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Bandsaw - Workzone £79.95. What do you think?

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Stavros:
Never had a problem with mine


Dave

Shipmate60:
I use of lot of Workzone tools for those that will not have a hard life.
They are a good price mid range tool.
If you want absolute precision buy a far more expensive tool.
For general use and general model making I find this make is fine, but extremely good value.


Bob

Tug Fanatic:
All sounds good except that I suspect that I might well want a mitre gauge & slot. Is there a work round or simple to make alternative?

Howard:
I've ordered one this morning  will get it 3 to 5 days after Thursday so I'll let you know.
Regards Howard

ballastanksian:

--- Quote from: Tug Fanatic on May 07, 2017, 01:01:15 pm ---All sounds good except that I suspect that I might well want a mitre gauge & slot. Is there a work round or simple to make alternative?

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If you don't mind losing 8mm depth of cut then I remember an old model club friend who had an ancient band saw. He made a 8mm MDF bed with a frame around it that fitted the saw table snugly.

It had a narrower slot cut in it to allow the blade to pass through and routed a slot parralel to that which took a mitre gauge made from a length of steel strip, a semi circular piece of wood and a counter sunk bolt and wing nut arrangement. His fence was a length of batten with a 'T' piece at the end that was Clamped on.

While not fixed in place, it was a snug fit, and sensible use meant it did not try and ride up or distort. It would mean that you could drill holes etc in it to hold home made jigs if you are cutting discs. I don't see why you could not drill some holes in the bed and fix it in place with some short counter sunk screws?

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