Designed and manufactured here at Axminster HQ, the Bandsaw Buddy is the must-have accessory for every bandsaw owner out there. Do you need an easy, quick and accurate way of aligning your blade, fence or table? Perhaps you’re looking for a quick way of marking bowl blanks, or maybe you want precise, wafer thin veneers for that furniture project. Always keep your buddy on hand, the integrated magnets allow simple storage on your bandsaw, keeping it close to hand and ready for action.
Blade Alignment Tool
Rare earth magnets securely hold the rule to the blade. This enables you to align your rip fence and table perfectly parallel with the blade. Always use it on a new blade. Why? An old blade may have been twisted or kinked during use, knocking out the accuracy.
Thickness Gauge
A convenient and accurate metric thickness gauge, great for veneering.
Circle Marking Gauge
Draw circles for bowl blanks from 75mm to 400mm radius in increments of 25mm.
Straight Edge
Accurately machined from anodised aluminium, it's handy for accurate marking.
Bandsaw Buddy is a unique bandsaw blade aligning tool. Bandsaw Buddy allows you to check the alignment of the bandsaw blade to the face of the fence. Most other checks only require the use of a combination or engineer’s square. Truing the fence to the blade is tricky. Bandsaw Buddy has two rare earth magnets which hold it firmly on the blade. At 250mm long it is easy to spot any discrepancy and then make necessary adjustments. The magnets will keep it safely stored on the bandsaw’s frame when not in use. A scale on the tip helps set the bandsaw fence for cutting veneers or thin boards. Holes along the Buddy’s length at 12.5mm intervals allow you to draw arcs or circles in 25mm steps from 75mm to 400mm, a useful feature for marking curves or when cutting bowl blanks. Accurately machined from anodised aluminium, it also makes a handy straight edge.
Key Features
Designed and made in Axminster
Unique bandsaw blade aligning tool
Checks the alignment of blade to the face of the fence
Rare earth magnets hold it firmly on the blade
250mm long makes it easy to spot any discrepancy
Scale on the tip helps set fence for cutting veneers or thin boards
Holes for drawing circles in 25mm steps from 75 to 400mm
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Rated 4 out of
5 by
Robby from
Useful toolI bought this as it was reduced for a Christmas present and it was well received.
Date published: 2023-01-18
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Paul T. Advanced DIYer from
Precise and robustThis is terrific for a novice band saw user to get your blade accurately aligned with the fence. Well made, robust and precise
Date published: 2022-12-24
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Karl1965 from
Amazing its a must have tool for all bandsaw usersAn amazing tool that should be in all woodworker's toolboxes if you are using a bandsaw, Just when I thought my bandsaw was perfect and In Square how wrong I was until I got this and see how bad out of Square it really was no wonder my wood was drifting.
Date published: 2022-12-21
Rated 5 out of
5 by
Goodacre from
Very Good ProductVery pleased with the Bandsaw Buddy to go along with Bandsaw I purchased from you
Date published: 2022-12-08
Rated 3 out of
5 by
Sleepyhorse from
Nicely made, well thought out.I tried this out and after a bit of fiddling it worked OK, but I have a small Axminster bandsaw with a narrow blade so it was difficult to get a consistent reading as the magnets could only be partially on the blade with the teeth in the groove. Could be better designed for small blades, probably great with larger saws.
Date published: 2022-12-07
Rated 4 out of
5 by
TC87 from
A clever and useful tool for setting bandsaws .Makes easy work when getting the table, the fence and blade in the correct position
Date published: 2022-08-30
Rated 5 out of
5 by
JanvO from
"Must Have" if you resawI used to align the fence of my Hammer 3800 bandsaw using the 'cut a piece of wood freehand and see where it wants to go' method. The Bandsaw Buddy showed my i was of by 10 degrees. After aligning my bandsaw using the Bandsaw Buddy i cut veneer where top to bottom of the resulting veneer was off by only 0.1 mm. Using my previous method it was 0.5 mm en the Bandsaw Buddy method is much (!) quicker. And remember, for fine work like sawing veneer you need to do this every time you replace your blade.
If you resaw, this is your friend.
Date published: 2022-08-19
Rated 4 out of
5 by
IanBurton from
Made blade alignment quicker and easierThe bandsaw buddy did not help me align my blade any better than my old methods, but it did it in a fraction of the time.
When I saw the product, I was initially reluctant due to the price point, but now after using it for a while, factor in your time and it is good value.
I would suggest you consider it a part of the bandsaw and in that context a small addon cost.
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Is this compatible with AXMINSTER WORKSHOP AW1950B bandsaw? Can it be correctly positioned on a smaller usable blade than large trade machines? I’ve really struggled with good accurate cuts on my bandsaw despite following tutorials on accurate setup
Asked by: JACKA5S
Yes - works well with my Record BS20 (which is a small saw)
It cuts well with a clean, good quality blade. Try https://www.bedfordsaw.co.uk/ for blades - highly recommended by me.
Answered by: cold_comfort
Date published: 2023-01-02
Will you ship to US?
Asked by: Hasbeen
I am sure Axminster will help you with this! They are BRILLIANT!
Answered by: Bazbex
Date published: 2020-04-03
Will this work on a Laguna 1" wide resaw king blade?
Asked by: robertallanwhelan
I believe so. The bandsaw buddy has been an absolute life saver when it comes to making sure your bandsaw is perfectly square.
