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MarkB_MI 10-10-2012 02:38:45 75.219.98.130 Report to Moderator

Your best bet is to put a metal-cutting blade in your woodcutting bandsaw. You should be able to do the cut freehand. But if you want make sure the cut is perfectly straight, do this: Take a piece of scrap wood and mark a line parallel to one edge. This should be on the edge where you would want a rip fence to go if you hand one, probably on your left-hand side as you face the saw. The rip line should be offset from the edge the same distance as the radius of your pole. (half the pole's diameter). Rip this line for a few inches, keeping the blade right down the center of your line, then stop without moving your scrap from the saw. The scrap will be at an angle to compensate for the drift of the saw blade. Now clamp another scrap of wood to the the saw table to form a fence for the first piece. You can then continue to saw the scrap and adjust your fence until the blade tracks your mark perfectly. You now have a fence set at the right position to split your pole. [Reply]   [No Email]