Homemade portable bandsaw conversion

Found a cheap way to make a stationary bandsaw for cutting plates for brackets and such. Items required are a stick of 1" square tubing and a $2 garage sale 3-1/2" vise.

$2 vise.



Fabbed up a base.



Made a support bar.



Mounted the vise.



Built the table structure.



Table top scrounged from dumpster at work. 1/8" steel.





Mounted the table top.



Chucked my 6230 in the vise and wahlah...........instant stationary bandsaw!

Great job. Very usefull tool.

Nice Job. I found a way to mount a small cutting surface on my horizontal band saw for the same reason. Great for cutting brackets out of mild steel.

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