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Shingle/Lap Sider Safety, Operation, Maintenance, & Parts Manual rev. A.00 - G.00 Safety is our #1 concern! March 1997 Form #903 For use with LT15* through LT70 models. * LT15 requires an adapter kit. WARNING! Read and understand this manual before using this machine.
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Active Patents assigned to Wood-Mizer, LLC Belzile, Luc. 2016. Portable saw mill with bed adjustments. US Patent US 9,352,480B, filed Sepember 11, 2012, and issued May 31, 2016. Belzile, Luc. 2019. Blade sharpening and setting system. US Patent US10315260B2, filed August 27, 206, and issued June 11.
Introduction Safety Symbols SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION The Shingle/Lap Siding Option (SLR) (see FIG. 1-1) creates tapered shingles or siding with your Wood-Mizer sawmill. Siding Taper Adjustment Bolt Shingle Cam Clamp Assembly Link Joint Siding Lift Roller Bed Rail Mount TDSLR02-01...
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Introduction Safety Symbols NOTICE indicates vital information. WARNING! Clean sawdust from all areas where sawdust may gather after every 8-hour shift. Failure to do so may result in fire, causing death or serious injury. SETUP SAFETY WARNING! Do not use if the mill is set up on ground with more than a 10 degree incline.
A reprinted in the Operator’s Manual). Ensure your unit is on a level surface and secure from movement. Assembly 1. Uncrate the SLR; discard the shipping braces (total 8) and fasteners. See FIG. 2-1. Handle shipping position Shipping braces Mounting brace plates...
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Bolt, 3/8-16x1 Gr5 Link plate 3/8 Flat washer 3/8 Lock washer Bolt, 3/8-16x3/4 Gr5 Screw in shift handle TDSLR02-13 NOTE: If attaching the SLR to an LT15, see SECTION 3 LT15 Installation for handle placement FIG. 2-3 Installation WM doc 9/10/20...
The clamp bolts should only be tight- ened before towing the sawmill with the SLR attached. 5. Slide the SLR frame all the way over toward the inboard side of the sawmill bed until the SLR stops touch the bed rail stop blocks.
1. Position the SLR on the mill bed with the mounting brackets around the front and rear bed rails. The shift lever should be at the front end of the mill. Make sure the SLR frame is lying flat on the bed rails.
Ensure your unit is on a level surface and secure from movement. LT15 Rev. E6.04+ (Bed Sections Rev. G.00+): Kit SLRKIT-LT15.1 is required to mount the SLR. 1. Place the rail adapter on the second and third bed rails of the first bed section as shown in FIG.
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LT15 Installation LT15 Rev. E6.04+ 3. Relocate the SLR shift handle to avoid interference with the front bed rail. See FIG. 3-2 TDSLR03-01 FIG. 3-2 a. Unbolt and unpin the handle shaft from the frame. b. Unbolt and unpin the cam shaft.
3. Install the stop block to the last bed rail of the first bed section and tighten the clamp bolt. 4. Position the SLR on the bed with the shift handle toward the front of the sawmill. 5. Push the SLR stops against the rail adapter and stop block.
1. Mount the auxiliary bed rail near the end of the middle bed section as shown (See LT15 manual for details). 2. Position the SLR on the bed with the shift handle toward the front of the sawmill. 3. Push the SLR stops against the bed rail stop blocks.
2. Position the siding taper adjustment bolts fully down (clockwise) until you can spin the siding lift rollers by hand. See FIG. 4-1. NOTE: The lift rollers should not tilt the SLR frame when the shift handle is thrown. Siding taper...
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Cams loosened -- hanging heavy side down -- retightened TDSLR02-11 FIG. 4-2 3. Adjust the inner clamps as close to the SLR frame as possible to ensure the rear of the blocks are positioned over the cams. See FIG. 4-3. Clamp open...
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Operation Shingle setup 6. Lower the shift handle. 7. Make a trim cut across all the blocks to even them out. 8. Calculate the desired shingle size: Thick end - Thin end = Cut setting Example: For a shingle 1/8" at the thin end, and 5/8" at the thick end: 5/8"...
7. Make a cut and return the carriage. 8. Repeat steps 3 - 7 down to the heart of the cants. 9. Unclamp the cants, flip 180°, and reclamp. 10. Continue sawing down as low as the SLR clamps will allow. Operation WM doc 9/10/20...
Operation. This will stop the shift handle when the lift rollers reach their maximum height. 3. Adjust the siding taper adjustment bolts all the way up so they do not lift the SLR frame from the bed rails. 4. Adjust the inner clamp halves inside the shingle cams to avoid interference with the cant.
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FIG. 5-2 5. Position the cant so it is centered in the SLR frame. 6. Tighten the front clamp to secure one end of the cant. 7. Slide the outer clamp half in until it contacts the block.
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Operation Lap siding setup 10. Repeat the procedure to clamp the rear of the cant. Center cant in SLR frame and clamp at front and rear SM0091-4 FIG. 5-3 11. Calculate the dimensions of the siding you want to cut.
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11/16" TABLE 5-0 12. Before adjusting the SLR for the amount of siding taper, pull the shift handle up and make a trim cut to level the cant. 13. Move the blade so it is positioned even with the top of the cant.
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21. Make a cut and return the carriage. 22. Repeat Steps 17 - 21 down to the heart of the cant. 23. Unclamp the cant, flip 180° and reclamp. 24. Continue sawing down as low as SLR clamps will allow. WM doc 9/10/20 Operation...
Used for LT15 bed sections revisions A.00 through E.3.03. 150043 DESCRIPTION (♦ Indicates Parts Available in Assemblies Only) PART # QTY. RAIL KIT, LT15 SLR AUX BED RAILW/BLK 016037 Rail Weldment, LT15 Aux Bed W/Block 016036 Screw, 3/8-16x2 3/4 HHC...
Shingle Lap Siding Resaw (revision A.00-F.01) SM0090E DESCRIPTION ( Indicates Parts Available In Assemblies Only) PART # QTY. SHINGLE/LAP SIDING OPTION, COMPLETE Clamp Assembly, SLR Pony A05157 Clamp, SLR Pony P05144 Screw, #6 X 1/4" Drive F05015-6 Cap, 1/2" Pipe End...
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Pin (F05012-135) replaces 3/16" X 1 1/4" Roll Pin (F05012-16) (11/10). (3/32 x 3/4" Cotter Pin (F05012-9) previsously replaced F05012-44 1/16" x 1" Cotter Pin.) Mount Weldment 047693 modified 10/07 to allow SLR to mount to new Rev. F.00 bed assemblies (LT15 Rev. E6.03). Mount will still work on old-style bed assemblies.
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