Accu-Path Band saw laser

Accu-Path Band Saw Laser Beam

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Projects a laser line to represent the path of the band saw blade.

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Accu-Path

Two Models of the Accu-Path Band Saw laser are available
- AS410 - Standard Accu-Path with Battery Pak
- AC-AP2 - AC Accu-Path with 5 VDC Power Supply

Mounts on the band saw top wheel housing with two magnets
- The magnets hold the laser strongly to the band saw blade cover
- The magnets permit the laser to be adjusted to position the laser beam
Projects the path of the band saw blade on the work surface
650 nm, 5 mW red line laser
Accurately determines the projected path of the band saw blade on the material to be cut
New safety feature for the band saw
- Red laser line projects the path of the band saw blade
- Keep your hands out of the path of the red laser line
The Accu-Path system includes
- Red line laser
- Offset aluminum mounting bracket with two magnets
- Battery case with ON/OFF switch or AC Power Supply with Switch Plug

Accu-Path Band Saw Laser

The Accu-Path Band Saw Laser is designed to attach to the top blade cover on the band saw to project a laser line for the path of the band saw blade through the material you are cutting. This way you know exactly where your blade will cut. This makes for accurate cutting especially when using the Accu-Wedge and Accu-Slot accessories for the Accu-Slice System. It also makes for safer operation of your band saw because you know exactly where you are cutting and you can avoid getting our hands in the path of the band saw blade.

The Accu-Path system has been used and applied to a wide variety of applications including:

Wood Cutting on a Vertical Band Saw
Wood Slicing using the Accu-Slice, Accu-Wedge and Accu-Slot Systems
Metal Cutting on both a Vertical and Horizontal Band Saw
Meat Slicing on a band saw
Any other band saw applications

The laser is attached to the top cover of your band saw. It has a slot in the mounting plate to enable the adjustment left to right. In addition, the laser can be adjusted by rotating it in the mount and then fastening it in place with the set screw to align the laser beam to reflect off the teeth of the band saw blade and then project a parallel cut on the surface of the material being sliced. .

Two Models of the Accu-Path are now available - the Model AS410 and the Model AS-AP2.

AS410 - Original Version of the Accu-Path with a Battery Pack

Complete AS410 - Accu-Path package contents

Laser and Battery Pack mounted on the top band saw blade cover.

The Original version of the Accu-Path includes the Line Laser module, the aluminum L-Bracket with two mounting magnets and a battery pack with an ON/OFF switch. The battery pack requires two AA batteries (not Included).

The two magnets on the aluminum L-bracket hold the laser module on the side of the band saw. These can be slide to accurately position the laser but the magnets are quite strong and will not move due to vibration of the band saw during operation. The battery pack is also attached to the cover of the band saw using a Velcro strip.

AC-AP2 - New - AC Accu-Path with 5 Volt Power Supply and Switch Plug

Complete AC-AP2 - Accu-Path with Power Supply

This new AC Accu-Path Band saw laser is a major redesign of our previous AC version of the Accu-Path system. It contains a number of new features including a compact all in one plastic case, a heavy duty on-off switch built into the plastic case, an improved clamping system to enable the accurate positioning of the laser beam, two 110 pound magnets to securely mount this unit onto your band saw, and a 110 volt AC to 5 volt DC power supply.

Video describing the new AC Accu-Path system

Laser Module mounted on the top band saw blade cover

This AC Accu-Path includes the following:

Red Line Laser Module
Plastic with two 110 lb strong magnets
110 VAC to 5 VDC - 2 amp Power supply
On/OFF Switch Built into the case
Improved Laser clamping system

The Accu-Path Laser Beam System provides a Red line laser to project the path of the band saw blade through the material you will be cutting. It is used to align the boards that you will be cutting and to project the path of the band saw blade through the boards that you will be cutting. It is also a safety device which will project the path of the band saw blade. It is important to keep your hands out of the path of the band saw blade. So, if you see the red line on your hands, then you should remove your hands from this projected path of the band saw blade.

This New AC version of the Accu-Path consists of two components, the Accu-Path Laser module and the 110 volt AC to 5 Volt 2 amp DC power supply. The power supply module plugs into any 110 volt AC outlet and includes a 3 foot long connecting cable. At the other end of the cable, a plug connector will plug directly into the Accu-Path Module.

This New redesign of the Accu-Path was designed to produce a more compact system than our previous version. We designed a plastic case which would contain all the wiring and include a heavy duty On-OFF switch that will be built into this plastic case. This plastic case was designed using the Fusion 360 software and 3-D printed out on my Bambu 3-D printer. The plastic case contains a cavity for the containment of all the wiring for the Laser module, the On-OFF switch and the Barrel plug connector for the power supply. A removable cover plate is then used to cover this cavity to securely protect the wiring and electrical components.

Next I wanted a better method of clamping the laser beam module in this plastic case. The previous model of the Accu-Path used a set screw to clamp the laser module. This set screw often scratched or indented the laser module and often made it difficult to accurately reposition and micro adjust the laser module. In this new version of the Accu-Path I am using a ¼” diameter brass pin with a concave surface that will clamp onto the laser module and a thumb screw will then force this ¼” diameter brass pin against the outer shell of the Laser module. This will not scratch or puncture the laser module and will enable the accurate alignment of the laser module.

Next we added two permanent magnets onto the base of this plastic case. Each of these magnets exerts a force of 110 pounds which provides for a total force of 220 pounds to securely clamp the Accu-Path Module to the top cover plate on the band saw.

AC Accu-Path ON/OFF Switch

AC Accu-Path with two 110 ib magnets

The Components of the AC Accu-Slice System

The Laser Clamping mechanism consisting of the Brass Pin with a concave face and the Thumb Screw.

Laser beam projecting down the band saw blade and on to the surface of the board to be cut.

Laser beam projecting the path of the board to be cut.

The laser comes complete with the 650 nm, 5 mw red line laser, the offset aluminum mounting bracket with 2 magnets and screws,

The laser beam is adjusted to reflect off the teeth of the band saw blade and then project the laser beam line along the projected straight path of the band saw blade.