I'm thinking about buying a driftmaster, vs having my design fabricated, for a 30" oliver bandsaw and cant find the information I'm looking for.
I would like to know how far below the table top the crank wheel sits and whether or not it will prevent me from opening the lower door. the oliver has about 4" clear below the lower edge of the table before the top of the door.
I would also like to know if I can mount both of the universal mounting tabs within a 14" space. This is how much room I have to the left of the blade slot on the main table.
What's the overall length of the rail?
There seems to be no info on removing the fence entirely for open table cutting. will it just flip back as the felder fence is designed to to or do you have to slide the whole unit off of the end of the bar.
Any info on fit and finish is also appreciated. At $400 I'll be expecting pretty sweet accuracy and fluidity in adjustments and alignment. To have my design fabricated is not much more than this but would have much more rugged components and a very stout locking mechanism as well as easy drift adjustment. It just wouldn't have a micro adjust which I'm hoping will be valuable in setting up joinery cuts.
Thanks in advance.
Daniel