HowardH
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I no longer own a bandsaw, the car has to go into the garage at night so something had to go, but I still need to cut curves on occasion. I recently got a P1cc (a beast) and would hang the material I was cutting over the edge of the MFT which simply isn't all that efficient. I came up with this solution and thought I would share it so if anyone has some ideas for improvement, I'm all ears.
I took some MDF, made two separate boxes about 12" x 14"and drilled some MFT style 20mm holes for clamping purposes. They are tall enough so at the furthest extension the blade won't hit the table. I can place the workpiece between the two tables to give the workpiece support on both sides.
I didn't want the two tables to be independent of each other so I cut a couple of long strips, drilled 1/2" holes about 8" apart and then used the CMS router table to rout a slot between them. I then drilled 5/16" holes in the boxes and inserted 2.5" bolts through the boxes and through the slot and secured them with thumb knobs so when they are loose, I can spread the two platforms as far apart as I need and when I'm done, I can slide them together, tighten the knobs and hang the entire thing up as single unit. It seems to work pretty well but I discovered I need to able to clamp the unit down to the MFT or it will slide around. I'll add some clamping blocks to accomplish this.
Anyway, it seems to be a workable solution for those of us who don't own bandsaws and want the workpiece as fully supported as possible. BTW, obviously this is for smaller parts. i am building a number of cheese boards with lots of curves.
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I took some MDF, made two separate boxes about 12" x 14"and drilled some MFT style 20mm holes for clamping purposes. They are tall enough so at the furthest extension the blade won't hit the table. I can place the workpiece between the two tables to give the workpiece support on both sides.
I didn't want the two tables to be independent of each other so I cut a couple of long strips, drilled 1/2" holes about 8" apart and then used the CMS router table to rout a slot between them. I then drilled 5/16" holes in the boxes and inserted 2.5" bolts through the boxes and through the slot and secured them with thumb knobs so when they are loose, I can spread the two platforms as far apart as I need and when I'm done, I can slide them together, tighten the knobs and hang the entire thing up as single unit. It seems to work pretty well but I discovered I need to able to clamp the unit down to the MFT or it will slide around. I'll add some clamping blocks to accomplish this.
Anyway, it seems to be a workable solution for those of us who don't own bandsaws and want the workpiece as fully supported as possible. BTW, obviously this is for smaller parts. i am building a number of cheese boards with lots of curves.
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