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Newbie member sawyer from southern quebec

Started by dukethebeagle, March 24, 2021, 08:46:33 PM

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dukethebeagle

Hey all,just checking in.
Decided to join to share some of my experiences with others
Been sawing on a lane automatic carriage for 10 years now.
Running a 48 inch 36 tooth tooth simmonds saw.
Saw mostly poplar cants for pallet production
But saw also blocking and other stuff
Also run a 32 tooth 48 inch simmonds also
I really like that saw
I live on the vermont quebec border.
I am 42yrs old with three brats
So anyway just a bit about myself and hope to contribute
Happy sawing

hacknchop

Welcome to the FF looking forward to your perspective on sawing.
Often wrong never indoubt

Nebraska


thecfarm

Welcome to the forum.
Whatcha been doing with all the lumber?
Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

nativewolf

@moodnacreek Another circle mill aficionado.  

Welcome to the forum.  Pretty area up there.
Liking Walnut

moodnacreek

Duke, always good to get another circle guy to talk to, thanks for joining.

dukethebeagle

Thanks all for the kind welcome.
Its my day job.
We saw roughly 1000000  feet of logs per year
On a circular in our shop thats chugging along
I work for a family pallet buisiness and got stuck being the sawyer
Not to bad till breakdowns start.
We saw about 7000 to 9000 feet of logs a day
And yes today was a good day  :laugh:

curved-wood

Bienvenue. Interesting to see your set-up with circular saw. FF is a very interesting place to exchange, a lot of top guns

thecfarm

Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

dukethebeagle

Quote from: thecfarm on March 25, 2021, 08:35:58 AM
Welcome to the forum.
Whatcha been doing with all the lumber?
Today i sawed 8 foot into cants which are butted in half to make 48 inch 2x4
They are then run through a baker 3 head resaw then deduster and stacked.
I also sawed 6x6x8 foot blocks for granit blocking
This all happens at the same time
In order to make less slabs 
The log rolls on,then i slab it on all four sides to the size we need.
The i split the cants
All the slabbs are run through the resaw.
The whole process goes fast on a 10 to 12 inch log
Usually 30 to 45 seconds
We buy all sizes of logs,but that diameter really works well for high volume

dgdrls

Welcome aboard Duke

Look forward to some photos of
The operation you're running 

D

Hilltop366


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