Portable Band Saw being used with a ‘Vertical’ Tabletop Stand
This might be the most helpful; yet simplest, item I have made for my workshop.
UPDATE: I have used this Vertical Tabletop Band-Saw on many projects :
Adjustable Height Gantry Hoist Crane
‘Over-Jeep’ Workshop Lift-Table
Additional CTM Projects that the Tabletop Band-saw was used on …
Porta-Band-Saw Tabletop Stand
A drawing of the Porta-Bandsaw with dimensions is on the bottom of this Post.
Portable Band Saw Unit is Plugged into an Extension Cord On/Off Switch
It is a ‘Vertical Tabletop Stand’ for a portable ‘Deep Cut’ Variable Speed Band Saw that I purchased from the reconditioned area in the Milwaukee Tool Store.
Milwaukee 6230N ‘Deep Cut’ Portable Band Saw
The short story is I wanted a portable band saw I could use outside the shop, but needed a way to justify buying it since I knew it would not get used very often outside the workshop. Then I noticed a vertical tabletop stand online and decided to make a stand of my own using leftover metal from the scrap bin.
( My favorite hobby – Scrap Metal Tool Design! *GRIN* )
Welded Vertical Tabletop Stand for the Portable Band Saw
I had some 6″ wide by 1/2″ thick flat-bar steel leftover from when I made my welding table and I cut it into 3 parts and welded it together. Then I looked around my workshop and found some 1 1/4″ angle-iron in the scrap bin. Cut the angle-metal to length, drilled some holes in it, and welded the angle to the Flat-bar portion. ( Not the most complicated item ever designed *Smile* )
Portable Band Saw can be Quickly Bolted to Tabletop
Next, I removed the Cut-Guide ( Work-Steady Attachment ) from the Portable Band Saw to measure the hole dimensions for drilling of the new tabletop stand.
Milwaukee 6230N Drawing Showing the Location of the Work Steady Rest
[ CLICK ON IMAGES TO SEE A LARGER VIEW ]
Once the holes were drilled and counter-sunk ( allowing the mounting screws to match up with the nuts located inside the slot in the saw’s aluminum body ) …
I then used the porta-band-saw to cut the ‘blade slot’ in the stand top.
Band Saw’s Work Steady Rest Removed to Mount Saw to Tabletop Stand
Then it was just a matter of screwing the band saw to the new vertical tabletop stand, and then using a set of all-thread rods to connect it to the welding table.
Being Used as a Vertical Band Saw on my Welding Table
It would be an understatement to say I use this Vertical Stand more than I expected. It is quick to setup, easy to use, and if I tip the stand and saw on its side I can change the blades with the stand still attached to the Porta-Band-Saw.
Making some Welded Parts for a Friend using the Tabletop Band Saw Stand
The band saw trigger is held down with an elastic Velcro strip … its variable speed dial is still adjustable … and the unit is turned On/Off with a plug-in switch.
Velcro being Used to Hold Switch … On/Off is Controlled with Plug-in Switch
If needed to cut some metal on those occasional projects outside the workshop…
It takes about 30 seconds to unscrew the portable band saw from the stand.
Different TPI Replacement Blades are Easily Changed on Portable Band Saw
The same day the Vertical Porta-Band-Saw Stand unit was finished, I used it to cut some stainless steel for a friend using a 24TPI (teeth per inch) blade and it cut very accurately through the flat-bar like butter … Justifying the project. 🙂
Cutting a Long Piece of Stainless with the Band Saw
As you can see in the photo above – since the vice can be bolted down anywhere on my welding table – I used a bent piece of scrap sheet-metal clamped in the vice as a support to hold the long Stainless Steel flat-bar steady and level as I cut it into different shapes with the ‘Deep Cut’ portable band saw.
That’s it… a pretty Simple Stupid design… but it works!!
–CHEERS…
UPDATE ~
I was asked for the dimensions of my Porta-Bandsaw Stand.
The dimensions will depend on your Bandsaw type & model. With that said, these are the dimensions for the Porta-Bandsaw stand I made using scrap metal found in my workshop.
Click on the Dimension Drawing to See a Larger View
It is important to Counter-Sink the Top Screws deep enough so the metal you cut will slide over the mounting screws … If you don’t have Flathead screws you can use normal screws and a 1/2″ drill bit to create the counter-sink depth.
Top-View Showing the Bandsaw Mounting Holes
Many ways to make the same type of stand … I hope these dimensions help you understand how I made my stand to help you design one for yourself.
Close-Up View Showing Underneath the Bandsaw Stand
Click on Any of These Images to See a Large Close-Up View
My welding table has mount holes for special clamps, and the holes dimensions apart are metric; thus, why the holes in this Band-Saw Stand are metric.
My Bottom Mounting Holes fit My Metric Welding Table Holes
~ CHEERS …
Additional CTM Projects
Aluminum Metal Casting Using 3D-Printed Mold Shapes
Metal Casting Sand Mold Flask – Pour in Molten Aluminum
Combination Gantry Hoist & Workshop Lift Table
Side-View SolidWorks Concept Rendering of the Extension Arm
Small Lift-Table used to Move Abrasive Blasting Cabinet onto Stand
How to Shorten a Pallet Jack for Smaller Workshops
Finished Project – Pallet Jack Shortened by 18″
Adjustable Height 2-Ton Gantry Hoist
Hoist in its Normal 9 Foot Under the i-beam Position
ARLO Security Camera 3D Printed Mount
. . . .
CTM Projects 
Really nice job.
Thank you … One of the simplest items I have made for my workshop; yet, one of the items I use the most 🙂 CHEERS!!
So I have been noticing a lot of burning on the wood every time I use my band saw. I have been expecting that it was time to get a new band saw blade but I am just a novice and didn’t know which thickness of blade to get. Now all I have to do is decide what sort of work I want to use the blade for and then I can produce better quality. Thank you for sharing!