Make Lap Siding Jig

The risers need to be taller than the profile of the material you re cutting.

Make lap siding jig.

We finally finished the studs this week and moved on to something a bit more interesting. How to make a siding jig for hardieplank step 1. Measure the width of the hardieplank. Make shiplap siding and cedar shake shingles quickly and easily.

With the width the same on both sides of your board you can adjust the reveal between boards when you install the decorative shiplap siding. A super simple jig to mill tapered clapboard siding. Attach the riser boards to a large piece of plywood. Lap siding attachment the woodland mills patented lap siding attachment is an innovative accessory that allows the operator to tilt the head of the sawmill on an angle to produce lap siding boards.

With this unique jig cut lap siding up to 9 22 5cm wide with taper widths down to a feather edge. Turn the jig. To make a more traditional shiplap joint simply cut one rabbet at 1 2 in. Clamp the board to your work surface with a c clamp and sand with a belt sander to remove any ridge where the tip of the table saw blade removed the wedge from your siding lumber.

The width of your rabbets can be anywhere from 1 2 in. Lt15 lt70 only the lt15 requires an adapter kit or stand to use. I thought about lap siding once and was going to make a simple jig to rock the cant back and forth. Two jigs per set.

A random orbital power sander is the best tool for the job. The slr accurately cuts wood. Shove it under the cant until it butts up against the stopper strip mill take it back out mill repeat. The jig is pretty simple it requires two pieces of plywood can be same thickness a couple boards of the same thickness for risers two boards to use as runners and a handful of screws.

Part slrkit lt15 1 92 price. Sand both faces of the board thoroughly with 150 grit paper. Adding this option is an easy and affordable way to make your own roofing and siding materials. This patented design increases the efficiency and ease of use when compared to traditional lap siding jigs and fixtures.

Wide and the other at 3 4 in. Lay a 1 by 3 piece of 1 2 inch thick plywood along the 3 inch wide end of the longer piece with the two.