Vertical Upright Trick

[Percy]

I'm sure there has been many variations of this before but when I learned this on my LT40, it didnt work nearly as well as the 70. Whenever I have a thick wide flitch that needs edging on the mill and I dont wanna gouge it up forcing it vertical with the clamp, I do this. It works very well. If the curve of the live edge is not favorable for sliding over the uprights, I use the toe boards. Sometimes I have to use the cam bearing housing to keep the flitch from getting too crooked. Helps when they are centered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD0sxv5DWtk

[Peter Drouin]

Cool, That works well for ya

[Dan_Shade]

I use that trick every time I trim flitches.

I have had a stack of boards fall off the back, though... That kills any productivity gained.

I do wonder if doing that impacts the alignment of the uprights, but I use that trick anyways.

I lift up the stack with the toe rollers, and inch it over the back stops....

[YellowHammer]

If you use the same "reverse roll" on a cant, you can flip the slab or flitch onto the loader arms without having to do it by hand.

[Chuck White]

Used that a few times myself!

It's a little more touchy with the old "flipper" clamp!

[Percy]

I use that trick every time I trim flitches.

I have had a stack of boards fall off the back, though... That kills any productivity gained.

I do wonder if doing that impacts the alignment of the uprights, but I use that trick anyways.

I lift up the stack with the toe rollers, and inch it over the back stops....

I have an edger so I dont have to do stacks...That must be cool when it works out. Just the 4x16 stuff thats so hard to get upright by conventional means. My uprights take a beating, specially when turning a big cant or log.

If you use the same "reverse roll" on a cant, you can flip the slab or flitch onto the loader arms without having to do it by hand.

I learned that one by accident....heh

Used that a few times myself!

It's a little more touchy with the old "flipper" clamp!

Ya!! My old 40 had the "flipper'. The two plane clamp has spoiled me. You develope some skills with that "flipper".