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Wasn't sure if this should be listed as a forum topic, blog or project but here it is.
I built this jig for milling small logs (approx. 24" x 12" on my Laguna 1412. Can't take credit for the design as I based this on doubleDD's project from 2017. Thanks for the input DD.
The jig works great and performed as designed using a 3/4" Laguna Resaw King blade. It allows me to clamp a good sized log securely and smoothly slice it. The runner under the base sits in the miter slot to the right of the blade while the upper part of the jig with the clamp slides back and forth to adjust the depth of cut. I used a 36" $9 HF clamp and scrap wood that I had around the place. The upper sliding portion uses t-bolts that slide in 2 t-tracks in the base. The jig could be smaller but the average log I'd want to cut is about this size.
The BUT part comes in after getting a chance to use it yesterday to slice some black walnut that member clarkswoodworking gave me last week. Once I made the initial cut I found it easier, faster and just as precise to just put the flat side against the Laguna fence or table and let the Resaw King blade do what it does best….slice wood like cheese with no drift. Easy peasy. Going forward I will probably revert to just screwing the log to the upper portion of the jig fence for the first cut then use the stock fence to cut the rest of it. There is a lot of extra muscling, fiddling and balancing the log on the jig and rollers on the outside of the bandsaw table.
I built this jig for milling small logs (approx. 24" x 12" on my Laguna 1412. Can't take credit for the design as I based this on doubleDD's project from 2017. Thanks for the input DD.
The jig works great and performed as designed using a 3/4" Laguna Resaw King blade. It allows me to clamp a good sized log securely and smoothly slice it. The runner under the base sits in the miter slot to the right of the blade while the upper part of the jig with the clamp slides back and forth to adjust the depth of cut. I used a 36" $9 HF clamp and scrap wood that I had around the place. The upper sliding portion uses t-bolts that slide in 2 t-tracks in the base. The jig could be smaller but the average log I'd want to cut is about this size.
The BUT part comes in after getting a chance to use it yesterday to slice some black walnut that member clarkswoodworking gave me last week. Once I made the initial cut I found it easier, faster and just as precise to just put the flat side against the Laguna fence or table and let the Resaw King blade do what it does best….slice wood like cheese with no drift. Easy peasy. Going forward I will probably revert to just screwing the log to the upper portion of the jig fence for the first cut then use the stock fence to cut the rest of it. There is a lot of extra muscling, fiddling and balancing the log on the jig and rollers on the outside of the bandsaw table.