Are bandsaw guides meant to look like this?

[Ben Bullock]

The upper guides on my bandsaw look like this:

am wondering about the protrusion in the middle of the guide which can also be seen here:

that be there or is it just a result of poor manufacturing (this is a very cheap bandsaw)? On the lower guides, there is no protrusion like that. Assuming it's a problem with the manufacturing, should I just file it off or is there a better method?

Thank you for any responses.

[CW]

File it off. It should be flat. It's the result of the lathe part off tool being above center. Poor workmanship.

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Cheap bandsaw. Get a file and finish the job. They were probably made on a screw machine that was not set up properly. You have to wonder what else is hiding in that tool.

[Ben Bullock]

Thanks for confirming my suspicions.

You get what you pay for I suppose.

[Leon]

For not too much more money you could toss those guides and replace them with far superior ceramic guides.