Simple Band Saw Fence

arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

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arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

Click to expand...

arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

Click to expand...

arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

Click to expand...

arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

Click to expand...

arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

Click to expand...

arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

Click to expand...

arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

Click to expand...

arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

Click to expand...

arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

Click to expand...

arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

Click to expand...

arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

Click to expand...

arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

Click to expand...

arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

Click to expand...

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

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arco21 said:

Simple Band Saw Fence

I decided it was high time I quit clamping a piece of wood to my bandsaw table whenever I needed a fence, and upgraded to something more easily adjustable. Based on a design for a drill press fence in a recent Woodsmith Small Shops book, I came up with this cleat style fence.

I used 2×4's for the front and back rails, putting the 45 degree angle on them with my table saw. I bolted them to the existing threads on my bandsaw's fence.

The fence is a piece of cherry, and the cleat parts are walnut (just happened to have some scraps).

The clamp part of the fence is pretty simple: just a hinge on top, and a tee nut sunk into the end of the fence. There's a hole in the piece of walnut where the knob can pass through and thread into the tee nut.

Thanks for checking it out, suggestions/questions are always welcome!

Click to expand...