Saw Mill Lap Siding Jig

Lt15 lt70 only the lt15 requires an adapter kit or stand to use.

Saw mill lap siding jig.

The crucial dimensions are the depth and width of your rabbets. Many logs are not round. I painted the other end with some black paint to show the cutting easier. The depth of the rabbets should be exactly half the.

Part slrkit lt15 1 92 price. The slr accurately cuts wood shingles and tapered lapsiding on your mill. Run your siding stock across the table saw with one 3 4 inch edge down cutting a bevel along its length. This not only adds value to your lumber but makes more efficient use of the log when cutting shingles siding or trim.

Add to your lumber product line with the lap siding and single attachment. Reconfigure the jigs and make cedar shake shingles 9 22 5cm wide and up to 16 40cm long each pass makes two shingles. Save money by making your own shingles and lap siding right on your sawmill. Keep the boards pressed against the table and the fence and feed them slowly to avoid chipping and splits.

How to saw lap siding without an expensive lap siding attachment. The other end was about 16 17 sorta egg shaped. With the right tools it s easy and efficient to make your own shiplap siding. With this unique jig cut lap siding up to 9 22 5cm wide with taper widths down to a feather edge.

Run the router along the thick edge of the. The first plank is installed at the bottom of the wall and subsequent planks overlap the previous plank by a minimum of 1 1 4 inches. Step 4 install a 1 4 inch roundover bit into your router and set the depth to1 4 inch. Put a log on your mill.

Make shiplap siding and cedar shake shingles quickly and easily. Here i put a 15 x 12 poplar log on mine. Two jigs per set. This rotates the cant slightly after each pass to give tapered cuts.

The small end shown here is on the far end of the mill.