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#1
Sawmills and Milling / Re: debarker question
Last post by oldgraysawyer - Today at 11:44:04 PM
If the log has bark I use it. Even sand-dirt or a small stone trapped in the bark reduces the sharp edge especially on a blade that I've used for a couple of hours and can quickly lead to bad results making an overall cost a little higher somewhere in your process, longer cut time, wavy cuts, cut lines in your product, extra fuel to get through the logs, etc. My debarker can't reach the smaller stuff like WV Sawmiller but I don't have my own sharpener.....yet, and I'd rather take an extra minute and get more board feet before sending off my blades to get re-sharpened.
#2
General Woodworking / Re: Watcha Makin'?
Last post by Brad_bb - Today at 11:26:50 PM
The legs are rigid enough and the band doesn't try to bend or flex the leg?
#3
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Moving south
Last post by TimW - Today at 11:24:29 PM
Quote from: doc henderson on Today at 09:26:29 PMI am fortunate to live in the center of the USA!  We do not have an accent, our feet do not stink, we have and love all 4 seasons and some extremes of weather, but we say if you do not like it, wait 10 minutes and it will change.  We eat all kinds of food and love almost all of it!  :snowball: :sunny: ffcool ffcheesy ffsmiley rayrock
...........and 10 minutes later that weather will be in Texas.   And if you don't like that, wait 10 more minutes.  We also have 4 seasons.  Presummer, Summer, Postsummer and Winter.
#4
Sawmills and Milling / Re: It would seem my fuel pump...
Last post by Brad_bb - Today at 11:24:14 PM
Picked up the mill in 2014.  Had a cracked fuel hose in about 2017. Fixed that. Had original fuel pump go bad in about 2021.  Now this pump has failed.

There is no manual fuel shut off.  

When you disconnect the fuel inlet line at the pump, no fuel flows.  I think it needs some suction from the pump to get it flowing.  It has the pull the fuel like a siphon I think to get it started and it has to also go through the fuel filter before it reaches the pump. 
#5
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Sawing cedar
Last post by beenthere - Today at 11:08:26 PM
Un-edged boards?? :huh?
#6
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Homemade Lubemizer
Last post by SawyerTed - Today at 10:16:18 PM
A small 12 volt sprayer pump, RV water pump or boat wash down pump with a pressure switch has a better duty cycle.  
#7
Sawmills and Milling / Re: Moving south
Last post by WV Sawmiller - Today at 09:59:39 PM
Doc,

   If you guys can just get over that overwhelming modesty you will probably be perfect. ffcheesy
#8
Sawmills and Milling / Re: debarker question
Last post by WV Sawmiller - Today at 09:55:19 PM
  I only use mine on logs over about 6" in diameter. I'd use it on ones smaller than that if it would reach them. ffcheesy
#9
Sawmills and Milling / Re: debarker question
Last post by caveman - Today at 09:50:07 PM
We use ours just about every time the blade is entering bark.
#10
Sawmills and Milling / Re: debarker question
Last post by SawyerTed - Today at 09:48:23 PM
I use my debarker 90% of the time when there's bark on that side.  

There's a very noticeable decrease in the blade sharp time when I don't. My guess is 50% or more decrease in sharp time.  

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