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From: Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>
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Subject: Re: Emerson Horizontal bandsaw?
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:50:13 -0700
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On 8/26/2024 4:16 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
> "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vagk30$25f4n$1@dont-email.me...
> 
> ...I've had a 7x12 from Harbor
> Freight I've been using for years, and before that I had a Harbor
> freight 4 x 6 I modified to cut 4 x 8 that I used for years before it
> stripped a gear.  ...
> -------------------------------------------
> The 4x8 mod I made to my 4x6 is angle iron attached behind the fence, 
> which was milled parallel on the back edge so that pressing it against 
> the added angle quickly re-squares it after making angled cuts. Also I 
> drilled extra holes that let the fence sit closer to the blade when 
> square, to clamp smaller work, and replaced the small wheels with larger 
> ones on an axle through the base. Being further apart they somewhat 
> increase its stability when I roll it outdoors over the door threshold 
> and down the sloping driveway.
> 
> The next pieces I expect to cut on it are 20' long. That job will 
> definitely happen outdoors , possibly back in the woods where the 
> timbers are stored.
> 
> The disadvantage of the 8" mod is loss of clearance for chips to escape 
> the blade before entering the guide rollers. That doesn't matter as much 
> when cutting wood. The widest I can clamp on the mill is 6-7/8" in the 
> drill press vise and a 1" parallel will add chip clearance to cut a 
> steel blank up to that size on the saw
> 
I moved the original fence to a solid location for 8", and then made a 
new fence for the regular position with a tooless screw/handle for angle 
cuts.  Most of the time I do not use the original fence in its new 
locations.  Maybe never since I got the 7x12 bandsaw for larger stock.

-- 
Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff


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