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ieezitin:
Thats a nice mod.

while we are on the topic of band saw tips.... i own the Illustrious same bandsaw how do you get it to cut an acceptable repeatable 90 deg cut?

Anthony.

Doc:
  If I am cutting multiple pieces and use a stop I simply have a 1 inch piece of material I put between the stock being cut and the stop and simply remove the 1 inch piece now nothing is against the stock being cut.

ieezitin:
Doc

Thanks for the reply... not sure what you mean.. how does that get me a square cut every-time?

Thanks

Anthony..

Doc:
The back jaw should give you a square cut. Im just saying to avoid pinching when part is being cut by the stop I never have it up against the stop. I use a spacer block and remove it before sawing.

Steamer5:
Hi Anthony,
 Thanks for the compliment, I've attached a picture from the other side showing how it's attached. By doing this mod you can have your stop against the work, without a spacer, as the piece cut off doesn't move.
As to cutting at 90 degrees you need to carefully set the fixed jaw at 90 degrees to the blade, don't relie on the scale that came with the saw!  Use say a 6" set square clamped to the blade, set it above the teeth, then carefully move the fix jaw until you are happy, tighten down, check all is still ok then drill thru the jaw & the table with say a 6mm or 1/4" bit & make or find a pin to suit that is a slip fit that won't fall thru. After that it's easy to set it at 90 degrees!

I've also made a quick fit table that's 300mm square, takes less than 30 seconds, to fit & remove. I think it's a vast improvement on the pressed steel version!

Cheers Kerrin

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