Resaw fence for my 14" BS

[sscherin]

Within minutes of posting my new bandsaw on facebook I had a friend asking if he could come over and resaw some 6" cherry planks on it.. Well Sure I guess but we will need a resaw fence..

Looking around the shop I found a sheet of 1/2" MDF to get the project started.
I measured out and started 6" fence (max height on the saw) that I could clamp to the table. Please ignore the dirty MDF. It's been used as a table top for many other projects.



While I was waiting for the glue to dry I noticed the saw table has tapped 6mm bolt holes..
Hey I have some 6mm bolts.. A new idea is born..
I dug out a piece of 8020 rail (destined for another project but it works so well for this) and attached it to the side of the table. The clamp is just there to keep it from sliding back and forth on the mounting tabs. I can't get it on tight without drilling some hole in it to access the screw heads. I'll get another piece of 8020 for a permanent installation.



Then I made a piece from scrap poplar to ride in the slot.



A carrage bolt and tri wing nut to clamp it round out the rail system.



The finished piece..

[chopnhack]

Well done!! More importantly however... where are the pics of the cherry coming off of the saw!!!!! Did your jig work well?

[Black wallnut]

Are there pics?

[sscherin]

Yeah I put about 9 links in the post..

Here is a link to the album.
http://imgur.com/a/OIoyx

If you still can't see them I can attach them to the post later when I get the money shot

My friend is coming over on Tuesday to make lots of sawdust.

[sscherin]

We got through about 24' of cherry before the lower guide bearing seized up.. The upper wasn't log for this world either.. I don't think either one had a drop of grease in them.

New bearings acquired for the staggering price of $3..

[Black wallnut]

Yay, I see the pics now. Nicely done. Where did you get the bearings?

[JSUPreston]

Last time I bought bearings for my 12" C'man, I got them at Academy Sports. I think I got the Tony Hawk skateboard bearings. Same size as the OEM. I think I got 10 for $14 + tax.

I'll probably order from the jungle next time, but since I was experimenting to see if they would fit, I bought local to make it easier to return.

[LCHIEN]

yeah, standard skateboard bearings usually fit the thrust bearings on 14" and 12" bandsaws.
I think 8mm ID x 22mm OD x 7mm thick (size 608)
Dust shielded is a good idea. (Adds ZZ to size)
So you want a 608ZZ bearing. THey also carry ABEC ratings which are for tolerance. Bandsaw thrust bearings usually operate at low RPMs and low physical loads on the bearings so ABEC-7 (loosest tolerance typically offered) is fine.

I bought some spares for my bandsaw and of course that means I'll never need them. That's my philosophy and why I keep a set of BT3 belts and shims.

[sscherin]

I got the from Fastenal.. it took 6005ZZ metal shield bearings.

They have just about any standard or metric roller bearing you may need.

They also have metric drill bits.. I got a 12.5mm for $12 I needed for a pen kit there.