Made a Lifting Bar Attachment for my 7 x 12 Jet Saw

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Mar 8, 2021, 10:57 AM
tmate3

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Made a Lifting Bar Attachment for my 7 x 12 Jet Saw

My new Jet 7" x 12" horizontal bandsaw has non-pivoting wheels. That makes them useless, since I will need to turn it out from the wall to make room for the stock being cut.

I made use of a lifting bar with rollers I already had on hand, and fabricated a plate that bolts on the end of my Jet saw. A 7/16" x 1" slot on the bottom of a piece of 1" square tubing engages a short stub on the lifting bar. Now I can easily move the Jet saw around without having to replace the saw wheels with casters.

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Mar 8, 2021, 06:03 PM
Toolmaker51

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Originally Posted by tmate3

[FONT="]My new Jet 7" x 12" horizontal bandsaw has non-pivoting wheels. That makes them useless, since I will need to turn it out from the wall to make room for the stock being cut.[/FONT]

I made use of a lifting bar with rollers I already had on hand, and fabricated a plate that bolts on the end of my Jet saw. A 7/16" x 1" slot on the bottom of a piece of 1" square tubing engages a short stub on the lifting bar. Now I can easily move the Jet saw around without having to replace the saw wheels with casters.

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That's good adaptation of what is known as "semi-live skid". Once very common, but not seen lately, a flat bed cart with two independent wheels at one end, and feet on the other.
Mar 9, 2021, 04:37 AM
DIYer


Thanks tmate3! We've added your Jet Saw Lifting Bar to our Jacks and Lifts category,
as well as to your builder page: tmate3's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

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Mar 10, 2021, 01:41 AM
NortonDommi

Nice one! I get annoyed having to lift mine to move but have been too lazy to do anything about it.