Re: Straightlining lumber
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Hi Glen,
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As far as T&G is concerned the surprise for me has been that even with hundreds of $ invested in pressure modules they do not guarantee that the board does not move away from the fence. I have only done 8¡¯ to 12¡¯ lengths in any qty and despite trying to keep an eye on it I still find boards that moved away from fence near trailing edge. This is with 2 pressure modules. I use 4 wheeler in middle straddling fences and 2 wheeler on outfeed. No scientific study but I suspect this is likely to happen more with longer boards where a good part is unsupported by the fence.
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Solution is outboard fence. I have not tried it but some here have and seem satisfied. Now that I have a dedicated shaper I plan to try it at the next opportunity.
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Imran
On Mar 23, 2021, at 12:32 AM, Glen Christensen <grchris1966@...> wrote:
In my great ability to take on jobs that are over my head, I got a new one today. I am going to run 2400 of T&G siding. coming to the conclusion that try to do this is going to be down right impossible with my tools my fellow woodworking buddy will run it for me if I pay him for the knives a hundred bucks for wear and tear on the machine and a case of beer. So i need to straight line material before i take it over and I recall that you all make a sled to run longer material than the slider. If I am correct on this , could some of you share a picture of what you built so I can wrap my head around it. My slider is 10 ft and the boards are 16 ft. There is onl 150 of them. Then what would be the best way to slice the oppisite side? Thank You all as always. Glen |
imran