Corley Sawmill

[Fla._Deadheader]

Youster run the No. 2 at 550 to start.

[Sawyerfortyish]

Hey shopteacher is there anything stamped in the side of your blade. Mine has the speed as well as right or left hand the company that made the saw and the date the blade was made. My blade was made in 1957.

[shopteacher]

I'll have to check on that a little closer.  Off hand I didn't notice anything on the blade to that effect.  Anyone have one of those harbor freight inferred tachometer? If so what do you think of it quality wise?  I'm always a little suspicious of their stuff. Thought it might be a great way to set the engine speed  by the shaft rpm.

[Fla._Deadheader]

Got a mechanical tach that ya push against the shaft end. It's in Florida.

[Corley5]

None of my saws have any markings on them.  I just make sure to tell the saw doc it's left handed and 500 RPM.  I've got one of those mechanical tachs around here somewhere.....

[shopteacher]

Now that you mention it I have a mechanical tach I bought off Ebay and have never used.  i plum forgot all about it. Thanks for the reminder.  How do you tell if the mill is left or right handed?

[Corley5]

Facing the saw from the infeed side if the log passes on your left it's left hand and vice verse

[Jeff]

[Ron Wenrich]

Saws usually have a stamp on the log side of the saw.  So, you can tell a left handed from the right.  It has RPM and the serial number.

But, you can have saws hammered for any speed, so that stamp is pretty unreliable.  And, you can have a right handed saw hammered to left handed.  I've had it done.

Did the last owner tell you what speed they were running their engine at?  That should give you a hint on your RPM, as long as you set it up the same way.