This morning, we concluded the creation of the new Bevel Slicing machine with the addition of of a G-clamp to anchor the required angle for the bevel.
Then we created a much simpler guide template that fits over the end of a rafter and provide both a starting platform to rest the saw machine and then another platform on the other side to receive the saw machine as it comes through the cut to arrive safely without falling off or anything like that.
Bevel-Saw-1
Bevel-Saw-2
The guide rail (a flat 89mm CLS timber) has an extra thin strip of wood to make sure that the saw machine on its sled won’t tip upwards.
Angled-guide-for-bevel-saw
Bevel-saw-on-guide
Sawn-Bevel
This template is only suitable for 32degrees angled ends and orientated to the left direction. We will have to adjust or make another template to do the right handed orientation, until we have finished all the rafters that has the 32degrees ends on them.