Re: Emerson Horizontal bandsaw?

On 8/27/2024 3:02 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:val753$33ff9$1@dont-email.me...
 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
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 That sounds like a better approach. I kept the original fence and changed only the fasteners, so it's still clumsy to adjust.
 I'd buy a 7x12 if I had the space for it. I got the 4x6 for $125 and it's a Delta with upgraded small parts compared to others I'd tried. With mods and careful adjustment it has been accurate and large enough for my metal projects and cuts a 6x6 timber neatly enough to leave the end exposed. My hoisting gear helps it handle long and heavy stock.
 

It occurred to me that I do almost exclusively straight cuts with the 7x12.  I may remove the swivel fence and install a fixed fence on it. It can drift a little from closing forces as I crank a big heavy piece of metal into alignment with the jaws.  No, its not always easy to just lay it down straight in the first place.  The last time I made any deliberate angled cuts was for brace pieces on a welding table my son and I built a few years ago.  If I do need to make more 45 degree angled brace pieces (I will I hope) for work benches I can cut those small pieces on the 4x6-8.  It would also be nice to have a small out feed table with a work stop.  Something better than the rod and stop it came with and I long since misplaced.  Maybe a swing a way out feed table so I don't bark my shins on it when not in use.
Pasks Makes on YouTube did a bunch of "fixes" to his 4x6 in a video with some great tips a while back.  Another useful one for me might be to make a table that clamps into the vise for using the saw in a vertical position, and just get rid of my vertical bandsaw that doesn't have enough torque at steel cutting SFM anyway.
I use the horizontals as verticals regularly, but I only use the vertical for wood, plastic, and sometimes aluminum.  Never for steel. Well, I have, but its pretty disappointing.
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
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