Bandsaw upgrade

[HopefulSSer]

The dust port upgrade was what I had on mine when I got it, and what I removed and replaced with the port shown in the first post in this thread

[clemensk]

While I was disassembling my bandsaw, I played with the cast iron table that came with it. The Shopsmith Miter Gauge slides in, as long as I remove the washer for the T-Nut on the rest of the tables. Has anyone ever tried to mill a T-nut into the cast iron bandsaw table? Are there obvious reasons not to do it?

[JPG]

It is far easier to file two flats on the washer. Then the washer can be rotated to be used with either.(loosen screw, rotate, tighten screw)

[HopefulSSer]

Or upgrade to the aluminum table & fence (which is what I ultimately did)

[chapmanruss]

clemensk,

You said

While I was disassembling my bandsaw, I played with the cast iron table that came with it. The Shopsmith Miter Gauge slides in, as long as I remove the washer for the T-Nut on the rest of the tables.

There have been other suggestions, but I offer this one. Get an older, without the washer, Miter for your Cast Iron Table that doesn't have the Safety Grip either if you use the Miter as a fence. That makes it readily available and an extension can be added for a longer and/or taller fence. If you are using it as a Miter and want the Grip, go with one of the other suggestions or you could buy a dedicated one for your Bandsaw. Miters come up for sale often and some for very reasonable prices.

I have a number of Miters with all the Shopsmith Tools I have so having those options makes it easy for myself. I have a dedicated one (with the washer and Safety Grip) for my primary Bandsaw that has the Aluminum Table. I have one for my Greenie Bandsaw with the Cast Iron Table to use (as described above) for a fence.

You also asked

Has anyone ever tried to mill a T-nut into the cast iron bandsaw table? Are there obvious reasons not to do it?

I have not and do not know of anyone who has tried it. It may be too much of a cut into the slot's lower sides.