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Informative AND inspired writing: >"We managed to get about 9 lathes out of each 2x4 on average (sometimes 10, sometimes only 8). Remember, in planning for thi
by glaberficken 8y ago
Informative AND inspired writing:
>"We managed to get about 9 lathes out of each 2x4 on average (sometimes 10, sometimes only 8). Remember, in planning for this, that the saw blade has thickness, and that all the sawdust has to come from somewhere."
- twothamendment 8y agoMaybe it mentions it, but if you only read comments that thickness from the cut has a name - kerf. Don't forget the kerf. Dimensional lumber is anything but that. I once needed to rip down a stack of 2"x6" lumber to the same width. Some pieces would run through the saw without cutting anything off, others would leave a 1/4" strip of scrap. Take into account the kerf and there was almost a 1/2" difference between some pieces.