I've got to cut a 3/8" thick slice of a 5" dia. Al round that is 2-
5/8" long. It looks like I can hold this round in my vise and make
the cut without any jigs or work-arounds. The saw frame will bottom
out on the round with a 1/4", if that, of Al left to cut. It's
surprising that you needed to jury rig something to cut a 4.5" dia.x
4" round with the standard vise. Do the vises vary that much? My
bandsaw is a 12 year old Enco that is original except for the motor
bearings and gear oil. The stationary jaw on this vise is 2-5/8"
high, while the movable jaw is 2-9/16" high. My round is about 3/8"
short of extending to the center of the vise screw, so I might have
to put a 5" spacer at the other end of the movable jaw to keep
things firmly in place.
