Is it supposed to look like this?

[nobog]

Your standard 4 x 6 Klutch bandsaw, it will get a good looking-over before it runs. The fixed jaw (that can pivot) is not square - do they do this on purpose or is it to account for some "flex" ? The moveable jaw is good (90 deg).

 

[Tio Loco]

By design or not, they all are like that.

 

[Janderso]

Wow, that’s way off.
Like so many of these off shore machines, we need to go through them and make them work properly.
I bought a Jet 712. I really like it but they cost over $1,500.
I had a HF saw years ago. It worked fine after some mods.

 

[Tio Loco]

Removed, sorry, I misunderstood the issue.

 

[benmychree]

The vise jaw should be square to the blade, not to itself.

 

[Firstram]

The vise jaw should be square to the blade, not to itself.

With the fence leaning forward, anything other than a square cut will be a compound angle.

 

[nobog]

Another view, the original pic was from the other end of the jaw - this end is not as bad. So the "angle" changes over its length.

 

[Jubil]

These discrepancies seem unimportant to me. I don’t expect accuracy from my low priced bandsaw (Central Tool). I expect approximate. Then I get my accuracy on the lathe or mill. I just want to remove the major portion of material before machining. More expensive saws can do better, I’m sure.

Chuck

 

[T Bredehoft]

Your band saw is meant to be "better than an acetylene torch," not "as good as a mill".

 

[tq60]

We adjusted ours but the cut still not great.

We cut a bit extra then use mill to square the part.

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