Sawing Small Pieces of Round Stock

[rgsparber]

When a piece of round stock is too short, it will not be able to bridge the gap in the vise of my horizontal/vertical bandsaw. A common technique is to put a bar under it. That works fine unless the bar is wider than the stock.

A simple trick solves that problem.

If you are interested, please see the video at

Your comments are welcome. All of us are smarter than any one of us.


Thanks,

Rick

[DIYer]

Thanks Rick Sparber! We've added your Small Bar Sawing Method to our Metalworking category,
as well as to your builder page: Rick Sparber's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Small Bar Sawing Method by Rick Sparber

tags: saw

[Saltfever]

It appears you have made a "quick-adjustible" threaded rod for your horizontal saw vise. Please give a few more details about it!

[old_toolmaker]

rgsparber,

That is a great idea for a common isue!!!

[rgsparber]

It appears you have made a "quick-adjustable" threaded rod for your horizontal saw vise. Please give a few more details about it!

The threaded rod has flats on two sides axially. The hole in the jaw matches it. When one of the flats faces up, the rod freely slides in and out. When rotated less than 180 degrees, it is advanced with the threads.

Rick

[old_toolmaker]

rgsparber,

That is a good idea for a quick-set threaded stop.

[Gadgeteer]

Rick,

That was a rather bland explanation on how to cut short pieces. How about more drama next time? Thanks for the tip.