Simple Band Saw Fence

Very clever. I like it.

Your design seems good but the soft 2 by cleats will ding very easily and possibly warp with time; hard maple would serve you better.
Dan Campbell

-- Dan Campbell

Great Idea.

...proving once again, Less is More.

Work Safely and have Fun. – Grandpa Len.

-- Mother Nature should be proud of what you've done with her tree. - Len ...just north of a stone's throw from the oHIo, river that is, in So. Indiana.

Very nice, my bandsaw needs one of these. Would make my life much simpler.

Thanks for the pictures.

oscar

COOL!

Very ingenious…

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I used band saw and fence to cut the surface and thin boards for book matching door panel. I’ve get success by going slow and making sure the band saw does all the work. And one more thing it’s all in the drift, find the drift in your band saw and then you can smoothly cuts the fence every time.

Timber fencing

I think this just made it to the top of my to-do list before getting started on my master bathroom vanity.

I agree with Dan about the softwood cleats though. I think mine will all be hard maple. Too bad the hardwood store is already closed today…

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FYI, I made this fence with left over birch plywood and it has worked great.
http://blog.monolocoworkshop.com/2014/04/diy-bandsaw-fence.html

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Thanks for sharing

ever find a problem with the T-nuts pulling out? I wouldn’t imagine the force pushing them in. nice design, anyway. looking for something to tune up an old Shopsmith bandsaw I inherited from my father. they still make parts, but they’re quite proud of them…

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The T-nut in mine came out shortly after I made it. Some epoxy has kept it in place for years after that without issue. I would also recommend going with a good quality hinge so it doesn’t have play from side to side.

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I was wondering about the T nut pulling out when I saw the previous 2 comments. I would have used screw in inserts (as seen in the photo). Nice job on this project none the less. I think I’ll do this to my old Hitachi 14” bandsaw. Thanks for posting!

-- EdwardNorton

Awesome, simplicity at its barest necessity for functionality! I like the concept and definately will incorporate a couple of enhancing features to include in my rendition of your design! One question though, why not continue the channel for your jigs to slide clear of both ends of the table? Nice job mate!

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Awesome, simplicity at its barest necessity for functionality! I like the concept and definately will incorporate a couple of enhancing features to include in my rendition of your design! One question though, why not continue the channel for your jigs to slide clear of both ends of the table? Nice job mate!

- indyj

Hey Indjy,

I’ve kicked myself many many times for not cutting out those slots. I haven’t wanted to unbolt them and put the slots in and have almost taken a hand saw and chisel to them a couple times in the recent past but still haven’t.. If you make one of these I would definitely recommend cutting out the slots.

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Do you have to remove the front rail to change blades?