Thread: I love my bandsaw, but.....

Originally Posted by bosox

It's frustrating, Got the same problem before with my band saw ; clamp mechanism was not helpful esp when cutting round stock. My temporary solution was turning the drill press vise upside down and clamp the stock with it laying on the table. Worked well.

Some years ago I made some rough Vee Blocks by welding thick walled angle to flat steel. These were made to clamp stuff to pipe or at least to enable a clamp to stay on a piece of pipe. Mostly for welding up gates and the like but also used for many other things. I have not found the need to use them in my bandsaw but there is no reason why they would not work. I also made a long version with a gap for drilling round material. They are not what you would call accurate but are good enough for all but the most precise requirements. The drill press vice I am still using is also welded up from bits of steel back when I had limited machinery to make accurate gear. It still works ok.

Dean