Today we approached the task of slicing the bevelled ends on our nine rafters that are filling in the two triangular gaps in the “M” section of the roof. This morning, we managed to slice M1 with the 47 degree angle for the bevel end ok but it proved more and more difficult to do the next ones (M2 to M5). We ended up having to finish off the operation using the power planer to remove the excess material.
At least, we now have up and installed into the roof framework those set of rafters by mid-afternoon.
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We decided to bring everything back in as the day was drawing to a close and we wanted to tackle the problem with our Bevel Slicing Machine.
We replaced two small blocks on the back edge of the saw base with one continuous long strip which is anchored at one end and allows the other end to swivel in and out. This seems to improve things but still very puzzling to why this is happening in the first place. We finally concluded the day with M14, M15 and M16 rafters having their bevel sliced and in the morning, we will do M17 and get them outside, up and installed. We will also take a closer look inside the saw mechanism to inspect the joints and metal plates to make sure things are still ok.