I hate the vice clamp on my 4x6 bandsaw.

wawoodman said:
I tapped a hole in the back of the moveable jaw, and thread a bolt through it when needed.
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Rick Sparber (a forum member) has done this and even made it a "speed thread" - drilling a clearance diameter at an angle to the threads. Tilting the bolt allows you to slide it in and out, then bringing it back to perpendicular engages the threads.

Here are a couple of Rick's other goodies for sawing odd and short pieces:
http://rick.sparber.org/HVJA.pdf
http://rick.sparber.org/sss.pdf
 
H man pulled out all stops with Rick's approach! BRILLIANT
 
I had the issue of not being able to cut off a piece of material 7" in diameter on my 4 x 6 bandsaw. The vise would not open up enough to allow the piece of material to fit. So I took the fixed jaw and moved it back about 3/4" back and at the same time closer to the blade. Drilled and tapped two new holes for the fixed jaw. I very seldon make any angle cuts. If I do, just reposition the jaw for those cuts. Now I can 7" OD about two thirds the way thru. Stop, rotate the material about 180 degrees, realign the saw cut and continue cutting. It get's me by for now.
 
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