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Bandsaw drift occurs when the fence and miter slot are not parallel with the blade. The Bandsaw Companion tool answers how to get the blade, miter slot, and fence parallel to each other to eliminate drift. Making a cut parallel to the blade keeps the blade from tending to torque to the side, resulting in tight and smooth saw kerfs.
The Bandsaw Companion tool from iGaging has two rare earth magnets on one side, which attach it firmly to the blade, best on 1/2" and wider blades. There is an indent next to the magnets for the blade set. The tool's extended length makes it easy to visualize the blade alignment with the fence and the miter slot. This visibility then allows alignment of the fence and miter slot with the blade, and the built-in rule also makes it easy to set the fence an exact distance from the blade for saw cuts.
With holes spaced every half-inch, you can also use the tool as a compass to draw circles up to a 23" diameter for bowl blanks. And with the included sliding stop, the device can draw cut lines parallel to an edge.
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This tool works as advertised, and is worthy of a place in your tool collection. There are 2 caveats, however. It won't work on any blade smaller than 1/2" and you must remove the sliding stop prior to putting it on the blade. Good tool!
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David Frey
from Seymour on 1/16/2021
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If I had stopped to realize how flexible a bandsaw blade is, I would have had second thoughts about this purchase. My bad. I can't rely on this for accurate results.-------------------Reply from ChipsFly: You may need to increase your blade tension. After the tool is attached, it should remain steady unless you touch it.
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Bryan LeGare
from CA on 6/24/2021
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Love this
Just received this. Used it to true up my table saw and band saw. Love it. The stop tits snuggly in the miter slot with no slop. My table and band saw fences are within 1/128 of perfectly straight. That is the best I've ever gotten them with any method I've used. The only suggestion I can recommend regards the pin used for circles. It would be nice to have a storage hole at each end of the ruler. This way a person could move the pin to the opposite end of the ruler when using it as a stop ruler. The way it is now, the pin is removed when using the stop ruler. It is a little thing that can be easy to lose. I would definitely recommend this as many uses besides improving the bandsaw.
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Mike Grawvunder
from Central Wisvonsin on 12/12/2021
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Super handy!
Does everything that it promises and tons more. I use this thing all around my shop, not just the band saw. I find new uses for it all of the time. I appreciate this company and their tools. Outstanding quality at a VERY reasonable price and they stand behind their products. Bottom line, I highly recommend this and any other tool sold here.
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Carl Kucharski
from Milwaukee Wisconsin on 3/4/2022
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Great customer service and tool
The first one I received had a weak magnet and wouldn't stay on. I wrote a bad review. The company noticed and immediately sent me a new one with four new magnets and it works perfectly. They said sometimes you just get a one off. Its a great company with superb customer service and I highly recommend them and their products.
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