I want to mill some siding...

[twoclones]

I'm building a solar kiln for my milled lumber and want to mill cedar siding for the kiln. I do not have the shingle/lap-sider for my WoodMizer but it seems to me one could mill a small amount of siding by shimming one side of a kant.

Has anyone tried this? What maximum and minimum thickness dimensions should I make my siding?

 

[mtngun]

Well, there was a good thread on the subject ...... on another forum that we can't link to.

The gist was that tapered siding was not necessary, flat boards worked just fine.

Thickness is your discretion. I make my board and batten siding a full 1" thick because I can.

 

[betterbuilt]

I was just working on a building that the siding was made from 5/8 x 6 inch Hemlock boards and it worked pretty nice. The final reveal was 4 3/4.

My bandmill guy bought a siding attachment and he only used it a few times. You might ask around because I bet you could pick up a used one pretty cheap. The thing looks pretty easy to make also.