Bandsaw mitering

I'm getting this next month... >

Thanks a lot. I paid $149 for my HF model, IIRC, maybe a little less on sale. That one for $199 looks like it would do the deal and save a LOT of fab time, too. Will research it, and see if I can find one close to Las Vegas, or what the shipping would be.

I like the little HF setup, but it leaves a little to be desired when mitering.

Steve

I just put scratch marks on the base for common angles, using a carbide scribe.

"Richard J Kinch" wrote> I just put scratch marks on the base for common angles, using a carbide

I am going to be making things from scale drawings, so I need something to transpose angles quickly and accurately.

My biggest thing is that I want to keep the storage rack and feed in the same place. My storage rack has rollers right under it so I drop a length of material onto the rollers. I want the saw to stay stationary, with only the head moving. That way, the drop table or drop rollers can always stay in the same position. This makes it a lot easier and takes a lot less space than rolling all that stuff out and moving it around to get a cut lined up.

Actually, it could be done by just putting rollers on the saw base and turning the whole thing, but, as I say, it still gets a little complicated, and a moveable head with an angle indicator on it would be the simplest thing.

Steve