Sledge for the band saw

JanvanOorschot, member

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Bandsaw sledge

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Bandsaw sledge

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I use my bandsaw a lot, but i needed an alternative to the flimsy miter gauge that came with the saw. So, i made this sledge, and have been using it for a while. Works great.

The second jig is a simple stop i use when handplaning. One side is fits in a dog-hole, and the other side uses the tool-tray to hold on to. Easy and quick

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knut writes: Your sled looks good. I would like to make something similar that can also do angled cuts. Does this one do that?
Posted: 2:05 pm on July 5th

Filtersmith writes: I presume that there's no drift in your blade's cutting direction. That's important in this geometry, since the sledge's motion perforce will track the miter slot. Neither of my bandsaws ever cuts naturally in the direction parallel to the miter slot.

What I did for my resaw jig (admittedly a different application than this sledge) is first to determine the drift of the sawblade, mark that direction on the tabletop, and then align the jig to the mark. This is very conveniently done using the Magswitch (q.v. at Woodcraft; I suppose there are other suppliers). You need two of them to hold the jig in its orientation, and I use the 30mm size. It's kinda pricey at $36, but boy does it hold tight, yet release easily. The jig's baseplate necessarily is cut for a tight fit to the Magswitch and from plywood of the right thickness.

Richard Juday
Posted: 12:44 pm on April 23rd

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