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Title: Cutting tapered lams
Post by: RAU on September 18, 2010, 10:12:00 PM
Can tapered lams be cut with a table saw and not ground? I dont have a thickness sander.
Thanks,
Don
Title: Re: Cutting tapered lams
Post by: mater on September 19, 2010, 07:22:00 AM
Not safely. I did that once.Never again.
Title: Re: Cutting tapered lams
Post by: SteveD on September 19, 2010, 07:30:00 AM
I cut with the bandsaw first. Then use a drill press with a fence to grind the LAMS
Title: Re: Cutting tapered lams
Post by: levibear on September 20, 2010, 11:42:00 PM
google lamination grinder ...they are not hard to make
Title: Re: Cutting tapered lams
Post by: Jason Scott on September 21, 2010, 01:04:00 PM
I mounted a 4 x 36 belt sander virtically on a plywood box and grind from the end of the belt.
Title: Re: Cutting tapered lams
Post by: talkingcabbage on September 21, 2010, 11:06:00 PM
I haven't tried it yet, but I don't see why you can't use a taper jig to cut them.  Use the jig to cut your first one, then take the jig away to cut the second.  The angle will be a perfect match.
Like I said, I haven't tried it yet, but I'm gonna as soon as I get some time.
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