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I have a 1956 DoAll bandsaw (picture 2) with no miter slots or fence which makes resawing veneers impossible without a custom jig. The key features are a miter slot 90 degrees to the blade and another slot parallel to the blade that holds a wheel in place. The distance between the wheel and the blade is the desired thickness of the veneer. Notice that the veneer is cut on the RIGHT side of the blade. Any errors in thickness for veneers cut on the LEFT side of the blade are cummulative unless the setup is perfect which rarely happens for me. I wanted idiot proof.
The miter and fence combo make adjusting for drift easy. Scribe a line parallel to the left edge of a board. Cut on the line without the fence and let the drift occur (picture 3). After cutting 3/4 of the distance, turn off the saw, loosen the miter/fence and bring it up to the board. Retighten the miter. Picture 4 shows the drift and picture 5 shows that with this particular blade it is about 3 degrees left.
Picture 6 shows a 10” wide uniform veneer. To make the second one, loosen the screw holding the miter in its slot and move the stock to the right until it touches the wheel. Lock the miter/fence and cut again.
-- Ray, Phoenix, Maryland
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stefang
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#1 posted 145 days ago
That looks like a great jig and if gives you the result you want that’s all that really matters. BUT, I and many other woodworkers believe that blade drift is caused by the following conditions:
1. The blade is not perfectly centered on the wheels.
2. The wheels are not aligned.
3. The guides aren’t adjusted correctly.
4. The wheel tires are dirty or need replacing
5. Over tensioning is warping the frame putting everything out of wack.
6. dull blade
I learned the above in a FWW mag. article by Michael Fortune a few years ago and I have found his advice to be correct. I never have to adjust my fence for blade drift since.
That said many do rely on fence adjustments and jigs and that works too. All roads lead to Rome.
-- Mike, American in Norway
Dusty56
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#2 posted 145 days ago
Mike , I agree with you and have no issues with my JET BS since setting it up correctly : )
-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.
sbuckle
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#3 posted 145 days ago
Nice jig!!
Stefang mentioned an article by Michael Fortune and I believe this is a link to that article in PDF format if you or anyone else is interested!
http://www.ccwwa.org/NEWSITE/plans/BandsawTuneup1.pdf
a1Jim
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#4 posted 145 days ago
Good looking band saw table.
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
doordude
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#5 posted 145 days ago
nice table
blackcherry
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#6 posted 144 days ago
I built one of these jig and it worked perfect but I got tired of having to put the jig on and on…so I did the last thing on my list of fixes and replace the band saw tires and now I’m cutting so straight that I mad at myself for not doing it sooner….
BC
sras
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#7 posted 144 days ago
Nice twist on the use of the miter fence – very creative!
-- Steve - Impatience is Expensive
footprints
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#8 posted 144 days ago
I agree with all the comments on tuning up the saw but it is difficult to get parts at a reasonable price for a 1956 saw so this was a more economical fix. DoAll wants $50 PER GUIDE for an 1/8 ” wide blade and four are needed. Maybe time to buy a new saw?
-- Ray, Phoenix, Maryland
b2rtch
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#9 posted 144 days ago
I made a similar table a while ago and it works very well for me.
-- Bert
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