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For years I've used my wood-cutting bandsaw with the original black plastic table insert around the blade.
The machine is a Beaver (Made in Canada) 16" bandsaw that uses 3 blade wheels to get the bigger throat clearance and uses an 83" blade.
When I bought the saw (used), the insert was already rough and the slot wider than it should be.
When I need to close that gap (like to save a small cut-off piece) I use a piece of 1/4" plywood with a single blade kerf in it on top of the table.
Here's the original abused insert:
I have been planing on replacing the insert with an aluminum one for years.
A couple days ago I decided I should try a 3D printed version instead.
I am obviously starting to feel more comfortable with Fusion-360 and my 3D printer.
Here's the model:
<<<<<CRAP! Nope can't get there......Fusion-360 access looks broken!
It tells me I cannot open the model because an update is happening, but it just seems locked-up.
I've waited hours and still get that.......I have killed and restarted the application a half-dozen times.
I guess that's the cost of using "free" and "cloud" software!
Good thing I am not counting on it for a business!!!!>>>>>
Here's the old and new side-by-side:
and the new part installed:
The original part has a slot that is wider at the bottom to provide blade clearance when the saw table is tilted.
I did NOT bother with that, as I rarely tilt the table.
Of couse, for the time and cost, I could reprint another one any time!
-brino
The machine is a Beaver (Made in Canada) 16" bandsaw that uses 3 blade wheels to get the bigger throat clearance and uses an 83" blade.
When I bought the saw (used), the insert was already rough and the slot wider than it should be.
When I need to close that gap (like to save a small cut-off piece) I use a piece of 1/4" plywood with a single blade kerf in it on top of the table.
Here's the original abused insert:
I have been planing on replacing the insert with an aluminum one for years.
A couple days ago I decided I should try a 3D printed version instead.
I am obviously starting to feel more comfortable with Fusion-360 and my 3D printer.
Here's the model:
<<<<<CRAP! Nope can't get there......Fusion-360 access looks broken!
It tells me I cannot open the model because an update is happening, but it just seems locked-up.
I've waited hours and still get that.......I have killed and restarted the application a half-dozen times.
I guess that's the cost of using "free" and "cloud" software!
Good thing I am not counting on it for a business!!!!>>>>>
Here's the old and new side-by-side:
and the new part installed:
The original part has a slot that is wider at the bottom to provide blade clearance when the saw table is tilted.
I did NOT bother with that, as I rarely tilt the table.
Of couse, for the time and cost, I could reprint another one any time!
-brino