M
McRabbet
I have a 14" Grizzly bandsaw with a riser block that I want to saw lots of cherry log sections into board stock (some 12/4 for leg stock, some 8/4 and some 4/4). I have the necessary blades (several 105" Timberwolf 3 TPI silicon steel), but I need to built infeed and outfeed tables to support the 4-5' long chunks of wood that may weigh as much as 150 pounds. I cut the original 24" tree (storm fall) into 4-5' lengths and then ripped them with my chainsaw along a batten screwed to the side as a straight cutting guide. The 14" square cast iron table is insufficient to support the pieces -- I plan to screw a piece of 3/4 plywood along the side to run against a fence and then flip-flop the blank between cuts to yield mostly quarter sawn boards.
I've got some basic ideas, but if anyone has already tackled the problem, I'd appreciate hearing how you approached it. BTW, my wallet cannot afford a nice big Woodmizer, but I'd sure love to have one -- all those deadfalls going to waste!! :-( . Of course, if one of you close to my area has one that you'd part with for a short period, I could use a real big bandsaw for starters! :-D