Shop Made bandsaw fence?

[Matt Logana]

Well, since I am a bit squeemish at spending a hundred bucks on a fence, I was wondering if any of you had pictures of shop-made fences for your bandsaw.

Any shop made Mitre Gauges?

I have to rip some 2x2 stock down for a mobile base, but my current setup requires C-Clamps which someone currently has. I have a 3/8 blade on my saw, which seems to work fine, but the fence should be ajustable for drift.

Thanks

[Myk Rian]

Just what you're using. Clamp a board to the table. It can be adjusted for drift. Some fences can't.

What band saw do you have? Put a WTB in the Classifieds.

[Matt Logana]

Its a Delta 14"... picked her up cheap... last one the store was ever selling...

[Cliff Furman]

"Lumber Yard" over on Woodnet, is selling NIB, Jet 16" bs fence kits for $47 + $20 shipping. Someone is selling them on Ebay also.
I installed one on my Delta 14" Great fence

[Lonnie Cook]

Matt:

Here is a slide show of the one that I designed for my BS. It's a simple "TEE". The "TEE" slides on two machine screws inserted into existing threaded holes in the infeed side of the table. The screws also adjust it for drift. The fence stays parallel when moved. Clamps lock it securely front and rear. You can add a tall resaw fence. I still haven't found anything that I like better at any price.

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s50/lonnieinorlando/WoodWorking/Tools/Bandsaw/Bandsaw%20Fence/th_Full400.jpg (http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s50/lonnieinorlando/WoodWorking/Tools/Bandsaw/Bandsaw%20Fence/?action=view&current=154f00f3.pbw)

- Lonnie

[John McClanahan]

I bought one of the Jet fences off of ebay. Its a bit big on my little 12" Craftsman, but a rather nice fence.

John

[Salem Ganzhorn]

I like my bandsaw fence: http://photos.ganzhorn.org/album808

If you go to ncwoodworker (dot) net and search for "bandsaw fence copy" you will find my write up (thread by eyekode).

The only thing I would change is to make a second shorter fence as well. Along these lines I think Lonnie's fence looks great too :).

Salem

[Dave Lehnert]

Bandsaw fence from WOOD Magazine.

http://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-plans/bandsawing/bandsaw-fence/

[Myk Rian]

Well, since I am a bit squeemish at spending a hundred bucks on a fence,
Depends on how you look at it, I suppose.
This fence cost me just under that, shipped. Of course, I wanted a period correct fence for the band saw.
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad222/MykRian/Rockwell-Delta%2028-380/Img_0396-1.jpg

This fence is a newer model, and can be adjusted for blade drift.
http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/ad222/MykRian/Misc%20tools/IMG_0399-1.jpg

[Joel Goodman]

Here's a quick miter gauge You need a bit of aluminum extrusion to match the slot in the saw and toilet bolts and wing nuts or knobs. LV sells these as do others. I had the parts lying around.

[Richard McComas]

Hopefully the picture are self explanatory.



http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o159/rmccomas0043/IMG_0187Medium.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o159/rmccomas0043/IMG_0189Medium.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o159/rmccomas0043/IMG_0190Medium.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o159/rmccomas0043/IMG_0191Medium.jpg

[Darnell Hagen]

You may have more patience than I, but after a few months of farting around with clamps that $100 fence will look pretty cheap, especially if it has a microadjust.