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   On 8/26/2024 4:16 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > "Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vagk30$25f4n$1@dont-email.me...   
   >   
   > ...I've had a 7x12 from Harbor   
   > Freight I've been using for years, and before that I had a Harbor   
   > freight 4 x 6 I modified to cut 4 x 8 that I used for years before it   
   > stripped a gear.  ...   
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   > The 4x8 mod I made to my 4x6 is angle iron attached behind the fence,   
   > which was milled parallel on the back edge so that pressing it against   
   > the added angle quickly re-squares it after making angled cuts. Also I   
   > drilled extra holes that let the fence sit closer to the blade when   
   > square, to clamp smaller work, and replaced the small wheels with larger   
   > ones on an axle through the base. Being further apart they somewhat   
   > increase its stability when I roll it outdoors over the door threshold   
   > and down the sloping driveway.   
   >   
   > The next pieces I expect to cut on it are 20' long. That job will   
   > definitely happen outdoors , possibly back in the woods where the   
   > timbers are stored.   
   >   
   > The disadvantage of the 8" mod is loss of clearance for chips to escape   
   > the blade before entering the guide rollers. That doesn't matter as much   
   > when cutting wood. The widest I can clamp on the mill is 6-7/8" in the   
   > drill press vise and a 1" parallel will add chip clearance to cut a   
   > steel blank up to that size on the saw   
   >   
   I moved the original fence to a solid location for 8", and then made a   
   new fence for the regular position with a tooless screw/handle for angle   
   cuts.  Most of the time I do not use the original fence in its new   
   locations.  Maybe never since I got the 7x12 bandsaw for larger stock.   
      
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   Bob La Londe   
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