Cutting Shingles on a Bandsaw

[Wendelspanswick]

I am going to fabricate a tilting table for my band mill but I can't decide which way to orientate the cants.

I could have a single table that rocks from side to side and position the cants so that the end grain faces the side rails or...

I could have individual tables that rock in line with the bed so that the end grain on the cants face the ends of the side rails.

Hope that makes sense!

[Daniël Bos]

I suppose your second option would be far more productive, but harder to construct?

 

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[Justme]

This is the one my mate uses on his bandsaw.

[Wendelspanswick]

Cheers for that, that's an example of the 2nd method of the 2 I was contemplating.

If I had the cants sideways on to the blade on a single table I would get more on but clamping the cants would need more thinking.

Edited January 21, 2017 by Wendelspanswick

[Ilnumero]

It's easier to mill the timber in method 2, as in the pictures above, and will give a better surface finish.

 

I have built a shingle jig myself and am now finishing off a modified version, actually very similar to the one pictured above. The cants are clamped onto a frame that lifts with cams to give the angled cut. Well worth the effort of building a decent one.

[Wendelspanswick]

Cheers, I used to have my own fabrication/architectural ironwork business so the design and manufacture of it is fine, it's deciding on the best method.

[agrimog]

the second method is the prefered way for shingles, up down alternatefor a pair, your first way, lifting the edge parrallel to the rail will give you taper edge boards for clading, or fences