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A real easy fix that I did on all my drill press and dust collector, and such. I bought a cheap foot pedal from Amazon, it does exactly what he's doing but it's already done for you. You plug into the foot pedal foot pedal plugs into the wall. When you're ready to operate it, you push the pedal with your foot. This is really convenient for drill presses because if you ever got a piece of metal caught in the drill press your reaction is to hang on to it and if you let go it's going to cut you. Whereas all you got to do is lift your foot up and the machine shuts off.
Thanks, I'm hunting around youtube for ideas on making a bandsaw stand. But I need it to be all aluminum because I will be pumping water coolant on the blade. I don't need the saw to be easily removeable, except to change blades. I'd need a tub under it to catch the water and return it to the bucket with the fishtank pump. I may have to drill a weep hole in the saw bottom wheel housing and a rider on the blade to squeegee the water a little. A rip fence is a must for mine too. Sorry just thinking out loud here. Nice stand.
Not at all, I appreciate you sharing your thoughts. I can envision exactly what you are trying to build. Very well thought out and nice touch with the aluminum. You could go stainless too but it's a bit pricy but would wear great on this application.
Brandon, I bought a similar table from "Swag Offroad" probably 5 or 6 years ago. I never even thought of building one myself, but yours is every bit as good! I also bought a foot pedal switch from him. The saw plugs into the foot switch, then the switch plugs into a wall outlet. I have mine on a small table stand. I agree with you in that I find this one of the most useful things in my shop! I use it all the time! Nice job on yours!
Great build! I'm inspired! Thank you kindly! One thing though, your standard of putting the cord receptical underneath the plate, facing downward is absolutely brilliant! Perfect way to ensure no chips can find their way into the receptical, causing chaos. Thumbs up for safety!
Brandon its awesome your doing all of these projects while your still young ,your going to get to use them for many more years . Iam looking forward to many more builds ? Thanks TANK
Thanks man! These are all projects that I have been wanting to do for quite some time and with winter closing in quickly I think these tools are going to get a lot of use on the channel this winter. :)
I know this is an older video and outside it's a crappy day, so I'm cruising You Tube for ideas. I had just watched a guy on YT but he made his table very small but he did remember to add that little piece before he cut the top. And so I remembered your video, so watched it again.
Thanks Jake. I love this tool! My bandsaw sat in the case most of the time until I build this stand. Now I use the saw every day and cant imagine being without it. Hands down probably my most used tool in the shop next to the welders.
I have been following you about 6 months now and like that I pick up tips I use at my job. I'm looking to build a garage soon and this welder would be a perfect tool to put in it. Thanks
Im a year late but thank you! I picked up my dads welder and Milwaukee band saw today, tomorrow is some scrap metal and will be building this weekend. Again thank you for the video!
Brandon, you're my new hero! I just started getting into welding, and your channel has helped me exponentially! I just bought a harbor freight portable band saw, and was contemplating doing a build like this to assist me in my own "pile" trailer build. Thank you for all the tips and tricks!
Can't imagine where your getting a whole bag of shoulder bolts cheap but it certainly isn't in Missouri! I can't find cheap shoulder bolts anywhere, not even on the internet! I DO love your video's though Brandon. and never miss one of your posts! In a similar vein, as a person who can appreciate the value of Harbor Freight nearly as much as I do, you may see the value in this idea. It's awesome that you leave links to all the Evolution tools, TransSteel welder, and other top of the line tools you use, but realistically, the lion's share of us can't afford or even justify that level of investment to get started in our garages and workshops. Were for the most part hobbyists, backyard mechanics and wannabee's with champagne taste and beer budgets so if there's any suggestions for secondary choices of tools on a budget, you'd make a LOT of guys & gals really happy to get an alternative suggestion from someone who really knows the difference between budget tools and trash. Thanks for a great series and hope you never give up un us!
@John Freeman I get my shoulder bolts from Ebay. They seem to have the best price but I've also been told that drill rod from Macmaster Carr works also but I havent tried it. I have to say that I think you might be the first person to ever say that I'm not geared towards a beginner crowd. Sourching out fan requested budget equipment and alternate repair methods are what this channel is founded on. Although I do have some very expensive top end welders, most of my content is devoted exclusively to doing things on a DIY basis using budget friendly tools which includes several videos within the last few months using a $130 dollar Harbor Freight welder. I always include links to whatever equipment I'm using in each specific video along with all the other equipment I own and use. I even did a video where I brought that Harbor Freight welder on a mobile welding job this summer to more recent projects building floating corner shelves using imported multi process welders. I'm guessing you are either a newer viewer or you havent seen those episodes yet. I appreciate you watching and thank you for your support.
My SWAG bandsaw stand uses a similar mounting method (hooks into the motor vent and uses a knob that threads into the sliding guard) but also uses set screws in a couple of places that allow you to dial in the blade angle perfectly.
@@pappaclutch3266 Sorry if that sounded like some kind of flex, I was just pointing out a possible solution to make the blade angle adjustable. Set screws are cheap too.
13:05 I agree!! I work as a rubbish collector giving me access to 6 Skips and you wouldn't believe how much materials I can get from contractors thrown materials!
Great build and great ideas to go off of. One mod that i wouldve gone a different way, is the way that u powered it up. I haven’t made myself a bandsaw table but I have clamped it in a table vise, upside down or sideways so it’s vertical. I also ended up buying a harbor freight footpedal and plugged it into that, and that’s plugged into an outlet. All I did was cut a little piece of wood, kind of a wedge-shaped piece that would be able to go into the handle area on one side and stop at a certain point, bcuz the other side is bigger. But a velcro strap would probably be even better, as the wood piece sometimes would fly out, if the saw got jostled around too much, by myself cutting something in a way that i shouldnt have. Thanks for the ideas and thanks for sharing. Aloha!
Very smart design and interesting result obtained. From my point of view, your design is among the most interesting work I have seen on RUclips. Congratulations Brandon and many thanks.
This is really cool. For mine I used 2inch square tube for a frame that can mount in a receiver hitch, then took a drop of 4 inch square tube and cut out a hook that grabs the handle, then made a plate welded to the frame that engages the bolts on the back of the bandsaw when it's hanging and cut to the right length that the table sits relatively level. Found a switch/outlet combo and mounted it into the 2 inch square tube and I use a spring clamp for the trigger. It works great for me
@@BrandonLund I like yours, the table is a great addition and also mine doesn't really have a base I have to mount it into something. I like that you can clamp it or bolt it to your bench. My work truck has a few receivers tho so its convenient in the field but the bandsaw stand wobbles a little if I don't strap it down in one direction. You do what you gotta to get er done.
Thats actually a great idea with the hitch. I could actually build a hitch piece and add a plate to it then clamp this setup to it. I don't do much mobile work but I might actually build this for the few jobs I have it would be handy. Thanks for the idea buddy👍 🙏
Hey Brandon! I'm back again to watch this video -- about a month or so later -- and I've just got to stop to tell you that the stuff in your shop is really eye-catching! Right now, I'm really diggin' your DIY welding table top for employing clamps and dogs. I recently completed a 98" x 34" welding table because ... well ... we don't have enough room for a "real" welding table. Although I'm pretty happy with the frame and its heavy duty casters, the 8" flat - 2" gap - 8" flat table top design didn't come out the way that I'd like it to be: flat (as in it isn't) 🤣 So good on ya for taking some time to warn folks about warpage during welding. I'm also still lovin' the Fronius "MIG RIG" in your shop! I don't get a lot of interwebs time, but I trust that you've got videos for the welding table and that nice bench grinder stand, aye?
Thanks man I appreciate it! If you look for my playlist "ultimate tool builds" you will see most of the tool builds you see in my shop, including the fixture table :)
@@BrandonLund Man, Brandon, I pulled a real dumb arse move. I based everything I did with the table top from the center of the grey metal motor housing adjacent to the blade. What I didn't do was take into account that the blade itself is offset! In other words, I marked out everything from the center of the table top plate outward, so now that the saw fits nicely onto the "tip" that I oh so carefully cut into the table top, the blade itself is off-center ... okay, go ahead and laugh ... I would.😂 Alright, now that you've wiped the tears of laughter from your eyes, show a brother fabber some kindness and please tell me that you know how far off-center the blade is? In other words, how far from the center of the motor housing does the blade actually cut? Obviously, it was my bone head move and my responsibility alone. I'm just hoping that you know how much steel I'll have to add the the "short side" of the table top to make things right again. Many thanks in advance for any thoughts about this. By the way, this is what my fingers look like right now >>>🤞
Thanks for sharing this video! I have the same saw, and I made some angle iron "ears" which pick up the motor housing screws on the handle side of the motor housing. These ears have holes in them which I use to mount the saw to a column structure which I tacked to my welding table several years ago. I made a small saw table which clamps to the saw's foot with a 1/4" - 20 nut. My plan was make an independent stand for this, but you know how it goes - if it ain't broke ... Watching this video sparked some ideas for making a larger saw table which can attach to the angle iron ears, and clamp to the foot.
Thanks John and I appreciate you watching. As you know with yours, these are super handy. I've waited a while to build this. Better late then never lol
Hey Brandon just saw your ultimate portable bandsaw stand and I heard you talking about not using oil but I use wax for my blade it protects reduces the heat and keeps the chips kind of at bay and it’s easier to clean up because oil is such a mess
I’ve been watching soo many videos about building tables for these and yours seems the simplest and easiest to take off. Which you mentioned in your video as a major component of your idea and how I’d like mine to function, too!
HarborFreight sells liquid electrical tape. Maybe spray a few coats inside the boxes after you weld it together. I always heat shrink connections as well. Just a suggestion if you get bored on a rainy day.
Nice build! It's always more rewarding to make it yourself... Not sure if you've ever seen it or not. But the Swag Porta band table has pretty much solved all the issues you ran into on this build.
Thanks! I've seen the Swag stuff but never up close. I've been using this a lot lately. I'm pleased to say I wouldn't change a thing except maybe plug a magnetic light into the spare outlet. P.S. on my end there is a small icon that shows you publicly subscribed to the channel 3 years ago. I want to say thank you for the long term support!
@@BrandonLund You're welcome! I'm a machinist myself.. This Jan. I will have been doing this for 25 years. I mainly do programming and seteup for Wire EDM machines now.. So I don't spend a lot of time in the shop.(getting dirty) At home.. I tend to work more with wood. (It helps me keep my sanity) But I consider myself a all around maker and im comfortable working in both mediums. I enjoy creating... And my brain is a sponge.. I soak up as much info as I can. I love to not only learn new things.. But i enjoy seeing other makers methods and comparing them to my own. I Strive to improve my skillset every day.
Brandon, thank you for the nice, helpful tip of getting nuts/bolts from Trctor Supply. They can be kind of expensive (depending on the item) on some things, but it's a great way to buy fasteners.
under the bench grinder my neighbor puts oven roaster pans, they catch the grindings and dust and you can set stuff in it and the interfaiths have them for a few bux.
Brandon, i just used a spring clamp from HD that was like 2 bucks. similar build but I opted to just buy a swag table. Sure I overpaid, but at the time I was not in the shop a lot and had to maximize time to make stuff if you know what I mean. I tried a velcro strap initially but after a while it got a little grease and dirt in it and was not as able to stick together
Hey Robert great tip on the spring clamp. I actually like that idea more than the Velcro. Occasionally I do wood projects and Velcro and wood don't mix well. Thanks man!
Great job Brandon watch all you videos for all the new ideas that you have. Was nice to meet you at the fair three years ago nice family.. especially the baby who's gonna take your place one day.lol..keep it going bran looking to watch more..thanks for the enjoyment and projects I get to use and ideas to put to test here.
What a great unique mount. Hope you don't mind that I more or less copy this to my bandsaw to EU-standards, because our wire colours and schwitches differ a bit. I am familiar with electronica etc😁😅. Enjoyed this vid enormously and respect for your improvisation talent. Just great fun to watch. Greetz and many thanks from Holland😃
if you design a stand for your chop saw, add on an adjustable stop so you can make repeatable cut lengths without measuring each one. simple and efficient.
Harbor freight sells foot pedal switches 14.00, with the momentary switch you can just lift foot off switch if you get blade stuck. Have one on drill press that gets used often when bit catches.
I'm where you were you were two years ago, my friend. I've got a new "deep cut" cordless M18 Milwaukee bandsaw that's just "posing" too much for my liking! I got a decent deal on it, but it needs to earn its keep around here, so I'm going to base a vertical stand on your build. Considering the insane prices of raw steel in our wonderful economy, I'd like to request the thickness dimension of the tubing you used for the frame of your stand? What do you think the minimum thickness (and other dimensions) of the frame members should be? How do you like your "vertical bandsaw" now that you've put it through its paces? Please keep on sharing your "regular guy" projects with us! 😁
Thanks man. I absolutely love it and wouldn't change a thing on it. All the tubing is 1/8" but only because I had it around. You could go with thinner. HERE IS A CUT LIST: The top plate is 12x15x1/4" the 12" is the depth. The 4 vertical pieces are 1x1x7". The 2 bottom feet are 1x1x16" then slash cut at a 45 degree. The 2 pieces running parallel to the feet which the table sits on are 1x1x10" slash cut at a 45 degree.
That's really nice. Good mounting idea. I have the swag one and did need to shim both the front to back and side to side to square it up.. If you could somehow incorporate slots for a miter gauge you'd have a 10/10. Your Fab table is perfect for compact shop
@@TrailBoundco you could try cutting the slots using a carbide ferrous metal blade then weld a flat bar to the bottom under the slot to create backing. Thats a similar design to the swag model if i remember correctly. When i purchased the swag table i also bought the incra v27 miter gauge. I Screwed a short 1x4 of trex decking to the miter gauge to use as a fence. This has all worked out fine and i do use this set up for smaller pieces often . For larger pieces i use a Grizzly 4x6 bandsaw. 🙂
I suspended my saw from the handle in a frame which clamps to my table and the whole unit slides into an old table saw table I cut to fit. works very well. There is no wobble at all. I am sure your design will work well as well.
Ahhh. Breakfast with Brandon. Loving the phone calls Brandon🤣🤣🤣 Just finishing off my 3rd grinder pedestal. Yep, better than the all in one idea. Only on my first coffee so far though. Still fuzzy🤣🤣 Interested to see what you come up with for the plasma cutter trolley. Built several last year for my welders and plasma cutter, which, I think, turned out pretty good. Like to see what you come up with. Now I might have to buy a small band saw now, just so I can build a stand🤣🤣🤣 Put your little plate on a lanyard. Then it won't mysteriously disappear. They have a tendency to do that😆😆 Nice comment on the Galvinising issue. My first job 40 years ago was welding gal water pipe. Not good stuff. Just through some scary situations I've had over the years, I personally would change that switch to an emergency stop button. Have an ON button as well. If you have your hands full, and something goes wrong, you can bang the knob with you knee or whatever to stop it. Especially if you tend to work alone. (Suggestion..not criticism)Started on my second coffee by now. Starting to think properly now🤣🤣 All in all, I like it Brandon Take care. Waiting for further installments.👍🏻👍🏻 Another enjoyable Saturday morning breakfast date🤣🤣🤣 By the way, you're looking pretty good for 68🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@BrandonLund Great fun🤣🤣🤣 A couple of times, those stop buttons have saved my bacon over the years👍🏻 Even installing them on my Grinder stands. Just a peace of mind.
Nice work. I didn't read all the comments, someone else may have had this same idea. Instead of the loose plate underneath, you could weld it to a hinge so the plate would always be there ready to clamp the foot.
Nice build....I've been in the planning stages for one of these. Two things I will be doing that you didn't do. First of all, I will be adding mounting tabs to mount my table so that it wont move when I'm sawing. Second, I will be adding a channel in the table for a miter gauge.
Brandon Bruce here again. I see you welded the Jorgensen modified clamp to the underside of the table. Could yo also weld the small plate to the adjustable side to make somewhat easier to clamp the bandsaw in place?.
@@BrandonLund You indicated during one of your shows that you were thinking of designing a cart for booth a welder and a plasma cutter. I will be building one soon as one of my first real projects and you are going to develop a duel cart I’ll wait.. I watch a ton of videos on topics of welding and now plasma cutting. But yours are far above the majority of other guys teaching videos. As a brand new metal hobbyist I need all the help I can find , but your my go to guy. Thanks so much !
As an electrician your tip to make sure the screws are the same direction is 💯 😂😂. Also since this is just something that will be plugged into an existing receptacle that (should be) already protected by a breaker, you dont really have too much to worry about if you mess up the wiring. But there are a lot of dumb people out there haha. Love the build! You have a lot of cool ideas on your channel of things ive been wanting to do as far as the different tools you have made. Awesome!
Hey brian just for safety you should ground the handybox so if for what ever reason u get a short it should trip your breaker if a short happens anything metal becomes a conductor and if you happen to touch the base and somewhere else that gives a path for the electricity u become the conductor
I have the Millermatic 220 AC/DC and it supports dual bottles too. It even allows you to have MIG and TIG setup together and you just pick up the torch you need and it toggles between processes on the fly.
Hey brandon I don't remember which video it was in. I ordered me a pair of those rock roaster boats and i love them. Thanks for the recommendation I love them.
Hi Brandon, new to your channel and I really enjoy the content! I was interested in the respirator that you're wearing with cartridge 2091. I looked at the 3M website and found that the 2297 might be better for welding. Though I'd pass on what I found since we have to do what we can to protect ourselves.
Thanks for sharing and your kind words @Roy Horiuchi I went to their website after your suggestion and next order i will give them a try. Thanks again! 👍🙏
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HERE IS A CUT LIST: The top plate is 12x15x1/4" the 12" is the depth. The 4 vertical pieces are 1x1x7". The 2 bottom feet are 1x1x16" then slash cut at a 45 degree. The 2 pieces running parallel to the feet which the table sits on are 1x1x10" slash cut at a 45 degree.
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A real easy fix that I did on all my drill press and dust collector, and such. I bought a cheap foot pedal from Amazon, it does exactly what he's doing but it's already done for you. You plug into the foot pedal foot pedal plugs into the wall. When you're ready to operate it, you push the pedal with your foot. This is really convenient for drill presses because if you ever got a piece of metal caught in the drill press your reaction is to hang on to it and if you let go it's going to cut you. Whereas all you got to do is lift your foot up and the machine shuts off.
Great idea!
Thanks, I'm hunting around youtube for ideas on making a bandsaw stand. But I need it to be all aluminum because I will be pumping water coolant on the blade. I don't need the saw to be easily removeable, except to change blades. I'd need a tub under it to catch the water and return it to the bucket with the fishtank pump. I may have to drill a weep hole in the saw bottom wheel housing and a rider on the blade to squeegee the water a little. A rip fence is a must for mine too. Sorry just thinking out loud here. Nice stand.
Not at all, I appreciate you sharing your thoughts. I can envision exactly what you are trying to build. Very well thought out and nice touch with the aluminum. You could go stainless too but it's a bit pricy but would wear great on this application.
Brandon, I bought a similar table from "Swag Offroad" probably 5 or 6 years ago. I never even thought of building one myself, but yours is every bit as good! I also bought a foot pedal switch from him. The saw plugs into the foot switch, then the switch plugs into a wall outlet. I have mine on a small table stand. I agree with you in that I find this one of the most useful things in my shop! I use it all the time! Nice job on yours!
At least you identified the neutral as hot on your switch leg. I am an electrician. Good job on that part. Thanks for the video.
Thanks man!
Great build! I'm inspired! Thank you kindly!
One thing though, your standard of putting the cord receptical underneath the plate, facing downward is absolutely brilliant! Perfect way to ensure no chips can find their way into the receptical, causing chaos. Thumbs up for safety!
Thanks man I appreciate it!
So simple and straight forward, love it. Just bought the plate to do mine tomorrow in metric measurement! Cheers from France
Right on! If your not already a member of our Facebook Welding community, I would love to see project pictures. facebook.com/groups/579749237081633
Brandon its awesome your doing all of these projects while your still young ,your going to get to use them for many more years . Iam looking forward to many more builds ? Thanks TANK
Thanks man! These are all projects that I have been wanting to do for quite some time and with winter closing in quickly I think these tools are going to get a lot of use on the channel this winter. :)
Good job man.
Thanks man!
Yep it turned out great! 🙌🏻 I’m sure this style will be used as people are looking for idea on RUclips. Great video
Thanks so much! 😊
I know this is an older video and outside it's a crappy day, so I'm cruising You Tube for ideas. I had just watched a guy on YT but he made his table very small but he did remember to add that little piece before he cut the top. And so I remembered your video, so watched it again.
Thanks Jake. I love this tool! My bandsaw sat in the case most of the time until I build this stand. Now I use the saw every day and cant imagine being without it. Hands down probably my most used tool in the shop next to the welders.
I have been following you about 6 months now and like that I pick up tips I use at my job. I'm looking to build a garage soon and this welder would be a perfect tool to put in it. Thanks
That is awesome! Good luck! Thank you for your support!
Im a year late but thank you! I picked up my dads welder and Milwaukee band saw today, tomorrow is some scrap metal and will be building this weekend. Again thank you for the video!
@Collin Balko thanks man and Good luck!
This is the types of video i like to view, clear video, cleare elustrations, lots of excitement thumbs up mate.
Thanks! 😊
Great presentation. Greetings from Maine
Brandon, you're my new hero! I just started getting into welding, and your channel has helped me exponentially!
I just bought a harbor freight portable band saw, and was contemplating doing a build like this to assist me in my own "pile" trailer build.
Thank you for all the tips and tricks!
Thanks man! I appreciate your support!
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Can't imagine where your getting a whole bag of shoulder bolts cheap but it certainly isn't in Missouri! I can't find cheap shoulder bolts anywhere, not even on the internet! I DO love your video's though Brandon. and never miss one of your posts! In a similar vein, as a person who can appreciate the value of Harbor Freight nearly as much as I do, you may see the value in this idea. It's awesome that you leave links to all the Evolution tools, TransSteel welder, and other top of the line tools you use, but realistically, the lion's share of us can't afford or even justify that level of investment to get started in our garages and workshops. Were for the most part hobbyists, backyard mechanics and wannabee's with champagne taste and beer budgets so if there's any suggestions for secondary choices of tools on a budget, you'd make a LOT of guys & gals really happy to get an alternative suggestion from someone who really knows the difference between budget tools and trash. Thanks for a great series and hope you never give up un us!
@John Freeman I get my shoulder bolts from Ebay. They seem to have the best price but I've also been told that drill rod from Macmaster Carr works also but I havent tried it. I have to say that I think you might be the first person to ever say that I'm not geared towards a beginner crowd. Sourching out fan requested budget equipment and alternate repair methods are what this channel is founded on. Although I do have some very expensive top end welders, most of my content is devoted exclusively to doing things on a DIY basis using budget friendly tools which includes several videos within the last few months using a $130 dollar Harbor Freight welder. I always include links to whatever equipment I'm using in each specific video along with all the other equipment I own and use. I even did a video where I brought that Harbor Freight welder on a mobile welding job this summer to more recent projects building floating corner shelves using imported multi process welders. I'm guessing you are either a newer viewer or you havent seen those episodes yet. I appreciate you watching and thank you for your support.
"I broke down and bought a new blade."
A dollar got away from Brandon once, when he was 16. He has never forgotten it.
🤣🤣🤣 at times, I can be tighter than two coats of paint 😁
Great project and it doesn't appear to be too difficult to do. I'm getting a portaband saw for Christmas and I'll be building one for me.
You are going to love it Robert! I use mine way more now that I have it setup than I ever thought I would. Its just super handy
My SWAG bandsaw stand uses a similar mounting method (hooks into the motor vent and uses a knob that threads into the sliding guard) but also uses set screws in a couple of places that allow you to dial in the blade angle perfectly.
Swag makes nice stuff!
Also for a lot more money
@@pappaclutch3266 Sorry if that sounded like some kind of flex, I was just pointing out a possible solution to make the blade angle adjustable. Set screws are cheap too.
@@handbannana3610 oh ok 👌
Thanks for the design idea! built one a few days ago and I love it. Only wish I had a slightly larger piece of plate even at 12" square it works well.
Thanks Dennis! I use mine now all the time and it sure bests it sitting in a case doing nothing!
I like that bandsaw table design you came up with. A good size on the cutting table too. Very convenient. ThankQ for sharing.
Thanks Renee!
13:05 I agree!! I work as a rubbish collector giving me access to 6 Skips and you wouldn't believe how much materials I can get from contractors thrown materials!
It's crazy what people throw away! @Don O
So glad my dad showed me this video. You just got a new subscriber!
Thanks man I appreciate it!!!👍
Great build and great ideas to go off of. One mod that i wouldve gone a different way, is the way that u powered it up. I haven’t made myself a bandsaw table but I have clamped it in a table vise, upside down or sideways so it’s vertical. I also ended up buying a harbor freight footpedal and plugged it into that, and that’s plugged into an outlet. All I did was cut a little piece of wood, kind of a wedge-shaped piece that would be able to go into the handle area on one side and stop at a certain point, bcuz the other side is bigger. But a velcro strap would probably be even better, as the wood piece sometimes would fly out, if the saw got jostled around too much, by myself cutting something in a way that i shouldnt have. Thanks for the ideas and thanks for sharing. Aloha!
@Agboo Hans thank you for your support!
A+ , saving my allowance to buy one of those saws😎👌
They are pretty impressive for sure!
Great! Simple is usually best, and you nailed that. Thank you.
Thanks man! I appreciate it!
Very smart design and interesting result obtained. From my point of view, your design is among the most interesting work I have seen on RUclips. Congratulations Brandon and many thanks.
WOW, Thank you very much! I am honored by this. I can honestly say I love the design, and even after all these years I wouldn't change anything.
With that duplex outlet, you could get a desk lamp and make it to fit your stand and then you could plug it in with your saw.
AWESOME IDEA!!!!! I love it!
This is really cool. For mine I used 2inch square tube for a frame that can mount in a receiver hitch, then took a drop of 4 inch square tube and cut out a hook that grabs the handle, then made a plate welded to the frame that engages the bolts on the back of the bandsaw when it's hanging and cut to the right length that the table sits relatively level. Found a switch/outlet combo and mounted it into the 2 inch square tube and I use a spring clamp for the trigger. It works great for me
@Michael Osmon that sounds like a nice build! 👌
@@BrandonLund I like yours, the table is a great addition and also mine doesn't really have a base I have to mount it into something. I like that you can clamp it or bolt it to your bench. My work truck has a few receivers tho so its convenient in the field but the bandsaw stand wobbles a little if I don't strap it down in one direction. You do what you gotta to get er done.
Thats actually a great idea with the hitch. I could actually build a hitch piece and add a plate to it then clamp this setup to it. I don't do much mobile work but I might actually build this for the few jobs I have it would be handy. Thanks for the idea buddy👍 🙏
Hey Brandon! I'm back again to watch this video -- about a month or so later -- and I've just got to stop to tell you that the stuff in your shop is really eye-catching! Right now, I'm really diggin' your DIY welding table top for employing clamps and dogs. I recently completed a 98" x 34" welding table because ... well ... we don't have enough room for a "real" welding table. Although I'm pretty happy with the frame and its heavy duty casters, the 8" flat - 2" gap - 8" flat table top design didn't come out the way that I'd like it to be: flat (as in it isn't) 🤣 So good on ya for taking some time to warn folks about warpage during welding. I'm also still lovin' the Fronius "MIG RIG" in your shop! I don't get a lot of interwebs time, but I trust that you've got videos for the welding table and that nice bench grinder stand, aye?
Thanks man I appreciate it! If you look for my playlist "ultimate tool builds" you will see most of the tool builds you see in my shop, including the fixture table :)
@@BrandonLund Man, Brandon, I pulled a real dumb arse move. I based everything I did with the table top from the center of the grey metal motor housing adjacent to the blade. What I didn't do was take into account that the blade itself is offset! In other words, I marked out everything from the center of the table top plate outward, so now that the saw fits nicely onto the "tip" that I oh so carefully cut into the table top, the blade itself is off-center ... okay, go ahead and laugh ... I would.😂 Alright, now that you've wiped the tears of laughter from your eyes, show a brother fabber some kindness and please tell me that you know how far off-center the blade is? In other words, how far from the center of the motor housing does the blade actually cut? Obviously, it was my bone head move and my responsibility alone. I'm just hoping that you know how much steel I'll have to add the the "short side" of the table top to make things right again. Many thanks in advance for any thoughts about this. By the way, this is what my fingers look like right now >>>🤞
Let’s go Brandon! Very good design.
Thank you!
I love watching tool builds this one is awesome
Thank you :)
Great video Brandon. I think watching u do this I would weld that bottom hold down metal to the Jordonson clamp and be done.
Not a bad idea!
Thanks for sharing this video! I have the same saw, and I made some angle iron "ears" which pick up the motor housing screws on the handle side of the motor housing. These ears have holes in them which I use to mount the saw to a column structure which I tacked to my welding table several years ago. I made a small saw table which clamps to the saw's foot with a 1/4" - 20 nut. My plan was make an independent stand for this, but you know how it goes - if it ain't broke ...
Watching this video sparked some ideas for making a larger saw table which can attach to the angle iron ears, and clamp to the foot.
Thanks John and I appreciate you watching. As you know with yours, these are super handy. I've waited a while to build this. Better late then never lol
Hey Brandon just saw your ultimate portable bandsaw stand and I heard you talking about not using oil but I use wax for my blade it protects reduces the heat and keeps the chips kind of at bay and it’s easier to clean up because oil is such a mess
Great tip! I'll have to give it a try. The blade slips when using oil
Saving this for later! Great idea!
Thanks man! This is one of those tools that you wont know what you did without it. I use mine almost every day.
I’ve been watching soo many videos about building tables for these and yours seems the simplest and easiest to take off. Which you mentioned in your video as a major component of your idea and how I’d like mine to function, too!
COOL!! I have to build one of these for my portable saw.
HarborFreight sells liquid electrical tape. Maybe spray a few coats inside the boxes after you weld it together. I always heat shrink connections as well. Just a suggestion if you get bored on a rainy day.
Great tip! @Beason Whittington
I just watched your video and I liked your approach. Loved your "humorous " t-shirt
Thank man! I appreciate it!
Brilliant build, thanks for sharing. This is absolutely right for me.
I'm glad i could help! I appreciate you checking it out
I just picked up this saw for 60 bucks im doing this...thank you....
Thats a great score!!!!
Just put this together and like you said works a treat, thanks Brandon you just got yourself a new subscriber from Ireland....
@Ger McCoy Awesome! Thank you! I appreciate it! 🙏
Thanks for filming and sharing. Brother has been looking for something to suit his cordless one.
Glad I could help :)
Very nice! 👍
Nice build! It's always more rewarding to make it yourself... Not sure if you've ever seen it or not. But the Swag Porta band table has pretty much solved all the issues you ran into on this build.
Thanks! I've seen the Swag stuff but never up close. I've been using this a lot lately. I'm pleased to say I wouldn't change a thing except maybe plug a magnetic light into the spare outlet. P.S. on my end there is a small icon that shows you publicly subscribed to the channel 3 years ago. I want to say thank you for the long term support!
@@BrandonLund You're welcome! I'm a machinist myself.. This Jan. I will have been doing this for 25 years. I mainly do programming and seteup for Wire EDM machines now.. So I don't spend a lot of time in the shop.(getting dirty) At home.. I tend to work more with wood. (It helps me keep my sanity) But I consider myself a all around maker and im comfortable working in both mediums. I enjoy creating... And my brain is a sponge.. I soak up as much info as I can. I love to not only learn new things.. But i enjoy seeing other makers methods and comparing them to my own. I Strive to improve my skillset every day.
It sounds like we have a very simular mindset and interests! :)
I see you improved my design…lol. I will have to remake mine. Great video. Cheers!
Nice work! I use this probably more than any tool in the shop.
Brandon, thank you for the nice, helpful tip of getting nuts/bolts from Trctor Supply. They can be kind of expensive (depending on the item) on some things, but it's a great way to buy fasteners.
Anytime Andrew!
under the bench grinder my neighbor puts oven roaster pans, they catch the grindings and dust and you can set stuff in it and the interfaiths have them for a few bux.
Thats a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Nice build. I like you maintain the portability and have a solid table. Very convenient. That saw will see a lot more use now,.
Thanks man Yah I use it constantly. Way more than before
Brandon, i just used a spring clamp from HD that was like 2 bucks. similar build but I opted to just buy a swag table. Sure I overpaid, but at the time I was not in the shop a lot and had to maximize time to make stuff if you know what I mean. I tried a velcro strap initially but after a while it got a little grease and dirt in it and was not as able to stick together
Hey Robert great tip on the spring clamp. I actually like that idea more than the Velcro. Occasionally I do wood projects and Velcro and wood don't mix well. Thanks man!
I started this build last year but Life interrupted me. I’ll be finishing this up this week.
@Tanhands right on man! Have fin and enjoy!
Very entertaining Brandon especially the phone call 🤣🤣🤣👍
Thank you! :)
I would really like to see a Port a Band saw base that doubles as a hinged horizontal table or a vertical stand.
Thats an awesome idea! @flatroc1
Super easy build Brandon. Thanks for sharing with us 👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You bet! Thank you!
Thank you so much
Adam at SFO
Thanks! 🙏👍 @Adan A. Arriaza S.
Great job Brandon watch all you videos for all the new ideas that you have. Was nice to meet you at the fair three years ago nice family.. especially the baby who's gonna take your place one day.lol..keep it going bran looking to watch more..thanks for the enjoyment and projects I get to use and ideas to put to test here.
Thanks John and I appreciate you being a loyal viewer! I'll be there this year too so if you see me be sure to come up and say hello! 👍😁
Super project!!! Thanks for sharing your ideas!
Thanks Tom!
Great vid, thanks bud!
@Jon Peter thanks man! 🙏
Very Nice Job !! Thanks
Thanks Barry
Great build!!
Thanks Wes! 🙏
You can weld a U channel on the left side and get a used miter guide from an old table saw, easy go get accurate repeat cuts.
Great tip!
What a great unique mount. Hope you don't mind that I more or less copy this to my bandsaw to EU-standards, because our wire colours and schwitches differ a bit. I am familiar with electronica etc😁😅. Enjoyed this vid enormously and respect for your improvisation talent. Just great fun to watch. Greetz and many thanks from Holland😃
Please do! I'm really happy with this tool
Gonna do this on too. Great build. I think I will incorporate a foot pedal for the saw power control.
Thanks!
if you design a stand for your chop saw, add on an adjustable stop so you can make repeatable cut lengths without measuring each one. simple and efficient.
Great idea! Thank you!
Another awesome build 👍
@Ruben Vargas thanks man!
Harbor freight sells foot pedal switches 14.00, with the momentary switch you can just lift foot off switch if you get blade stuck. Have one on drill press that gets used often when bit catches.
Great idea!
I'm where you were you were two years ago, my friend. I've got a new "deep cut" cordless M18 Milwaukee bandsaw that's just "posing" too much for my liking! I got a decent deal on it, but it needs to earn its keep around here, so I'm going to base a vertical stand on your build. Considering the insane prices of raw steel in our wonderful economy, I'd like to request the thickness dimension of the tubing you used for the frame of your stand? What do you think the minimum thickness (and other dimensions) of the frame members should be? How do you like your "vertical bandsaw" now that you've put it through its paces? Please keep on sharing your "regular guy" projects with us! 😁
Thanks man. I absolutely love it and wouldn't change a thing on it. All the tubing is 1/8" but only because I had it around. You could go with thinner. HERE IS A CUT LIST: The top plate is 12x15x1/4" the 12" is the depth. The 4 vertical pieces are 1x1x7". The 2 bottom feet are 1x1x16" then slash cut at a 45 degree. The 2 pieces running parallel to the feet which the table sits on are 1x1x10" slash cut at a 45 degree.
@@BrandonLund Very, very cool, my friend! Man, I love above and beyond! 🤠
Thanks man, It's a blessing and a curse lol
Very Nice build! I will doing this with another Brand Porta Band saw. thank you. I am enjoying your Videos very much.
Awesome! Thank you!
Just a suggestion how about using a power strip that has a switch on it Stanley makes one for power tools that has a built-in breaker switch
Great idea! Less wiring too!
That's really nice. Good mounting idea. I have the swag one and did need to shim both the front to back and side to side to square it up.. If you could somehow incorporate slots for a miter gauge you'd have a 10/10. Your Fab table is perfect for compact shop
Thanks man! I like the idea of a miter guage!
Do you use the miter guage a lot ?
@@TrailBoundco i do use quite a bit. Its helpful for sure keeping cuts squared
@@foxwood67 wonder how you could make a nice miter slot in a DIY one
@@TrailBoundco you could try cutting the slots using a carbide ferrous metal blade then weld a flat bar to the bottom under the slot to create backing. Thats a similar design to the swag model if i remember correctly. When i purchased the swag table i also bought the incra v27 miter gauge. I Screwed a short 1x4 of trex decking to the miter gauge to use as a fence. This has all worked out fine and i do use this set up for smaller pieces often . For larger pieces i use a Grizzly 4x6 bandsaw. 🙂
Wow impressive nice job loved your design. N you can take the stand to work also.
Thanks man!
I suspended my saw from the handle in a frame which clamps to my table and the whole unit slides into an old table saw table I cut to fit. works very well. There is no wobble at all. I am sure your design will work well as well.
Great idea!
I've been thinking the same idea. I'll probably talk to local carpenters and the lumberyard. Having the miter gage would be great.
That’s great, I think I am going to have to make one of those now.
You will love it Carl! I use mine more than I thought!
Great Job as usual Brandon.
Thanks Ernie!
Ahhh. Breakfast with Brandon.
Loving the phone calls Brandon🤣🤣🤣
Just finishing off my 3rd grinder pedestal. Yep, better than the all in one idea. Only on my first coffee so far though. Still fuzzy🤣🤣
Interested to see what you come up with for the plasma cutter trolley. Built several last year for my welders and plasma cutter, which, I think, turned out pretty good. Like to see what you come up with.
Now I might have to buy a small band saw now, just so I can build a stand🤣🤣🤣
Put your little plate on a lanyard. Then it won't mysteriously disappear. They have a tendency to do that😆😆
Nice comment on the Galvinising issue. My first job 40 years ago was welding gal water pipe. Not good stuff.
Just through some scary situations I've had over the years, I personally would change that switch to an emergency stop button. Have an ON button as well. If you have your hands full, and something goes wrong, you can bang the knob with you knee or whatever to stop it. Especially if you tend to work alone. (Suggestion..not criticism)Started on my second coffee by now. Starting to think properly now🤣🤣
All in all, I like it Brandon Take care. Waiting for further installments.👍🏻👍🏻 Another enjoyable Saturday morning breakfast date🤣🤣🤣
By the way, you're looking pretty good for 68🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks Basil and great idea on the stop switch! I love messing with the phone scammers :)
@@BrandonLund Great fun🤣🤣🤣
A couple of times, those stop buttons have saved my bacon over the years👍🏻
Even installing them on my Grinder stands. Just a peace of mind.
Great idea!
Great video.
Thanks!
Nice work. I didn't read all the comments, someone else may have had this same idea. Instead of the loose plate underneath, you could weld it to a hinge so the plate would always be there ready to clamp the foot.
Excellent tip! 👍
@@BrandonLund can it be welded to the foot?
Wow that's pretty awesome project for any shop upgrades. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend keep making
Thanks 👍
@@BrandonLund ur very welcome
Nice build....I've been in the planning stages for one of these. Two things I will be doing that you didn't do. First of all, I will be adding mounting tabs to mount my table so that it wont move when I'm sawing. Second, I will be adding a channel in the table for a miter gauge.
Thanks! Good luck with your build!
Excellent build, definitely will make one, thanks!
Glad you like it!
That is nice, 2 tools in one and you don't have to store the portable band saw while it isn't in use.
I use this tool probably more than any other in my shop. It's been a game changer for sure
I made a stand Inspired by this video. It is not as pretty as yours but it works great! Thanks.
Wonderful!
Brandon Bruce here again. I see you welded the Jorgensen modified clamp to the underside of the table. Could yo also weld the small plate to the adjustable side to make somewhat easier to clamp the bandsaw in place?.
Thats a great idea Bruce! I should have probably done that!
@@BrandonLund You indicated during one of your shows that you were thinking of designing a cart for booth a welder and a plasma cutter. I will be building one soon as one of my first real projects and you are going to develop a duel cart I’ll wait.. I watch a ton of videos on topics of welding and now plasma cutting. But yours are far above the majority of other guys teaching videos. As a brand new metal hobbyist I need all the help I can find , but your my go to guy. Thanks so much !
@@brucepugsley8115 Thank you so much @Bruce Pugsley! I appreciate your support andbkind words
This is brilliant man. I’m definitely going to make a stand like this. 👍
Fantastic! Thank man! @Erik Andersen
@@BrandonLund you’re welcome dude. 🙂
AWESOME JOB!!!! Thanks!
Thank you too!
As an electrician your tip to make sure the screws are the same direction is 💯 😂😂. Also since this is just something that will be plugged into an existing receptacle that (should be) already protected by a breaker, you dont really have too much to worry about if you mess up the wiring. But there are a lot of dumb people out there haha. Love the build! You have a lot of cool ideas on your channel of things ive been wanting to do as far as the different tools you have made. Awesome!
Thanks man! I appreciate your support it means a lot!
Привет Дружище, давно на You Tube не был! У тебя успех, скоро 50 000👏👏👏Желаю процветания. Пропущенные посмотрю !!!
Thank you very much! ❤
Nice job simple yet effective 👍
ThanksMichael!
Suggest using sealed electrical boxes and covers so "metallic dust" doesn't short out your tool assembly.
Good suggestion!
Awesome, thank you.
You're welcome!
LOL, Brandon trolling the damn scammers
I love trying to waste their time as much as they try to waste mine lol .
Definitely need to build one of these myself, I just got a wen chop saw, it looks exactly the same as the Evolution, probably same factory 😅
They are a huge time-saver time-saver
Hey brian just for safety you should ground the handybox so if for what ever reason u get a short it should trip your breaker if a short happens anything metal becomes a conductor and if you happen to touch the base and somewhere else that gives a path for the electricity u become the conductor
Thats a great point. I thought I had but maybe I didn't. I'll have to double check. Thank you.
@@BrandonLund no problemo senior i may have just missed it in the video also im not sure
I have the Millermatic 220 AC/DC and it supports dual bottles too. It even allows you to have MIG and TIG setup together and you just pick up the torch you need and it toggles between processes on the fly.
Its super handy!
Maybe consider welding the small plate, used to sandwich the saw stop, to the round pad on the clamp. That will make it a one hand operation.
Great tip!
Love your videos..use2 think you waz a goofball..butt I'm wrong. You build great stuff!! Keep your videos coming
Your still not wrong...my kids and coworkers would agree with you :)
@@BrandonLund L0L
I will build one like that for sure
Thanks man!
Great looking project 👍👍
Thanks!
Hey brandon I don't remember which video it was in. I ordered me a pair of those rock roaster boats and i love them. Thanks for the recommendation I love them.
Glad you enjoy them! I wear mine everyday for no less than 10 hours a day and I couldn't be happier!
So I've had them a week now and love them. Having that zipper makes it easy to get then on and out the door. Super comfortable
Thats awesome! Comfortable aren't they!
I like it I’m going to build me one thanks.
Thanks Bruce! 👍
Hi Brandon, new to your channel and I really enjoy the content! I was interested in the respirator that you're wearing with cartridge 2091. I looked at the 3M website and found that the 2297 might be better for welding. Though I'd pass on what I found since we have to do what we can to protect ourselves.
Thanks for sharing and your kind words @Roy Horiuchi I went to their website after your suggestion and next order i will give them a try. Thanks again! 👍🙏