How much water do I use on my SawMill to cut Pine

[terrifictimbersllc]

Not about how much water . Whatever it takes to keep the blade clean.

[Chuck White]

As far as W/Pine, the worse ones to saw for me are "standing dead Pine".

The only thing worse than that would be Ash!  Needs lots of water!

[prittgers]

In our neck of the woods we have a lot of spruce.  So, it's similar to your pine.    Here's what we have found works really well:  Use WoodMizer ADD-1 blade additive at half concentration.  The mixture of soluble oil and silicone mixes with water.  Adding a drop every 4-5 seconds allows the silicone to form a molecular bond with the surface of the steel.

The result is that pitch doesn't stick to the blade and you're not using horsepower to drag a dirty blade through the wood.  Your blade stays cool.  And cool blades keep their set much longer. 

I sometimes ask folks "when was the last time you used soap and water to wash pitch or gum off of your hands?"  If your blade is getting gummed up and hot, cooling water is not the answer.  A cleaning lubricant IS the answer! 

Good luck!

[delvis]

I used to use a mixture of off road diesel and ATF and while it worked very well, it dripped on the wood and on the ground.  Eventually I changed to nothing but water and Dawn dish washing detergent and have not had a problem with pitch or sap build since.  I have a Lubemizer on the mill which can be adjusted to spray once in a while or about once every second.  The best thing is, it can be turned on to run steady and that works very well to remove any build up.  Water and soap are very cheap, don't be afraid to use more if the pitch is building up too much on the blades.