Bandsaw table adjustment

RobertTaylor · Post by **RobertTaylor** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:21 pm

after seeing your setup i would say that "you are good to go". no bandsaw will cut straight by setting the fence square or parallel to the blade. all bandsaw blades have "drift" so to cut straight with a fence you need to find the drift for each blade. this can be accomplished by drawing a staight line parallel to a straight edge on a piece of scrap at least a foot long. make a "freehand" cut at least 2/3 of the way(about 8 inches) and stop. do not move the board and adjust the fence to the edge(there are allen screws on the fence) and it is ready for that blade. other blades will have a different "drift" possibly even the opposite direction.

david65 · Post by **david65** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:09 pm

One thing you might try to do is removing the cover and use a large square to make it perpendicular to the bottom and/or the top wheel since these never move away from their axis.

Just a thought...