Powermatic 1800 with a Jet badge and paint. Love that saw 460mm cutting height and width, all the bells and whistles and the only plastic on it is the on/off switch. The only thing I would change for my use is the roller guides - they're a pain when I'm cutting green timber European style would be better for me but I'm learning to live with it

Was thinking about it - just need a competent cameraman to drop in

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Here is a design for a small log-slicing sled with virtually zero loss in throat/cut-depth. It is for a table saw but the same principle could be used for a BS.

As shown the log does touch the table and produces some friction, but the way around this is to place a thin piece of ally between the log and the table, then set up the log and clamp it firmly using the sled clamp and extra grip using the pointy bolts, and then remove the ally. I have cut up dozens of small logs and the wood has never slipped out of the clamp. Even if it does it only has less than half a mm to drop before hitting the table.

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Thanks for sharing Vern....timber looks familiar

Very same batch! Lesson learnt - don't take it straight after a big wet season Stored in the exact conditions as previous batches of Budgeroo that didn't crack at all (same racks etc) and all the small stuff I left in the round cracked quite badly - so glad I slabbed all the bigger ones
How did your lot go??

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Hey Vern

Great looking sled.

Will be back out your way next week, will give you a call and drop in if your home.

Macca

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Haven't sliced any up yet. I used coolight and thinners as an end sealant and there seems to be some minor cracking on the larger sections but so far so good on the smaller ones. Maybe I need to take a closer look

Nice work Vern.

This is a bit off topic: there's only one log in the bank that needs breaking down lengthways. Mulga, about 6" OD. Was thinking of F clamps either side of the equator with the handles riding on the table, loosening off the bandy belt, donning the motorbike helmet and having a shot. What do you think?

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I tried to come up with a way to use F clamps to do the job many times but never found a really safe, secure method (that wasn't less time consuming than my existing methods). The biggest gotcha is that they swivel so easily - a screw each side of the 'leg' as far from the 'foot' as possible would help stop that but then we are back to fiddling around. The couple of times I did try using F clamps I found they came loose very easily if the ends weren't very square.
For a one-of, I would just screw a bit of old chipboard on each end to keep it upright and supported over the full length of the table - did this a lot before the chipboard supply all got too small . If you position the scraps well, you can even use the rip-fence to keep the cut straight

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Cool. Thanks Vern.

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