In this video, I'm gonna build a
table for my new 14 inch bandsaw.
So, here's my template for the sub-table
clamped on to the piece of wood.
And, I don't want to destroy this
template, just yet, by cutting it out.
So, to mark the piece of wood I'm just
gonna punch through all the edges
so that I'll know where I have to cut the wood.
So, I've just punched through all the
corners for the bottom side of the table
from this template. And marked these up on here.
And, this line here is gonna be for inserting the blade.
So, that cuts all the way through.
This is where the insert goes. And then I've got another
marks in here. So, this here is gonna be cut out shallow to
give a little bit of room for the pin of this hinge.
Because I'm actually gonna use hinges to tilt this table.
Here and here. And, I've got
another funny little cut-out here.
This is where the table's gonna hit the
blade guide if it's tilted 45 degrees.
So, I have to cut out a bit here too.
I'm finishing up routing out the
slots for the hinge with the router.
Here's routing out the edge for the blade insert.
I'm using that green square to guide
one side throughout my jig at a time.
So, having routed a straight edge from each
side and then chiseling out the corners
to make them square. I have a nice ledge
to put my blade insert into here.
So, here's my table and table mount. So...
this part's gonna be fixed on the
bandsaw and this is a table that tilts.
So, this tilts, like so, on hinges.
And, I'm using hinges here instead of trunnions
just to simplify the design.
Now, on good saws, you usually use trunnions to tilt the table.
And what trunnions allow the table to do is to
tilt about an axis that is level with the table.
So that, when you tilt the table to the side
the slot doesn't move. And you don't have
to do anything about your insert here.
It still hits exactly the same spot on the table.
And I wanted to simplify this bandsaw by using hinges.
Now that means the top of the table
moves with respect to the blade.
So, you need a bigger hole in the
insert or a different insert.
But I wanted to get the axis of tilt, as
close as possible to the top oi the table.
So, I actually sunk these hinges in a
little bit and I'm using them inside out.
So that the axis about which this turns
is actually already in the table a bit.
So, it doesn't move by quite as much.
Now on the other side
I added a thing for locking the tilt.
I'm gonna make a nice knob for this later.
But for now, I'm just using a wing
nut so I can test this thing.
So, that allows me to lock the table any angle.
Now, one thing that I did a bit different
with this bandsaw is I put the
slot for inserting the blade in on the
left side instead of the right side
like where it normally goes. Or sometimes on the front.
So, the reason I put this on the left side
is because I wanted that front support
to come around the right side and if
the blade had to come out that way
I couldn't have that support here.
So, normally the front trunnion support, or even if it's a hinge
comes in between the blade that
comes in here and the wheel here.
But, because I wanted to bring
this table down as far as possible
I really have very little room in here to
come out here for a front support arm.
So, by making the blade come in on this side
I could put the support on here which
also kind of doubles as a stand.
And so, the only tricky part is getting the blade in and out.
But, if I run into conflicts I can always tilt the table.
And that will give me lots of room to get away from the wheel.
But I think I'll be ok withoiut tilting it.
So, here's the zero clearance insert I just made previously.
But, I can't use that when I tilt the table.
So, I made another one with a much bigger hole.
And that one
I can tilt the table with.
And you can see how the blade moves
because I don't have trunnions on this saw.
So, it's a bit if a rough cut because
it's kind of a banged-up blade.
But the cool thing is I did this
completely without any blade guides.
Top or bottom there is no thrust bearing.
The entire push against the blade
was taken up by the tracking on the wheels.
So, it tracks very well.