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Jet Band Saw

And Re-Saw Fence

I bought this band saw in 2002 (after the cabinet saw). I had a project going and wanted to saw some curves in a long piece of white oak.I got sick of using a jig saw to accomplish this so I bought this saw. The only thing I don’t like about it is the way the table is supported. I like the Delta better in this regard. The table trunions are aluminum and the table flexes some if heavy stuff is put on it. Oh well, it’s not that big a deal. My 15 year old daughter loves this tool and it is about the only one in the shop I feel safe letting her use. It doesn’t throw things at you.

What I do with it:

I. Cut curves(duh)

II. Resaw panels – I built a re-saw fence (Click to see how I do it)

A little discourse on re-sawing: I used to use plywood to make panel inserts. After buying this tool and adding a re-saw block to lift it up 4 inches I have turned into a book match junkie. Book matched panels are really cool. The first project I ever built was a fish tank stand. It was in something of a country style. I filled the panels with ship lapped boards, the kind with overlapping rabbets. I built it out of #1 fir but the stock needed to be thinner than what was available. I didn’t own a planer or band saw. The only tool I had was my trusty radial arm saw. I did everything with it, rip, crosscut, re-saw! Yikes!!! Never try this. Re-sawing on a radial arm saw can be hazardous to your health! I re-sawed 36 boards to fill the panels. How I survived with all my digits and appendages I will never know. After that experience I started using plywood to fill panels. This tool has opened up the world of beautiful panels. You will need a good re-saw fence. I built the one in FWW #159 article “Souping up your 14 inch band saw”. I really like it!

Saw from the left side.	Here it is from the right. Notice the re-saw extension	Here it is from the front with the re-saw fence attached.
Business end of the resaw fence.	Back of the resaw fence so you can see how it attaches	Front of resaw fence

Jet Band Saw

And Re-Saw Fence

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