How Nice is a Metal Band Saw?

[Iplayfarmer]

I see in the picture of yours it has a hole to the right side of the table. Get yourself a 1/2" dia. rod about 24" long and make a stop so you can make repeated cuts without having to measure everyone. I have a stand I bought at the scrap yard I go to all the time and it is adjustable but no roller. I realy dont think you need a roller but thats up to you. I wish I had gotten two of them at the time but I like tlbuser sugjested but I dont think mine are tall enough but will have to check it out.

I was wondering what that little hole was for. Do you have a picture of the stop you're talking about?

 

[2manyrocks]

He probably meant this repeatable stop.

The white gizmo underneath mine is a piece of plastic milk carton (reinforced with a metal plate) to catch some of the metal chips. The rest go everywhere.

 

[k0ua]

He probably meant this repeatable stop.

The white gizmo underneath mine is a piece of plastic milk carton (reinforced with a metal plate) to catch some of the metal chips. The rest go everywhere.

On my saw, I put a nice powerful flat magnet inside of a strong plastic bag (with ziplock closure) The and place it near the cutting area. it gets covered with fillings but every cut or two, I remove it and open the bag over a 5 gallon pail I keep for cut offs, reach in and start to turn the bag inside out and remove the magnet quickly and the fillings all fall into the bucket. helps clean up the saw pretty quick..

James K0UA

 

[2manyrocks]

Great tip. Thank you.

 

[600rider]

Iplayfarmer yes I do, if you look closely in this photo you can see my saw in the back ground and it has the round bar and the stop on it. I will try to get a better pic for you tomorrow.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Iplayfarmer yes I do, if you look closely in this photo you can see my saw in the back ground and it has the round bar and the stop on it. I will try to get a better pic for you tomorrow.

Thanks. I think I get what you're talking about. I'd need to scrounge up something to be the stop on the end of the rod.

 

[600rider]

Here are some close up shots of just the stop. If you make one the inside length of the "L" is about 1.75 and you will need that to make small repeat cuts. It hangs over the table so you can get closer to the blade to make those smaller cuts.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Here are some close up shots of just the stop. If you make one the inside length of the "L" is about 1.75 and you will need that to make small repeat cuts. It hangs over the table so you can get closer to the blade to make those smaller cuts.

Huge thanks for posting those pics. That will make the fabrication much better.

 

[mjncad]

Take a look at the first two pictures in this link on how I handled the stock Grizzly stock-stop.

https://picasaweb.google.com/jtpyo.mjn/ToolsPower#5155572524756578370

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Take a look at the first two pictures in this link on how I handled the stock Grizzly stock-stop.

https://picasaweb.google.com/jtpyo.mjn/ToolsPower#5155572524756578370

Nice! The collar is a creative solution.