Having just purchased a new band saw and after reading "Copy of Bill Clemons bandsaw fence" by eyekode, I built my own fence. I basically replicated eyekode's rails and table extension.
Here is my table, hickory rails with a red oak table extension. Since I regularly wax my cast iron table tops, I just applied wax to the wood.
But I wanted a single fence that would be adjustable for any board height I was cutting. My solution was to cut out a section of the fence so that it would slide past the upper blade guides. And I saved a portion of the scrap cut-out and mounted it to backer board that could be adjusted. It is hard to explain in words, so here are a few pictures.
The 2 knobs on right side (vertical) permit sliding the fence to the desired thickness. The 2 knobs on right (horizontal) are used to adjust blade drift. And the 2 knobs in middle raise and lower section under blade guides to height of board being cut. Note: The drift knobs are now painted red to remind me not to touch them once the drift has been set :smile:.
I've only made a few test cuts so far. But I think this design is going to work out great.
My thanks to eyekode (and Bill Clemmons) for the inspiration!
Here is my table, hickory rails with a red oak table extension. Since I regularly wax my cast iron table tops, I just applied wax to the wood.
But I wanted a single fence that would be adjustable for any board height I was cutting. My solution was to cut out a section of the fence so that it would slide past the upper blade guides. And I saved a portion of the scrap cut-out and mounted it to backer board that could be adjusted. It is hard to explain in words, so here are a few pictures.
The 2 knobs on right side (vertical) permit sliding the fence to the desired thickness. The 2 knobs on right (horizontal) are used to adjust blade drift. And the 2 knobs in middle raise and lower section under blade guides to height of board being cut. Note: The drift knobs are now painted red to remind me not to touch them once the drift has been set :smile:.
I've only made a few test cuts so far. But I think this design is going to work out great.
My thanks to eyekode (and Bill Clemmons) for the inspiration!
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