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Inside sawing

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Today at 10:11:05 AM
Written by Stephen1
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Cathy wanted more storage in our walking closet. I dug into my walnut slabs to build shelving units. I found 2 2.5" walnut slabs that could slice in half. They were pretty flat and ended up with just over 1" thick on average. I cut them down on 1 side to 12-16 " wide, leaving 1 live edge, I am taking

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New blades ?

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Today at 09:56:03 AM
Written by E, FUDD
Views: 301
Hello people, I had ordered a set of 10 new blades a couple weeks ago and went to use them yesterday , when I opened the box, I notice some look used or possibly resharps, I have never seen this before. There is one I separate in the pictures and it looks new like always but the other 9 do not. Any ideas?...

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Simonds inserted blade where to get teeth and shanks in the UK

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Yesterday at 02:33:28 PM
Written by musicmanrock1986
Views: 241
Hi my name is Rob Abraham and I am in the uk and I run a 100years old Rack saw mill. I purchased a second hand blade around 3 years ago with the inserted teeth and it has been fantastic cuts wood like butter. Until when we where sawing on day, not sure if we caught a stone but the saw jumped and 3 teeth and shanks came out the blade. i have contacted loads of companies in the uk but no-one could help with sourcing 3x9 shanks 3x8 and 3x7 and I did try them in my blade but they didn't fit. Read More

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Pine milling business idea (review please).

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
March 22, 2025, 07:41:55 AM
Written by TBrown99
Views: 679
After 4 years of messing with my LT-35H (almost 600 hours), mostly "at home" milling with some road experience, the idea is to keep it as simple as possible and highly specialized.

Description: 4 acres of mostly flat land in a highway village area in Vermont with 1500 sq ft. woodworking shop plus some outbuilding space. Nyle l-53 chamber. I'm starting to feel that I should try a business selling top grade white pine. It dries fast and is easier to handle than hardwoods and at the top quality categories it fetches close to what higher level hardwoods do. ($5/bf or higher.) Would go higher than "D select & better" and aim for virtually clear boards as the target market. Target formats would be:Read More

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LT-35 Flat Cuts - Seeking Verification on Technical Adjustments

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
March 22, 2025, 07:16:54 AM
Written by TBrown99
Views: 506
I recently spoke with WoodMizer tech support about some issues with my LT-35H and would like to get confirmation from the community about whether these technical recommendations are valid.

First point: I learned from WoodMizer that the saw head rail comes from the factory with a slight angled peak in the middle area. Tech support said this is an intentional design feature because the tire is in the way of where a center outrigger might go. They recommended going one click higher on the front outrigger to bend the main structural beam slightly, resulting in a flat rail. I tried this and it seemed to work. Is this a legitimate factory design feature and solution?Read More

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