To follow up my earlier post vis a vis the fence. What I'd do is make
yourself an 8" high fence that you can clamp to the table when you
have to resaw boards 6" wide. For stuff narrower than that or
ripping I'd use the supplied fence.

My shop made fence is basically half a box/come shelf which I clamp to
the table with a couple of 12" quick clamps, which means set-up time
is minimal. You should be able to do the same by pushing the existing
fence to the side. You can possibly clamp your fence either to the
table or the existing fence.

It's worth trying to keep your upper guide assembly as close to your
work as possible, reducing the stress on the back of the blade and
thus extending blade life, which is why any fence arrangement you may
make needs to be easy to dismantle and setup.

BTW, use a pushstick. I make mine on the bandsaw out of any decent
offcuts I may have and give them a sort of open bird's beak. I always
keep one hanging by the bandsaw on a nail along with a 12" steel rule.
Rule of thumb: if your fingers are closer than 2" to the blade they
are too close & you should be using a pushstick.

On the whole the bandsaw is a pretty safe machine (no kickbacks!) but
it can still make a nasty mess of you if you don't concentrate.

Hope this post has given you some ideas you may not have thought of.

--

Frank

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