Increase safety and visibility with these blade guards that have a built in light.
Band saw machine guarding.
Made of clear acrylic guards attach to your band saw blade s support arm at an angle to minimize glare.
A wider gap will place tension on the blade and increase the risk of breaking.
Avoid loose fitting clothes and long hair that might become entangled in a power tool and remove rings watches neck chains and other jewelry.
The operator is required to hand feed and manipulate the stock against the blade to saw along a predetermined line.
They are also completely adjustable covering a wide range of positions for any possible stock size.
These are well designed well made and professional looking.
However this machine is usually considered a manual feed tool.
The portion of the blade that s doing the actual cutting of the stock is called the point of operation.
The easiest way to avoid injury is to use properly guarded saws and appropriate safety equipment.
There are a couple of things with machine guarding on a bandsaw that we need to be mindful of.
Increase safety and visibility with these blade guards that have a built in light.
Most of the aftermarket machine guards are junk.
All guards should be in place before use.
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Ensure the blade is positioned properly on track.
Here we have a metal cutting bandsaw used in its horizontal position.
Set blade tension within manufacturer standards.
Start up the band saw.
We bought the one for the band saw and drill press.
The two types of band saws horizontal and vertical are named for their respective cutting blade positions.