SWAG Portaband Table - Base Model

This is a great way to mount your portable bandsaw for cutting intricate metal pieces. Makes diy projects easy and the platform can be pulled out of vice and stored out of way. Platform comes with holes for multiple mounts, so just find the ones you need, then weld closed all the others. You can use a cord clamp to hold the trigger and it’s oblong so you just rotate it to turn on or off

A little skeptical of this, but I wasn't going to spend a ton of money on a saw or table to make one set of headers.
I got this lesser version, mounted my 60 dollar used Milwaukee on it. Had a little challenge getting the blade to square its still not perfect but it cuts great and it's square to where I dont need to grind or fill.
If your into a lot of production or lots builds, bump up to the table n fence. But for the one time wonders or infrequent users it's perfect.
I'll use the snot out of it Im sure.
Id give it a five for the money, but it only has two of three holes for my Milwaukee.
PS be real simple to add legs n a fence or guide to it

For those of us who don't have a dedicated shop, or the pockets deep enough to equip one, this is the perfect solution for metal fab. I had this fitted, mounted, squared up, and clamped in my vice in 10 minutes after receipt. It is simplicity at it's finest. Solid chunk of metal with holes in it that does exactly what it claims, holds your saw in a vice. Works perfect for me! Thanks Swag...

I bought the vise mounted version. My thought was to mount the saw on the wall.
Can't seem to find a good place in my little shop........ Oh well!

I wish I could order the sides only. ( I would!)

Good to see this quality in an American produced product!

Keep up the good work,
"Let's go Brandon"
Mike

Works famously well - - - enough to let me local buddies know where I got it so they can get one for their shops! Makes cutting metals a breeze and having the option to create a vertical bandsaw has already paid dividends to my progress on work!

wonderful addition to your portable bandsaw. I put sides on mine and I love it.

I had purchased an Anbull R2103 bandsaw with upgraded base from Amazon and had been looking for a base to allow cutting of sheet metal. I researched some alternatives and decided that the Swag tables are way more reasonably priced for stable looking tables. However, there was no existence proof that the Anbull saw would fit. I did find the WEN 94396 manual online and the drawings and instructions for it seem near identical to those for the Anbull.

As a result, I decided to purchase the base table model direct from Swag, in case some unforeseen issues arose when mounting the Anbull saw. My plan was to test things out with the table mounted on my vice and if the saw fitted without issue then I would build up a girder type frame to allow the vice to be freed up.

I followed the Swag instructions and cut my saw's dual wide nut in half (did it the old fashioned way with a hand saw!) and then the band saw was able to be mounted to the table using the 2 holes marked as for the WEN saw. Not many threads being held in the thin nuts and and seemed alarming. No matter what I tried, I could not get the saw blade 90 degrees to the front edge of the table (lets call that the x direction) and traced the problem to the 2 table holes for the WEN not being square to the front edge. They are 50 mils apart in x, almost certainly due to being boxed in by all the other holes in the table! I'd call this an inconvenience and not a problem, as it's debatable whether the slight non perfectness of the saw blade really makes any difference when cutting, other than making the cut a little wider and maybe wearing out the blade faster.

I therefore decided to make a pair of custom T-nuts out of some scrap steel as that would also allow more threads to be in contact with the 'el cheapo' looking Swag supplied bolts. I tapped an M6 thread in each nut, but offset by 25mils from the nut's centerline, to cancel out the table's 50mil offset. So far I have not detected any wear on the 2 supplied M6 bolts after multiple mounts/dismounts to the table when using these custom thicker nuts. The thicker nuts also make aligning the nut to the bolt way easier as one can see the nut in plain view as one slide it under the table's holes. When using the original half nuts this alignment of the bolts to the cut nut was annoyingly difficult to do, given the nuts end up being so for under the table that one needs to shine a light down the holes to even find the nuts!

I also made up a girder based frame to hold the Portable table. It only cost $26 for the girders and some bolts (look up 'Clopay Garage Door Rear Track Hanger Kit' on Homedepot.com) . I did have to get a few more nuts and bolts, but overall the entire frame ended up sub $40.
I had also purchased the Choke-out trigger kit, but found that tough to hold tightly in place to my saw's handle, so I used a couple of scrap 90 degree brackets to lock the control cable end of the trigger (scissors) assembly to my frame. They were conveniently pretty much the right size for this arrangement to work.

I have attached some pictures of my setup and the T-nuts I fabricated.
Overall I'd say that the table is definitely worth the money. It's simple design allows me to quickly move my saw from the Swag horizontal table to its original rod/bar cutting optimized frame.

This table could not be more perfect for my Milwaukee band saw. Thank you Swag for producing a great product. I ordered mine unpainted. I was lucky to find some paint in the clearance section that matched the band saw. I painted the legs only and I decided to leave the top unpainted because through use, the paint will most likely be scratched off anyway. All my other machines are unpainted on top and I lightly oil them. Great experience with the order, delivery, instructions and the foot switch is great too. Thanks, Eric Diaddorio

Table is very solid and well made. My kit was missing an instruction sheet, I believe, the 1 page I had didn't mention my brand of portaband saw in the hole configuration picture. First set of hole that lined up with the mounting bracket put the blade at a 15 degree angle to the table. I will try finding another set of screw holes that line up properly with the mounting bracket. That aside, the saw works well, the foot pedal is a great addition. Once I get the saw in alignment with the table, I have no doubt this will be very useful tool in my shop.

I used to have a B&D clamp table that would hold my bandsaw. I sold that and needed a way to cut. This was the answer. I have a big vice to hold the beefy table which you will need. I'm cutting an impact socket with a groove so it fits over a ground anchor for hurricanes. I put that on an impact to drive a 30" anchor into the ground, you ain't twisting that in by hand as I learned from others.

Ordered the base model for my Milwaukee compact, 6242-6. Shipped same day! Several screws were included, just not the ones I needed. Be sure to grab two 10-32 x 1" flat head screws to complete the installation. Otherwise this thing rocks!

Very sturdy and the hardware fits snugly. No more holding the saw for vertical cuts. Welcome addition to the shop

They use a thick metal plate, very nice Easy to mount

Procrastination is one of my traits. I have been putting off buying one for a couple of years. Upon receipt I was disappointed that I thought I had received the wrong table. I tried to call but ended up leaving a message. I thought here we go the run around. To my delight upon checking my email about an hour later the was an explanation and a photo with the holes or my saw circled. Great customer service, a pleasre to do business with people like this. Thank you SWAG. Quality product that WORKS.Shipping was fast also.

Great ! My husband loves it!

Straight out of the box the bracket worked great. The drawing shows the slot in the wrong direction but other than that instructions were straightforward.

Good folks, fast shipping, and great product.

Great company. Innovative cheap product sure to be a game changer for home, small, or large production shops.

After some back and forth with the outstanding customer service department, I was able to properly mount my saw as design intended. Great product - great service.

We'll worth the wait

Works great. Even fits HF Bauer

Easy install makes the saw even more useful