Portaband stand

[blacksuit99]

Well got the stand done... did I mention I work slow? Got the on/off switch mounted and turned some spacers for the handle mount. Very steady now.

 

[ndnchf]

I almost feel like I cheated buying a SWAG table But it really is nice. I did fabricat the sliding fence though. The extended upper blade guide works great too. The saw cuts straight and true.

 

[blacksuit99]

I almost feel like I cheated buying a SWAG table But it really is nice. I did fabricat the sliding fence though. The extended upper blade guide works great too. The saw cuts straight and true.

I really like the guide! If I had a mill I definitely try and do that.

 

[ndnchf]

Thanks. No mill required for the blade guide extension. It's just pieces of flat bar bolted together.

 

[blacksuit99]

Sorry, meant the fence “guide”

 

[ndnchf]

No mill required for that either. Its just a piece of 3/4" x 3/8" bar stock and a piece of 3/4" angle welded together. I used a precision machinist square to get it to a perfect right angle before welding. It took less than 30 minutes to make.

 

[bdbecker]

Well got the stand done... did I mention I work slow?...

Don't worry, I took nearly 8 months to complete mine.

That turned out very nice.

 

[Bodj Built]

No mill required for that either. Its just a piece of 3/4" x 3/8" bar stock and a piece of 3/4" angle welded together. I used a precision machinist square to get it to a perfect right angle before welding. It took less than 30 minutes to make.

I think he's talking about the slot in the table

 

[ndnchf]

I think he's talking about the slot in the table

If that's the case, yes. SWAG laser cuts them with the slots.

 

[ndnchf]

Thinking about adding this laser line gizmo

 

[david3921]

Well got the stand done... did I mention I work slow? Got the on/off switch mounted and turned some spacers for the handle mount. Very steady now.

Nice stand. I'm curious about one of the features, though. What is the purpose of the pins under the handle support pin?

 

[blacksuit99]

The pins are so the whole stand doesn’t slid when cutting metal. They go in from like in the photo.

Btw if anyone out there doesn’t have a portaband, you need one!

 

[Slednut]

The pins are so the whole stand doesn’t slid when cutting metal. They go in from like in the photo.

Made these.

 

[david3921]

The pins are so the whole stand doesn’t slid when cutting metal. They go in from like in the photo.

Btw if anyone out there doesn’t have a portaband, you need one!

Ah, on-board storage. Nice. Thanks for the reply.

 

[BD1]

Thinking about adding this laser line gizmo

Too fancy for me. I used a sharpie and and drew line on my saw table for a guide. Straight edge on saw blade and mark, then a ninety degree to that.
Remark as necessary.

 

[lilscorpion]

Thinking about adding this laser line gizmo

That would be cool