Alpha HW615/Ambassador C14 Band Saws: Guide and Thrust Bearing Information

The Ambassador C14 and Alpha HW615 band saws come with two types of bearings: the 689RS bearing and the 608RS bearing. These bearings are both types of deep groove ball bearings, which are commonly used in machinery to support rotating shafts and reduce friction between moving parts.

The bearing information for the inner and outer diameters of the guide and thrust bearings are:

Lower Thrust Bearing 689RS: ID:9mm OD:17mm W:5mm 
Upper Thrust Bearing 608RS: ID:8mm OD: 22mm W:7mm

Guide Bearing 608RS: ID:8mm OD:22mm W:7mm

Note: both the upper and lower thrust bearings are seated into a bracket.