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Offline OldBow

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Quick Release for a Bandsaw Fence
« on: December 18, 2009, 05:17:23 pm »
I use my bandsaw for everything from cutting frozen salmon to resawing lumber.
I especially need it to cut strips for bow laminations.
I never had a good fence before this idea out October, 2009 isssue of WOOD magazine.
Works really well. The clamp is easily removed and the fixed jaw re-attached to the tool for standard clamping.
The far end piece is a cleat that hangs down the backedge of the table.
Everything made from scraps.


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Offline Jesse

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Re: Quick Release for a Bandsaw Fence
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2009, 05:33:48 pm »
Great idea. I have a fence but my neighbor doesn't on his. I'll show it to him
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Quick Release for a Bandsaw Fence
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2009, 05:40:16 pm »
Cool idea, Don. The fence on my saw is a joke. I'll give this a try.  Thanks!
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Offline canidsong

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Re: Quick Release for a Bandsaw Fence
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2009, 08:03:57 pm »
nice work.

it seems these days they make a jig and a tool for everything. to think i could have paid attention when older folks tried to show me how to do things right, it wouldn't have taken me as long to learn what i have.

my saw came with a quick release fence. it is probably the saw's only reliable feature :D
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Offline OldBow

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Re: Quick Release for a Bandsaw Fence
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2009, 08:51:34 pm »
You use the cross pins on the clamp like this:

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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Quick Release for a Bandsaw Fence
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2009, 10:15:17 pm »
Nice....
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Re: Quick Release for a Bandsaw Fence
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2009, 11:59:10 pm »
Nice to learn something new every day. Thanks for posting this cool tool.
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Offline Badger

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Re: Quick Release for a Bandsaw Fence
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2009, 12:16:15 am »
   Don, I have a fence for my bandsaw but never use it for resawing thin strips because most bandsaws have a certain amount of run out. I use a V with the point right next to the blade. I move the point of the V away from the blade just the thickness of the lam I am cutting. It is very rare that I feed the board through straight, it is almost always a slight angle depending on the grain of the wood. If I do find I can push it through straight I switch to my fence. Fot a v I usually just use a 2X4 and lay it on my saw table at an angle so one of the corners is closest to the blade, then clamp it down. Steve
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Offline Michael C.

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Re: Quick Release for a Bandsaw Fence
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2009, 05:27:33 am »
I was just trying to figure out how o make one of these, thanks.
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Offline Tom Leemans

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Re: Quick Release for a Bandsaw Fence
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2009, 02:22:23 pm »
Cool!
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