Mk V 500 fence repurposed

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gac5ss
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Mk V 500 fence repurposed

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I added a short block of wood to my unused Mk V 500 fence to use on my bandsaw. I used oak and a cotter pin to loop around the rod inside the fence. I bent the cotter pin split on the bottom of the block. Added a block to the interior to keep it from spinning. I hope the pictures upload.
Band saw Fence Re-purposed
Band saw Fence Re-purposed
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Band saw fence
Band saw fence
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This was a quick solution. One could make a spacer out of aluminum, use a threaded eye bolt, etc. One note: My band saw table came with the fence rail mounted when I bought it used. The same rail that comes with the current band saw fence sold by Shopsmith.
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Re: Mk V 500 fence repurposed

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I do also hope those pictures upload. I have an unused 500 fence and i do not have a fence for my bandsaw.
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cham-ed wrote:I do also hope those pictures upload. I have an unused 500 fence and i do not have a fence for my bandsaw.
I finally figured out how to download pics from phone to PC, then reduce size using Paint. Hope the pictures help.
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Clever! Nice job!
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Glad the pix finally got uploaded!

I was wondering about the rail.(kinda necessary!)
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Re: Mk V 500 fence repurposed

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Neat fix.
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