Cedge
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Sorry there are no photos for what I'm considering. It's still in the brainstorming phase. Like many of you I own a small inexpensive tilt type horizontal bandsaw. It has limitations but it performs its duty well within them. I've got mine cutting nice and square so there are no major complaints about the little guy.
I saw the saw mods in the other thread and they got me thinking. Why not extend the cutting vise idea a bit. I'm thinking about adding a platform on the front of the saw to give me more room to clamp things like Marv's vise or V blocks, perhaps even adding a lead screw to let me make finer adjustments to the cuts.This idea would seem to offer a bit more cutting capacity in many instances since the saw bridge would be some distance from the cutting zone. Think "reverse loading" the saw.
It would seem simple enough to attach a front piece by using the existing vise to align things squarely and then let the blade cut its own slot. I have not begun modeling this idea yet so I figured I'd ask if anyone has gone this route, so I'm not reinventing the wheel. Ideas, missed roddblocks??
Steve
I saw the saw mods in the other thread and they got me thinking. Why not extend the cutting vise idea a bit. I'm thinking about adding a platform on the front of the saw to give me more room to clamp things like Marv's vise or V blocks, perhaps even adding a lead screw to let me make finer adjustments to the cuts.This idea would seem to offer a bit more cutting capacity in many instances since the saw bridge would be some distance from the cutting zone. Think "reverse loading" the saw.
It would seem simple enough to attach a front piece by using the existing vise to align things squarely and then let the blade cut its own slot. I have not begun modeling this idea yet so I figured I'd ask if anyone has gone this route, so I'm not reinventing the wheel. Ideas, missed roddblocks??
Steve
