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TIPS & TECHNIQUES

Shop Solutions

Band Saw Fence

■ My band saw didn't come with a fence. Instead of buying one (they cost around $75), I decided to build my own.

two pieces. It's basically just two pieces of hardwood shaped into a "T,"see photo. A l<V₄"-thick piece rests on the table and makes a sturdy fence, see Drawing. (I used maple.) And a short ³/4"-thick piece ricles against the back of the table and keeps the fence aligned with the blade.

toggle clamp. To lock the fence in position, I attached a quick-action toggle clamp to one end, see detail 'a.' (Many woodworking catalogs sell these.) The nice thing about a toggle clamp is

you can quickly loosen the fence, slide it to a new location, and then lock it in place.

drift. Finally, to compensate for drift (usually caused by the uneven set on a band saw blade), I added a pair of screws to the face of the "T," see detail V The idea here is simple. By backing

out either of the screws, I can change the angle of the fence to match the drift of my saw blade.

Now when I lock the toggle clamp against the table, it automatically brings the fence into alignment with the blade.

Chuck Guffey Cedar Mountain, North Carolina

Adjustable Runner

■ Many of the jigs I make for my shop are designed to slide in a miter gauge slot. But getting the wooden runners to lit snug in the slot without binding has always been a problem.

To solve this, I make the runner slightly undersize and then cut adjustable wooden "flaps," see Drawing. Allen screws allow me to adjust the flap until the runner slides perfectly in the slot.

Donald Rintelman Southbury, Connecticwt

FLAP DETAIL

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