cajunflyer
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I may be the last guy to figure this out, but it works so well I'm posting it anyway.
After hacking and slashing at 4130 plate for a while, I had an inspiration. I took the bearing guard off of my porta-band and mounted it to a 12x12x1/4 steel sheet. I then took this "big guard" and mounted it on some scrap 2x4s and plywood to make my own poor man's vertical band saw.
Final step - I cable tied the trigger closed and I'm using a multi-outlet strip's on/off switch for control.
It does have one big limitation - only cut 4 1/2" deep - but I was able to rough cut all of the upper wing fittings on my Skybolt D ( and there are a bunch) in about an hour.
Here's a couple of pictures of the new saw:
After hacking and slashing at 4130 plate for a while, I had an inspiration. I took the bearing guard off of my porta-band and mounted it to a 12x12x1/4 steel sheet. I then took this "big guard" and mounted it on some scrap 2x4s and plywood to make my own poor man's vertical band saw.
Final step - I cable tied the trigger closed and I'm using a multi-outlet strip's on/off switch for control.
It does have one big limitation - only cut 4 1/2" deep - but I was able to rough cut all of the upper wing fittings on my Skybolt D ( and there are a bunch) in about an hour.
Here's a couple of pictures of the new saw:
