[SEL] It's quiet!/Shingle Mill

[Jerry Evans]

At 06:00 PM 26/08/2010, you wrote:
>Message: 14
>Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:38:41 -0600
>From: "Richard Strobel" <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com>
>Subject: Re: [SEL] It's quiet!/Shingle Mill


>Jerry, I am using ponderosa "Blue" Pine only to demonstrate.  They would 
>have used sawed dimentional lumber without the bark.  Shingles are usually 
>16 inches long and in this neck of the woods would have been cedar or 
>redwood as they contain their own oil and last forever.  Not used too much 
>anymore as they do turn an ugly color and fire insurance would kill 
>us.  As far as the thickness, ours has #8 sprockets and there were others 
>available for different thicknesses.  As Tom mentioned you could see the 
>sun thru the roof, but it never leaked.
>
>   Today you would have to go or have a sawmill that would cut the proper 
> lumber...and we did just that at the Barnes' Steam and power show.  A 
> buzz saw was used to cut it to proper 16 inch lengths.
>
>Take care,
>Rick


Hi Rick and Tom,
         Thanks for the information and links.

Keep the revs up (or down)
Jerry Evans
Near Johannesburg in Sunny South Africa.
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