I had a request for a picture of my lumber cutting jig.

It is just some large scraps of plywood with a 2x4 guide and two cleats on
the bottom to anchor it to my work-mates.

I did have to drill small dimples in the chain bar to stop the fixture from
creeping. (it has three allen set screws that attach it to the bar)

I used a standard chain. As I said in my first post, I wasn't sure it would
work, so I didn't want to spend too much money.

ron wrote:
| I had a request for a picture of my lumber cutting jig.
|
| It is just some large scraps of plywood with a 2x4 guide and two
| cleats on the bottom to anchor it to my work-mates.
|
| I did have to drill small dimples in the chain bar to stop the
| fixture from creeping. (it has three allen set screws that attach
| it to the bar)
|
| I used a standard chain. As I said in my first post, I wasn't sure
| it would work, so I didn't want to spend too much money.

I've resized your photos to 640 x 480.

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

Thanks Morris. I didn't realize until I had uploaded the message that they
were of mammoth proportions.
"Morris Dovey" wrote in message
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ron wrote:
| I had a request for a picture of my lumber cutting jig.
|
| It is just some large scraps of plywood with a 2x4 guide and two
| cleats on the bottom to anchor it to my work-mates.
|
| I did have to drill small dimples in the chain bar to stop the
| fixture from creeping. (it has three allen set screws that attach
| it to the bar)
|
| I used a standard chain. As I said in my first post, I wasn't sure
| it would work, so I didn't want to spend too much money.

I've resized your photos to 640 x 480.

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

ron wrote:
| "Morris Dovey" wrote in message
| ...
|| ron wrote:
||| I had a request for a picture of my lumber cutting jig.
|||
||| It is just some large scraps of plywood with a 2x4 guide and two
||| cleats on the bottom to anchor it to my work-mates.
|||
||| I did have to drill small dimples in the chain bar to stop the
||| fixture from creeping. (it has three allen set screws that attach
||| it to the bar)
|||
||| I used a standard chain. As I said in my first post, I wasn't
||| sure it would work, so I didn't want to spend too much money.
||
|| I've resized your photos to 640 x 480.
| Thanks Morris. I didn't realize until I had uploaded the message
| that they were of mammoth proportions.

'S ok. It does take a while to get the hang of some of this stuff.

How do you like your new Nikon?

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

How do you get any precision in adjusting the log for the next cut???

"ron" wrote in message
...
I had a request for a picture of my lumber cutting jig.

It is just some large scraps of plywood with a 2x4 guide and two cleats on
the bottom to anchor it to my work-mates.

I did have to drill small dimples in the chain bar to stop the fixture
from
creeping. (it has three allen set screws that attach it to the bar)

I used a standard chain. As I said in my first post, I wasn't sure it
would
work, so I didn't want to spend too much money.

|| ron wrote:
||| I had a request for a picture of my lumber cutting jig.
|||
||| It is just some large scraps of plywood with a 2x4 guide and two
||| cleats on the bottom to anchor it to my work-mates.
|||
||| I did have to drill small dimples in the chain bar to stop the
||| fixture from creeping. (it has three allen set screws that attach
||| it to the bar)
|||
||| I used a standard chain. As I said in my first post, I wasn't
||| sure it would work, so I didn't want to spend too much money.
|

Saved for posterity. That is something I hope to get into, as soon as
they change the clocks to make 36 hour days. Are you happy with the
performance? Anything you'd change?

Bob the Tomato

The camera is fantastic. Small enough to slip into my pocket and very easy
to load into my computer.

As far as all the option settings, you would have to check with my
thirteen-year-old son. I am just a point and click but he can make it sing.

"Morris Dovey" wrote in message
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ron wrote:
| "Morris Dovey" wrote in message
| ...
|| ron wrote:
||| I had a request for a picture of my lumber cutting jig.
|||
||| It is just some large scraps of plywood with a 2x4 guide and two
||| cleats on the bottom to anchor it to my work-mates.
|||
||| I did have to drill small dimples in the chain bar to stop the
||| fixture from creeping. (it has three allen set screws that attach
||| it to the bar)
|||
||| I used a standard chain. As I said in my first post, I wasn't
||| sure it would work, so I didn't want to spend too much money.
||
|| I've resized your photos to 640 x 480.
| Thanks Morris. I didn't realize until I had uploaded the message
| that they were of mammoth proportions.

'S ok. It does take a while to get the hang of some of this stuff.

How do you like your new Nikon?

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

The design worked fairly well. It was well suited for the small scale (one
tree) operation I had going on. If I had to do several trees, I think I
would have to find some way to anchor the guide to the jig. The saw did tend
to get very heavy.

"Bob the Tomato" wrote in message
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|| ron wrote:
||| I had a request for a picture of my lumber cutting jig.
|||
||| It is just some large scraps of plywood with a 2x4 guide and two
||| cleats on the bottom to anchor it to my work-mates.
|||
||| I did have to drill small dimples in the chain bar to stop the
||| fixture from creeping. (it has three allen set screws that attach
||| it to the bar)
|||
||| I used a standard chain. As I said in my first post, I wasn't
||| sure it would work, so I didn't want to spend too much money.
|

Saved for posterity. That is something I hope to get into, as soon as
they change the clocks to make 36 hour days. Are you happy with the
performance? Anything you'd change?

Bob the Tomato

Precision, to be sure, was not the most outstanding feature of this device.
My first few boards were a little uneven in thickness.

What I started doing was to make my first slice and then roll the log over
to the flat side. I then inserted 2" spacers under the log, after each cut,
this would raise the log just enough to produce about an inch and a half
board.

I figured an inch and a half would be a good size to start with. I have no
idea how flat and straight the dried product will be. I thought, at that
thickness, I would have enough wood to mill into something useful.

It might be a little wasteful, but the alternative was to burn the logs.


"LenoirCitian" wrote in message
.. .
How do you get any precision in adjusting the log for the next cut???

"ron" wrote in message
...
I had a request for a picture of my lumber cutting jig.

It is just some large scraps of plywood with a 2x4 guide and two cleats
on
the bottom to anchor it to my work-mates.

I did have to drill small dimples in the chain bar to stop the fixture
from
creeping. (it has three allen set screws that attach it to the bar)

I used a standard chain. As I said in my first post, I wasn't sure it
would
work, so I didn't want to spend too much money.