Squaring Bandsaw Fence

[ajayre]

The factory fence on my bandsaw is rubbish. When I press down the latch it can be up to five degrees off from square. I will have to dump it for a DIY fence but right now I am under pressure to get this project done.

Are there any tricks to making this easier and reliable? I have the blade lined up with the pencil mark then I add in an engineer's square and now it is awkward pushing the fence up to the wood and latching it. There has to be a better way?

Thanks!

Andy

 

[Orraloon]

A lot of them do that. Well mine does anyways. I get around it by pressing up to the front rail before tightening up the handle. Dragging it sideways by the handle tends to cant it a bit. I dont mess about with a square for every cut and am happy as long as the cut does not wander. Now that said the saw itself needs to be reasonably well set up. Mr Snodgrass has the answers for that and about any other bandsaw problems. Check out his other clips too.
The Best Way to Set Up a Bandsaw! - YouTube
Regards
John