially slid and rotated in said blade guide groove with said wedge shape bearing against said blade, said blade guide groove being at an oblique angle to the length direction of said blade, (c) means for securing said blade guide member in said blade guide groove, whereby said blade guide member is slid against said blade, rotated about a longitudinal axis of the blade guide member and secured in said blade guide groove, thereby the rotation of said blade guide member, adjusts the blade angle with respect to a direction of cut so that the blade is parallel to the direction of cut of said blade.