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Offline tvoght

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4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« on: September 02, 2012, 04:32:56 AM »
A lot of us here probably have the inexpensive 4x6 bandsaws that are so
readily available. As has recently been pointed out by another poster here,
one of the drawbacks of these machines is the limited utility of the vise,
especially when attempting to cut small or irregularly-shaped stock.

I subscribe to various mailing lists related to my machines, but often find
myself deleting most of the mail without looking at it. Recently I saw a
subject line from a mailing on the 4x6 bandsaw list that caught my attention.
When I read the mail, it was a real head-slapping moment (i.e. "why didn't I
think of that?"). I took what I read and ran with it, and shown here is my
take on the idea. Not a lot of words are necessary.

1/2-13 tapped holes for Bridgeport-style clamping hardware.


Both sides are usable.


In the saw's vise.


A contrived situation staged for the camera, but illustrative of the concept.


I wanted to thin down a round piece of 1144 stressproof for a crankshaft, yet
save endmill life, and save a little 1144 stock for other purposes.


Hope this helps someone,
--Tim

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Re: 4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2012, 04:43:35 AM »
Nice idea. Got that one in my notebook. Thanks.
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Re: 4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2012, 05:58:31 AM »
excellent!

i'll be making one of them today

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Re: 4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2012, 07:03:23 AM »
Thanks for sharing that, Tim.  Great idea.

Regards,
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Re: 4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2012, 07:38:21 AM »
Thanks for spreading the idea Tim. It is the obvious way to hold short ends and difficult items.

John

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Re: 4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2012, 08:47:32 AM »
Tim,

That's just gone to the top of my roundtuit list. Thank You  :NotWorthy:

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Re: 4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2012, 11:41:01 AM »
I like that!   I like it a lot!
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Re: 4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2012, 12:15:43 PM »
That's a nice idea, thanks for sharing Tim  :ThumbsUp:

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Re: 4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2012, 02:56:14 PM »
Very good. And with a V block it will hold round shorts the other way too.  Must get at that for the
school shop soon. Often have shorts of brass that can be used for even "shorter" things. :-)
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Re: 4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2012, 07:23:06 AM »
Like it, love it, soon to make.
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Re: 4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2012, 08:19:40 AM »
Magic.... :cheers:....Off to attempt one. Seem to be making a lot of tools lately :old:
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Re: 4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« Reply #11 on: September 08, 2012, 06:27:51 PM »
Made one today :)
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Re: 4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« Reply #12 on: September 08, 2012, 06:46:22 PM »
...And I just used mine again today. It's probably not worth mentioning among this crowd, but each individual will find his own best arrangement of holes, and it might be best to start with a minimum and add holes as needed. I make no claim to the idea, but I think I came up with the idea of adding some v-grooves on my own. I'm glad I was able to spread it around.

--Tim

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Re: 4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« Reply #13 on: September 08, 2012, 07:10:20 PM »
I had a crappy drill press vise to hand so I used that...

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Re: 4x6 bandsaw work clamping
« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2012, 07:00:26 PM »
Tim, I meant to ask how you got the bandsaw blade to cut into the side of the round bar as in the last photo you posted.  Given half a chance my saw blade would want to slide down the side of the bar rather than cutting where it should.

John

 

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