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This is an extension table/fence for my band saw that I made. My goal is to resaw lumber. I cannot believe how much time I spent on this simple device. I probably save money compared with buying a fence from Shopsmith or another manufacturer, but I probably paid myself about fifty cents an hour. Got the idea from a Nick Engler woodworking book that came when I bought my unit used about a year ago.

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Nice Job!

Do tell us how it is 'mounted'.

More photos please!

algale wrote:More photos please!

Yes, I'm definitely intrigued but can't tell much about what you did from the photo

Here you see some details of the fence and Kreg Mini-trak that I used. I used about 45 inches of trak. I originally made my own t-trak using hard board, but before I tried it, I aborted and went with the Kreg Product. I think it would have been functional, too tight and not as smooth.
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This photo shows the miter gage/track and a good shot of the simple fence. I think the bolts are 7/16".
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Here is the slot the Band Saw Blade travels through when I remove the extension table.
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View from the bottom
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It takes thirty seconds to remove/attach the extension. I just remove the wing nut and slider her off.
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This shot shows the mounts. I had to tap a few holes to fit the bolts. This was a new task for me, and went pretty well.
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A shot of the front mount.
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Here is a shot of the extension table removed. There is no feature underneath that is noteworthy. Not worth a photo. It just sits on top of the mounts in the previous photo.
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I do not want to show this shot of the underside of the table...the ugly hidden side. It is pretty sloppy looking. I place a high value on beauty, and it is lacking here. The hard part was getting the mounts EXACTLY the right altitude so that the extension table sits EXACTLY on the same plane as the Shopsmith bandsaw table. I used micrometers, and calipers and measured to the thousandths to get it right. You will see where I even used folded paper to get it just right. Like I said, it is sloppy looking, but I like the results.
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If you want more shots of my mounts, let me know. I can take the band saw table off, turn her upside down and get some quality photos.

bcone1381 wrote: If you want more shots of my mounts, let me know. I can take the band saw table off, turn her upside down and get some quality photos.

PLEASE! This is EXACTLY what a creatively challenged type like I need to steal (oops, borrow) your idea!:D:D:o

Ooooooooh, yeah!
Makes me wanna reach right into the screen and slide something across that huge expanse of smoooooth...

I think that's about my last remaining quible with the band saw- table size. But then I think back to the original cast rust-- I mean cast iron table...

The extension table just sits on a cleat. The cleat is shown here is made out of 1/2 inch birch plywood and is positioned below the main table, extending out to the right. The top of the cleat is below the bandsaw table the same thickness of my extension table.
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The underside of the Band Saw Table shows all three cleats.
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Zooming In
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The cleat is attached to the underside of the table via this 9/16" bolt. One side of the table had threads, the other side was set up with holes already drilled, and all I had to do was cut them with a tap.
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I supported the cleat from underneath with three scraps of hardboard, and some folded paper to get the cleats height positioned exactly correct.
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I hope this helps answer your questions and inspires you all to improve on this idea. I am itching to use my Highland Woodslicer blade that I got from Santa, so tonight was a I worked on my re-saw pivot that will attach to the fence.

Really a nice job. What Nick Engler woodworking book did it come from?