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Good job Gerry! You did a lot, but we both know that could have been a lot worse. They are fortunate you were there to help!
Happy Friday guys!
I tweaked the saw last night after a few passes. Here is the final set-up:
I ran about 10 boards last night. It worked well. It's still not quite as good as I was hoping for on the siding. For non-production equipment, it's getting the job done. Time to get to work this weekend.
have a great Friday you bunch of deplorables, keep on truckin'
life is good here at the camp ground, I helped the girls in the Mallard trailer,
it was never winterized so I had to replace the water heater tank,
a few other connectors & I had to trace/search for a water leak under the trailer,
so I had to open up the camoplast & pull out wet insulation, fix the leak,
she was happy to pay me instead of the rv crooks
Good job Gerry! You did a lot, but we both know that could have been a lot worse. They are fortunate you were there to help!
Happy Friday guys!
I tweaked the saw last night after a few passes. Here is the final set-up:
I ran about 10 boards last night. It worked well. It's still not quite as good as I was hoping for on the siding. For non-production equipment, it's getting the job done. Time to get to work this weekend.
It doesn't have to be perfect....... That is a problem of mine. Do a quality job, do your reasonable best, but don't get stupid over it......
Good job Gerry! You did a lot, but we both know that could have been a lot worse. They are fortunate you were there to help!
Happy Friday guys!
I tweaked the saw last night after a few passes. Here is the final set-up:
I ran about 10 boards last night. It worked well. It's still not quite as good as I was hoping for on the siding. For non-production equipment, it's getting the job done. Time to get to work this weekend.
Did you consider making these boards (circled in red) feather boards? I think feather boards allow more pressure and are safer but I could be wrong. I use home-made and plastic feather boards in my shop all the time.
I had these exact featherboards for my table saw. They were so easy to work with. I sold my Delta cabinet saw so I could fit my F-350 in the garage. The featherboards went with it.
I really should be writing code but instead I'm thinking of wood working...
Andre, the jig you set up kind of gives me a case of the *******. To keep it consistent it looks like it's a two man job. One to feed the stock and another to make sure the board stays perfectly vertical. Another featherboard at the top of the board would keep it from moving.
My approach on this would likely have been to lay the board flat on the table and run the board through. Then move the fence over the width of the dado and run it through again. Lather, rinse and repeat until the necessary width has been achieved.
I know it's a lot more work but it provides greater precision. There is no chance of the board moving (no featherboard up top required) and taking out more material than it should. Yeah, it's just siding, but the geek in me likes to know that every board is going to be exactly the same. This method is a bit safer too.
Guys, I'll try switching to feather boards. That should help for sure. I didn't even think of making them.
Jim, the way you are talking would be much safer, but I have 120 pieces to make. The way I am set-up to do it, it takes 2 passes per board, 3 worst case. That's 240 or 360 passes. Doin the main dado flat would be 5 passes or 600 passes. It just adds more time than I have to give to the project. My goal is 240 passes. Two days. I'll report back on how long it takes. I'll start Saturday morning. I can only work a half day. Eagle ceremony for one of my Scouts Saturday afternoon
EDIT: Featherboards are cheap. I ordered some from Amazon and they should be here tomorrow afternoon. Thanks for the tips guys! That's why I posted. I'm a steel guy. Not a wood guy, lol
07-20-2018, 06:57 AM
