How to use a mobil base on my new closed base bandsaw

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:19:36 GMT, "Toller" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Any problems with this approach that I am overlooking?

Strength of the sheet metal corner of the closed case, they might bend
out and deform setting the formerly mobile bandsaw in place.

Mark
(sixoneeight) = 618

Toller wrote:
> "Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > "Toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:IRCWf.5550
> >>
> >> As long as I have a closed base bandsaw, it seems more elegant to bolt
> >> the
> >> HTC corners directly to the bandsaw base. It will be some work to drill
> >> holes in the saw base, but it will be a bit smaller and one less point of
> >> instability.

No, don't do it.. if you bolt it directly to the corners of the
bandsaw, you are now trying to get 4 points in the same plane by
eyeball (basically).. If you use the HTC base as directed, the angle
iron takes care of it for you.

Not to mention, should you ever sell the saw to upgrade or whatever,
it's likely the homemade "jerry rig" would be a turnoff to potential
buyers.

Resist the urge to try and improve a product that has stood the test of
time when used as directed. You have nothing to gain by modding it. For
God's sake, follow directions! :)

> But now I have a sloppy fit; about 3/4" in both dimensions. Stick some wood
> strips in to hold it in place?

I put non-slip material under the corners of the machine to keep it
from shifting. The stuff I used was left-over tool drawer liner. Wood
strips would work as well.

Toller wrote:
> But now I have a sloppy fit; about 3/4" in both dimensions. Stick some wood
> strips in to hold it in place?

The other poster's idea was good.. I have a HTC base on my jointer with
some "slop" in it.. but I didn't worry about it.. the weight of the
machine holds it in place when it's stationary. but yes, you could use
wood strips to shim it in tight if you'd like.

"Toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:IRCWf.5550
>
> As long as I have a closed base bandsaw, it seems more elegant to bolt the
> HTC corners directly to the bandsaw base. It will be some work to drill
> holes in the saw base, but it will be a bit smaller and one less point of
> instability.

Wherever you might roll the tablesaw, will any of that surface be uneven in
any way? If not, considering the weight of the saw, I can't see a need for
bolting to the mobile base. Yes, it will be one less point of instability,
but considering the work needed to attach that mobile base, I wonder how
necessary it will be?

"bf" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Toller wrote:
>> "Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > "Toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:IRCWf.5550
>> >>
>> >> As long as I have a closed base bandsaw, it seems more elegant to bolt
>> >> the
>> >> HTC corners directly to the bandsaw base. It will be some work to
>> >> drill
>> >> holes in the saw base, but it will be a bit smaller and one less point
>> >> of
>> >> instability.
>
> No, don't do it.. if you bolt it directly to the corners of the
> bandsaw, you are now trying to get 4 points in the same plane by
> eyeball (basically).. If you use the HTC base as directed, the angle
> iron takes care of it for you.
>
Well, I didn't do it; partly for the reason you give, but also because I
would have had to deal with nuts that were in the way. I would have had to
drill more holes and use longer bolts to replace the ones that hold the
various things onto the corners. That seemed like going too far.

But now I have a sloppy fit; about 3/4" in both dimensions. Stick some wood
strips in to hold it in place?

"Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Toller" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:IRCWf.5550
>>
>> As long as I have a closed base bandsaw, it seems more elegant to bolt
>> the
>> HTC corners directly to the bandsaw base. It will be some work to drill
>> holes in the saw base, but it will be a bit smaller and one less point of
>> instability.
>
> Wherever you might roll the tablesaw, will any of that surface be uneven
> in
> any way? If not, considering the weight of the saw, I can't see a need for
> bolting to the mobile base. Yes, it will be one less point of instability,
> but considering the work needed to attach that mobile base, I wonder how
> necessary it will be?
>
I meant instead of using the angle irons; just bolting the corners directly
to the base only.