Board Buddies

[Thomas Prondzinski]

I bought a set of Board Buddies and I was wondering who is using them and any pics of how you mounted them would be appreciated. I have Jet cabinet saw and an Exacta Fence. Looking for mounting options.


Thanks Tom

[Jim Becker]

Look at a copy of Jim Tolpin's Tablesaw Magic for a great system for mounting things to the top of a Biesemeyer style fence. That's how my wheel system gets mounted in the rare occasion I use it. (Sheet goods only).

[Jerry Olexa]

Mark Singer uses the Board buddies. Do a search using his name for old threads and think you'll find what u want. G'Luck..

[Scott Banbury]

I don't have any pictures of it, but I have the shopfox style fence on my Grizzly 12" TS--basically 2 aluminum extrusions sandwiching a steel box beam.

The aluminum extrusions are about 3/4" taller than the boxbeam creating a "channel" of sorts so I just screwed a tight fitting piece of FAS Curly Cherry down the "channel" and screw the board buddies to that. When the screw holes get to wallowed out, I'll burn the Cherry and maybe replace it with a piece of crotch Walnut.

You're gonna love them once you figure out how to set them up.

[Mark Singer]

I use them ...Love them..and feel 100% safe even cutting short boards. For ripping and crosscts use only 1 behind the blade. Fot dados, rabbets etc...use 2 , one in front and behind, For me they are safer than a splitter and I have been saying that on SMC for a long time. I have been using them for about 8 years.

[Larry Copas]

I tried them on the table saw and hated them. They do the job they were designed for...but most of the time they were just in my way.

I did find a place I really like them right here.

[fred woltersdorf]

here is a picture of board buddies attached to my pm66 fence.i first attached a piece of bb plywood and then attached the bb's to the bb.

[Scott Banbury]

Hey is that where the bb comes from?

Is the stuff made for mounting board buddies?

[Steve Clardy]

Took mine off long ago. I rip a lot of different width material. They were almost always in the way.