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Started by steve phillips, July 13, 2012, 08:17:01 PM

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steve phillips

does anyone own one , is it a good investment
im thinking about getting one and use it to saw my siding for new shop figure its cheaper than buying vinyl . thanks
if its not broke dont fix it !!!!

Woodsrover

Make one.
I'm going to make myself a shingle jig in the next couple months...Same idea but longer.

steve phillips

hey woods
i would make it but my shop is broke , like to the ground lol
if its not broke dont fix it !!!!

pineywoods

Jiggs ? jiggs ?  We don't need no stinkin jiggs.  ;D put a cant on the mill. Raise up one side of the cant and stick a 3/8 or so thick piece of scrap between the bunk and the edge of the cant. Saw off a board. Remove the scrap. Saw off anther board. Repeat...Oh btw use the same piece of scrap each time.. :)
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moandrich

We have 2 2X6s with hinges, a little wood cut off to accept a C clamp.  Clamp the jig to the mill and screw the clamp on, put a small piece of wood in-between the 2X6s every other cut, works great.

This is our latest project with our mill.  All made with one tree, roof is clapboard.

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Steve
The shingle lapsider is a nice addition to your mill and may be faster than re-clamping a cant as it is just a flip of a lever and your cutting your next board,i have done it both ways and I personally prefer the Wood-Mizer to the wedge method. I used a continuous wedge across all the bunks and you can get longer siding boards doing it that way.
roll with it

Buck

Like Piney said....wedges work and are cheap. I guess it just boils down to how much siding you will cut. I have to admit, I've looked at the attachment too. I haven't cut a lot of bevel siding on custom cut jobs but I really haven't tried to develop that business. It slows me wayyy down.  Any slower and I'd be backing up. ;D
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Woodsrover

Quote from: steve phillips on July 13, 2012, 09:02:07 PM
hey woods
i would make it but my shop is broke , like to the ground lol

Yeah, I heard about that.  Bummer.  Did you post some photos somewhere?  I lost probably 100 trees in a storm on June 22nd.  Thankfully nothing on the house or barn though I have enough firewood for probably 5 or 6 years and enough logs for all the projects I can think of!

I like the idea of wedges.  Simple!

grweldon

So how does clapboard work on a roof?  I have considered this before but didn't even want to expend the effort trying until I at least heard of somebody with some success.  Thinking about using it on a post and beam shed/barn...
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gr
What material are you thinking for the clapboard?

If the right material and steep enough pitch, seems a possibility.
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moandrich

Time will tell if the clapboard works on the roof, sure looks good.  It is on a structure that does not have to be perfectly dry.
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