Guide dresser for saw guides

A guide dresser for cutting or machining a saw guide, the guide dresser comprising:

• a pair of cutting assemblies, each of the cutting assemblies comprising one or more cutting members configured for cutting or machining the saw guide;
• a carriage assembly adapted to receive the saw guide and to move in between the cutting assemblies for cutting or machining the saw guide, the carriage assembly comprising:
• a faceplate adapted to engage a first surface of the saw guide;
• a rod extending from the faceplate, the rod comprising a threaded portion;
• a retaining plate, the retaining plate adapted to engage a second surface of the saw guide;
• a load cell, the load cell adapted to engage with the retaining plate and to generate one or more electrical signals corresponding to the force exerted thereon;
• and
• a nut, the nut adapted to threadedly engage with the threaded portion and to enage with the load cell;
• a computer in communications with the load cell, wherein the computer is configured to receive the one or more electrical signals and to convert the one or more electrical signals into measurements of the torque exerted by the nut on the load cell, and wherein the computer is further configured to prevent movement of the carriage assembly unless the measurements of the torque is between a predetermined minimum level and a predetermined maximum level.