SETUP & OPERATION
Edging
SETUP & OPERATION
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Example:
Remember that the blade cuts a 1/16 - 1/8” (1.5-3.0 mm) wide kerf. If you want
1” (25.4 mm) thick boards, lower the carriage 1 1/16 - 1 1/8” (27-28.6 mm) for each board.
2.13 Edging
The following steps guide you through edging boards on the Wood-Mizer sawmill.
1.
Raise the side supports to
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the height of the flitches, or the boards that need to be edged.
2.
Stack the flitches on edge against the side supports.
3.
Clamp the flitches against the side supports. (Wider flitches should be placed to the
clamp side. When they are edged, flip them over to edge the second side without disturb-
ing the other flitches or without having to pull them from the middle of the stack.)
4.
Adjust the blade height to edge a few of the widest boards.
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.
