Universal Bandsaw Fence

great idea, I too have been thinking about a bandsaw fence. Mine didn’t come with one either, I bought it used though.

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thanks mmacfe09 i got this one new and it didnt have one i think most of the less expense ones dont but it gets er done and didnt cost a arm and leg

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Nice project and thanks for the link : )

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someone one sent me a message how to get the top off to change the blade sorry i forgot the last picture is the back strip of hard wood the screws are taken out and the table slides off .may not have needed it on there i just wanted some extra support there

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Very cool addition

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Hey Eddie,

Nice build. I have that same bandsaw.

Mike

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Very cool. I have been thinking about how to build an accurate fence for my bandsaw – I think this is the way to go. Thanks for sharing!

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Good job Eddie. Looks nice.
How do you like that saw?
I wanted one just like it. About the time I had enough money to buy one though, my local Home Depot had stopped carrying them and couldn’t get them in. That’s one of the reasons I wound up building my own band saw. I couldn’t find one locally.

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Congrats on the top three Eddie.

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thanks guys. i like the saw i tried to tune it up by the instructions that came with it they are not that much help .the woodwhisper had a thing on band saws and said most of the low end saw you cant go by the blade tension guage they are just not accurate to tighten it up a bit more than it says to that made a lot of difference. its not a bad saw.

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I’ve never seen the thing by wood wisperer, but I don’t pay attention to tension gauges either. With both the factory made saws I’ve owned, the gauges on them were painfully inaccurate.
Since I was a scroller long before I owned a band saw though, I’ve always tightened mine by sound. I became good at this from scrolling. If your scroll saw blade is tightened properly, it make a certain toned twang when plucked. I find tightening a band saw to a very similar sound works for me.

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Looks very good

Thanks for the post and the link.

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thanks guys , the link really shows a lot. having a large too just makes it work better too

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Hey, I like this idea and I have the same bandsaw too. One question, how do you secure the fence? If it is just free in the miter slot wouldn’t it shift?

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