Re: Monkey saver blades

MrMoo · November 14, 2003, 03:45:41 PM

Tom,
Have you tried the monkey blades on spruce?

I am having a harder time milling spruce even with a new blade. I get a bit of wave when the blades hit the knotts. The blades was sharp enough because after the spruce I did a couple of hemlocks with good results.
Someone told me that the WM blades work pretty well on spruce. Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Mike

Fla._Deadheader · November 22, 2003, 02:46:20 PM

:D :D After sawing for several part-days, I have nothing bad to say about them Monkey saver blades.
As the guys at Moultrie found out, this SYP is "different" to say the least. We have 6 Oak

logs to saw around Dec. 1, and we will see how the Monkey savers work on the Oak.
In 3 days of sawing, about 2-3 hours a day, we sawed 2700 bd/ft of 1X, 1¼ X, and 2X stuff, all 16' long, and ranging from 4" to 12" wide. The Pine had LOTS of SAP, even though the logs had been cut 6 months ago. Some had Pitch pockets that were so hard, there was blue smoke mixed with the sawdust :D. I kept checking the blade for being hot and found, if anything, it was hardly warm

The strange :

thing about these blades is, there "feeling" of being oily ??? There is NO coating, and the blades are VERY smooth.
We placed a Brass toothbrush right after the fixed guide roller, to wipe sawdust off the blade, before it goes around the drive wheel, and gets mashed tight against the blade. That is the ONLY mod since changing to the Monkey saver blades, and I can say that I will only use Monkey savers for SYP from now on.
We are sawing with a 24HP Honda and 1 single drive belt, and if I lose track of what I am doing, :

:

, and start feeding too fast, the blade cuts like he**, as fast as I can shove it. I always let up though. These blades have turned our mill into a real cuttin machine. Here's a pile of SYP.

Neil_B · November 22, 2003, 03:47:33 PM

Hey deadheader,
Nice pile of lumber!

Can we get the specs on the blades? Pitch, cost, where to buy 'em etc, etc. Certainly could use something that could help mine saw better ;D

Neil

Fla._Deadheader · November 22, 2003, 04:18:48 PM

Hi Neil. I got the blades from Kenne-Saw in Ga. Their phone # is 877-420-9235. The blades are 1.25" X 0.041 X 7/8" Pitch. Cost was $18.00 + S&H

EZ · November 22, 2003, 04:27:20 PM

I'm ready for a change also, these blades I use for pine cost double for sharping. Hope your blades work out for the oak. Let us know soon.
EZ

pappy · November 22, 2003, 04:28:09 PM

FL_D

yous now a kars saley man :D :D

Where and how much dem blade

termite

ps
looks like the jungle sawwin site be nice ;D

pappy · November 22, 2003, 04:30:10 PM

my questions have already been answered

tanks

;D ;D ;D

dail_h · November 22, 2003, 04:45:38 PM

MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO :D :D :D ;D

pappy · November 22, 2003, 04:54:38 PM

Y.U.P. :D

Neil_B · November 22, 2003, 05:49:36 PM

Thanks deadheader,
Will give 'em a call to see if they ship up north here ???

Fla._Deadheader · November 22, 2003, 05:52:09 PM

There must be someone in the North Country that handles them blades ???

Neil_B · November 22, 2003, 07:17:34 PM

More than likely, but having a hard time finding someone that doesn't set the teeth over 25 thou. Lenox, Viking, Simonds and a knock off of Simonds blades so far all sent blades between 25 and 32 thou set on them. Simonds being the lowest. This is even after specifying I want an 18 thou set ??? Maybe a Canadian thing :

.
Tried ordering TimberWolf from Suffolk but they wouldn't ship up here.
I have Cook's newsletter and may try them but their shipping info doesn't mention Canada either.
Almost at the realization that I have to backset every order of blades I get. >:(

BTW - does Kente-Saw have a web site?

cut2size · November 22, 2003, 08:35:12 PM

8) 8)I think that I told everyone earlier that the monkey saver blades cut well in locust, hickory, white oak and hard maple. Fla Deadheader, you will be impressed in rhe oak. I have used the suffolk blades also and they seem to be expensive clones of the munksford-sager blades
Last time that I checked Kenne-saw did not have a web presence. They do ship the blades and later send an invoice. I don't think that they accept credit cards. :

David

cut2size · November 22, 2003, 08:41:53 PM

8)I almost forgot, Will Johnson over at timberking sent me a new blade to try and it looked and cut like the munksford sager blades, just different writing on the blade. Same specs. too.
David.

litewood · November 23, 2003, 01:08:44 AM

http://www.kenne-saw.com/Content/ContentCT.asp?P=18
if this is the place the webpage isn't finished yet.

but I book marked it for later when I have a sawmill.

Fla._Deadheader · November 23, 2003, 04:38:19 AM

I'm gonna call 'em tomorrow, Monday, and order a few. I will ask all pertinent questions for y'all. ;D :D :D
Cut2size has good info. The first order was shipped COD. the next will be on account.

music_boy · November 23, 2003, 05:51:01 AM

http://www.kenne-saw.com/Content/ContentCT.asp?P=20

This is their website.
Rick

jimbo · November 23, 2003, 06:12:11 AM

do thay do resharping also ,that would be a big plus

Fla._Deadheader · November 23, 2003, 06:28:08 AM

Kenne-Saw does NOT have a re-sharp program, YET.

music_boy · November 23, 2003, 03:26:16 PM

I e-mailed them and asked if and when. I'll post when I get the inffo unless someone else gets it first.
Rick

Jeff · November 23, 2003, 03:43:43 PM

Deadheader when ya talk to them ya might mention that left side bar on the forum where they could tell people about thier blades. I could use a good blade sponsor.