R.L.W. McCabe Lumber Co. Slatyfork Sawmill Interior, Manual

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McCabe Lumber Company
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Left and Right Swing Saws
The swing saw, a R. R. Howell Co. product, is manually
operated and is used to trim the length of the boards.
Waste falls below the rollers eventually going into the
slash burner or the fireboxes of the boilers.
With the scribed lines on the outside, the roller sides
(A.1) connect together with the bottom (A.3) and top
(A.2) braces. Keep the frame assembly square and sand
the edges smooth when dry.
Determine which end of the roller assembly will have
the saw frame. The photos show it on the left so this
will be the saw on the left side of the mill; to put it on
the right simply rotate the frame (B.1) 180 degrees
before assembly and glue it to the other end of the roller
as shown in the Right Side drawing.
Left Side Right Side
Glue the frame top (B.2) to the frame (B.1). The
diagonal braces (B.3) glue between the frame and the
frame top. Sand all the edges smooth when the glue
has dried.
Glue the frame top boards (C.5) to the outside edges
and the saw hanger top boards (C.4) to the frame top
as shown in the drawing. Keep the holes in the saw
hanger top boards in line with the holes in the frame
top.
Glue the bottom joist (C.1) to the back of the frame
flush with the bottom of the frame. Glue the top joist
(C.2) to the top of the frame with the top edge of the
joist flush with the top of the top boards. Add the
diagonal brace (C.3) to the back of the frame keeping