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Offline RAU

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Cutting tapered lams
« 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.
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Don

Offline mater

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Re: Cutting tapered lams
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2010, 07:22:00 AM »
Not safely. I did that once.Never again.

Offline SteveD

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Re: Cutting tapered lams
« Reply #2 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

Offline levibear

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Re: Cutting tapered lams
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2010, 11:42:00 PM »
google lamination grinder ...they are not hard to make
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Offline Jason Scott

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Re: Cutting tapered lams
« Reply #4 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.

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Re: Cutting tapered lams
« Reply #5 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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