I've got a lot of 1x12 pine boards to cut and am looking for a way to speed up the process. I've seen somewhere on here some have made up a list of measurements to hit the next cut without having to stop each time to figure or move the magnetic strip each time. Thanks for any advice
I use one pretty religiously. Mine is set up for 1/8" kerf. BTW - I have SimpleSet on my mill so I start on one of the marks and it moves the distance programmed in every time I toggle the switch. I'd probably quit sawing if I did not have a setworks system.
I worked for a number of years where I had to build the stack in my head. After you get the math behind it, it isn't that hard. But, I did have a setworks that pulled the same stroke for each cut.
For the math, I was running a circle mill. For every 2 4/4 board, I needed to add 2¾" to the target size. If you're running a band mill, you would reduce that to what suits you. Multiples of my 2¾" would be 5½", 7¼". Add that to your target size, then set and go.
Without a setworks, you need to add 1 3/8", 2 3/4", 4 7/8", etc. to build your stack. Adjust for your board thickness and kerf.
I have a cheat sheet but have switched to the sawmill calculator app on my phone.
My band mill is of my own manufacture and uses a simple aluminum yardstick and pointer. I go down the cant one inch at a time which gives me about a 7/8" board. I have never had anyone complain. It sure makes figuring easy. My circular mill has a setworks that figures in the kerf, cheat sheet is only used to start the cut and have the boards end up right, no sliver cuts. Frank C.
The notched lane set works eliminates most of the math. I don't know how I used to saw without it.