Sawmill Operation
Blade Height Scale
Sawmill Operation
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5.
Loosen the clamp and turn the edged boards over to edge the other side.
6.
Repeat steps 2-4.
7.
Loosen the clamp and remove the boards that have good clean edges on both sides.
Clamp the remaining flitches and repeat steps 2-5.
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Blade Height Scale
The blade height scale is attached to the carriage head frame. It includes:
a blade height indicator
an inch scale
a magnetic quarter scale
See Figure 4-9.
The scales are attached to the frame and move up and down with the saw head. The
blade indicator, used to read the inch and quarter scales, remains stationary.
THE INCH SCALE
The horizontal line on the blade height indicator shows how many inches the bottom of
the blade is above the bed of the mill. If you know the height of your blade at each cut,
you can determine the thickness of lumber you are sawing.
Example:
You want to cut 1" (25 mm) random width boards from a log. Position the blade
for the first cut. Move the carriage to an even measurement on the inch scale. Make a
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Blade Height
Indicator
Inch Scale
