There's a few improvement points outlined below but the idea of using magnets seems a good one. The bandsaw will cut quicker if the long edge of the workpiece was upright. Others have had problems getting enough torque on knurled knobs. The angles are usually, by design, not 90° but a little more. Make sure you use LESS than those - the stop will then ride on the contact edges, so 90° is fine, it's actually better not to try and exactly match the ways. BobUK.
I'm not criticizing you here, If you use a wood blade in your saw for aluminium it would cut much faster. Or on your table saw with a carbide tip sawblade.
would it not have worked to just put the knurned bolt in the existing hole in the top ? I get that Allen bolts fill which chips which is super annoying, but your knurled screwd has no hole for the chips to get stuck in
I still have it, I use it when I'm turning between centers at a stop on the tail stock end of the bed. I'm pretty sure it would not fit your Boxford, as it was specially designed for my lathes bed.
The instructions that came with my band saw state not to use any oil/fluid when cutting,....my guess is because it could work it's way up onto the drive pulleys and cause the blade to slip basically??
The only thing the comes to mind is maybe the blade guide bearings on you're machine aren't sealed, so they worry about contaminating them. What make/model of bandsaw are you running?
For future reference, you've taken fifteen minutes of a 19 min. video to show us how to square a block. That's been done elsewhere. Good videos need good editing. Not trying to dump on you, trying to help make your videos better. Be safe
You say that like there's only one example of a process that needs to be on the internet. I happen to like his presentation, and I'd miss watching the chips fly now and then. Perhaps you're trying to make his videos better for YOU? :)
I agree. Actually, he didn't even square up the block. He just surfaced six sides of it. I would have found it more useful if he actually showed how to square up the block.
You can prolong the life of you vise by centering your stock. just put a parallel down flat under it.
There's a few improvement points outlined below but the idea of using magnets seems a good one. The bandsaw will cut quicker if the long edge of the workpiece was upright. Others have had problems getting enough torque on knurled knobs. The angles are usually, by design, not 90° but a little more. Make sure you use LESS than those - the stop will then ride on the contact edges, so 90° is fine, it's actually better not to try and exactly match the ways. BobUK.
I'm not criticizing you here, If you use a wood blade in your saw for aluminium it would cut much faster. Or on your table saw with a carbide tip sawblade.
would it not have worked to just put the knurned bolt in the existing hole in the top ? I get that Allen bolts fill which chips which is super annoying, but your knurled screwd has no hole for the chips to get stuck in
When I played with the thumb screw, I didn't feel it provided enough clamping force to reliably hold the stop in place when being used as a bump stop.
Thanks. I just finished one the other day.
What did you do with your old lathe stop ? will it fit a boxford.... will you sell it to me?
I still have it, I use it when I'm turning between centers at a stop on the tail stock end of the bed. I'm pretty sure it would not fit your Boxford, as it was specially designed for my lathes bed.
The instructions that came with my band saw state not to use any oil/fluid when cutting,....my guess is because it could work it's way up onto the drive pulleys and cause the blade to slip basically??
The only thing the comes to mind is maybe the blade guide bearings on you're machine aren't sealed, so they worry about contaminating them. What make/model of bandsaw are you running?
@@Dans-hobbies It's a fairly old one, Sealey I think, doubt that it's a model they still do.
What are the dimensions of your block?
It's 2.5" long, 1.25" wide, and 1.625" high.
For future reference, you've taken fifteen minutes of a 19 min. video to show us how to square a block. That's been done elsewhere. Good videos need good editing. Not trying to dump on you, trying to help make your videos better. Be safe
You say that like there's only one example of a process that needs to be on the internet. I happen to like his presentation, and I'd miss watching the chips fly now and then. Perhaps you're trying to make his videos better for YOU? :)
i actually enjoyed watching the suaring up of the block cranelift . maby this video didnt suit your needs but it suited mine just fine.
I agree. Actually, he didn't even square up the block. He just surfaced six sides of it. I would have found it more useful if he actually showed how to square up the block.
Do you like your left hand? If so, remove your watch when working with machinery. Safety first.
Lapel mic/ebay.