Laser Cutting Guide for Femi NG120ABS bandsaw

[Alan Wood 4Participant @alanwood4]

The link below gives details of construction of a laser based cutting guide to help stock positioning on a Femi NG120ABS. The device may be applicable to other bandsaws or cutting devices.

**LINK**

[Alan Wood 4Participant @alanwood4]

Cut the frustration when setting the stock in the vice

[Tony Pratt 1Participant @tonypratt1]

I was interested in one of these until I saw the price I will have to stick to my old Kennedy Hexacut.

Tony

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

The cut will be a constant distance from the vise jaw? Is that really too difficult to achieve – without one of these?

[Alan Wood 4Participant @alanwood4]

Not being related to an octopus I struggle to hold a short chunky unbalanced piece of stock in the right position between the clamp jaws, measure the protruding length and tighten the vice handle simultaneously. Clearly I am at a physical or perhaps mental disadvantage to more worldly folk.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Posted by not done it yet on 19/05/2021 14:17:14:

The cut will be a constant distance from the vise jaw? Is that really too difficult to achieve – without one of these?

May be handy if you are using it for mitre cuts

Myself I just lower the blade until it is just above the workpiece and slide that along until my mark is under the blade

Edited By JasonB on 19/05/2021 14:43:00

[OldironParticipant @oldiron]

Posted by JasonB on 19/05/2021 14:41:34:

May be handy if you are using it for mitre cuts

Myself I just lower the blade until it is just above the workpiece and slide that along until my mark is under the blade

Just it has been done since a powered sawing machine was invented. Never needed more than the 2 hands I was given.

regards

[Andy StopfordParticipant @andystopford50521]

Aha, a use for the £1.99 laser pointer bought, for some unknown reason, from ebay a while back.

The question is, should I fit it to the bandsaw, or the Hexacut?

[Alan Wood 4Participant @alanwood4]

Way to go Andy … there has been a lot of interest so I have updated the blog with a download ZIP file with the Gerbers and STEP files.

In passing I sent the laser details to the UK Femi agent and they told me that Femi have now starting to fit lasers to their new models starting with the DCS110.

[Andy StopfordParticipant @andystopford50521]

Yes, the Hexacut* I think. It lives in the dark under the bench, so the laser would definitely make it easier to set up.

*funny how many posts there've been about these recently.

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