UJK Bandsaw Buddy

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or wider works best), loosen the table bolts (keep one snug as a pivot point), and align the blade and miter slot using a finely graduated ruler. If I had stopped to realize how flexible a bandsaw blade is, I would have had second thoughts about this purchase. Perhaps you’re looking for a quick way of marking bowl blanks, or maybe you want precise, wafer thin veneers for that furniture project.

The idea of a straight edge that fits onto the blade to help fence alignment seems a good one I haven't read of before. It won't work on any blade smaller than 1/2" and you must remove the sliding stop prior to putting it on the blade. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. As mentioned, blade wear or use beyond the reliable life of the cutter will result in tracking issues and there are all sorts of ways (including an expensive fence) to handle that until your new blade arrives.

I will be using it soon as I have to do a big job on my machine and another member has possibly similar issues so will be making a post about it. In my experience though, the main source of drift is the blade itself, I had a blade that drifted badly, I sharpened it with a Dremel and metal cut off wheel and the drift is gone. As best I can tell, they sit on the bandsaw behind the teeth, so removing any inaccuracy of a square running acros the blade and the offset of the teeth. I'm not really sure what the gizmo you bought was, but I have never had any problems with alignment either at 90 degrees to the table or 90 degrees to the miter slot.

The Bandsaw Companion tool from iGaging has two rare earth magnets on one side, which attach it firmly to the blade, best on 1/2" and wider blades. Designed and manufactured here at Axminster HQ, the Bandsaw Buddy is the must-have accessory for every bandsaw owner out there. The holes along the length are simply an easy way of drawing circles at set radii and nothing to do with the aligning of the blade.For aligning the fences for parallel cuts, the 250 mm long Bandsaw Buddy is attached to the saw band via integrated magnets, and serves as an extension of the saw band width. The Bandsaw Buddy is a handy tool that allows you to check the alignment of the bandsaw blade to the face of the fence.

New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging . it should be a cheap and easy thing to make from a piece of flat scrap MDF, masonite, perspex etc and a rare earth magnet or two. This will vary with how completely you use the tool as in the case of many 14" 'do it all' machines versus dedicated curvy-cutters and ripping bandsaws.With its graceful curves, cabriole legs, and ornamental back splat, a Queen Anne side chair is a bucket list build for many woodworkers. Instead I use Cadter's MagFence which allows me to lock the fence down exactly where I want it with the 2 integral magnets. The Companion is also an accurate rule, has a sliding stop for setting distances, and can be used as a beam for scribing circles. Once this is done I don't have to adjust anything except the tension and the guides when changing blades . But it was pretty easy to figure out what to loosen to shift the table and I was able to align it close enough using the magnet and rule trick.