Bandsaw Resaw Sled Modifications

Nice sled. That’s on my list too.

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Show us some of the lumber you milled on this contraption.

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Wow, essentially you’ve built your own in shop sawmill…

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

PaBull, thanks for the Photobucket suggestion. That’s what I tried and couldn’t get it to work. Don’t know if I was copying and pasting the right info into the blog, though. Tried thumbnails and url. Neither worked, got the text but not the photo. HELP! If you want to see photos of stuff I’ve milled on this sled, just take a look at some of the projects I’ve already posted on LJs.

http://lumberjocks.com/projects/35874
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/22579

Most of the mantels were done on this sled (one that wasn’t is 8’ long and wouldn’t fit – had to do that one the hard way with my router planer sled), as was the bench I recently posted. I currently have three more bench slabs milled that I’m working on and will post when finished.

Dustyal, you’re right, and that was pretty much the intent. I do a lot of rustic work and needed something to mill large slabs. This sled works really well for that purpose. I don’t mill regular lumber with this as I don’t use that kind of wood very much, if at all, in any of my projects. Most of the jigs I’ve made are designed specifically for the kind of work I do.

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TZ this is completed, and it is a project. lots of guys post their jigs, tools and fixtures on the projects page as they are tooling projects.

great job, loved the insights that you gained for all of us by sending in your second effort, keep us posted of any improvements. this is on my list as well.

Great job, really like it.
I would love to have one, if my shop was not so small.
Best thoughts,
MaFe

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That looks very ingenious, Nice job and it sounds like it works great.

-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau

What bandsaw do you have? Curious as to its capability for cutting logs.

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Arrrrggggh! Double post!

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Knothead62: I have a Laguna LT-18SE. Here are the specs:

16” resaw (at least 3/4” less with the sled I’m currently using – haven’t done anything over 14” so far and really don’t plan to as that’s big enough for these old bones to handle), 17” throat, foot brake, height 77”, weight 473 lbs., rack and pinion, cast iron trunion, 5HP motor (1 or 3 phase), 1/8” – 1 3/8” blade capacity, European top/bottom bearing guides, 220 volt breaker (1 or 3 phase), and dynamically balanced cast iron wheels.

Great saw, but don’t think they make it anymore (I got this one for about $300 less on clearance than their list at the time which was $2695).

Hope that helps.

TZH

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Great jig, I bet it is very accurate once you have it tuned in

-- Norman

NormG, yep it is very accurate. Setup takes awhile, but once it’s done, it’s smooth and accurate. Pushing the sled through is the only thing that’s a little hard. I think that’s more due to the weight of the logs I cut combined with the weight of the sled itself, but I take a really wide stance when pushing through and move it very slowly as I go.

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INCREDIBLE !!
7.5feet and 14” resawn…DAMN !! No wonder the sled bowed a little : )
The wheels are a great addition.

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