What blade to use on a Woodmizer band mill

Lawg Dawg · March 22, 2018, 08:48:24 PM

Quote from: redneckman on March 21, 2018, 07:45:58 PM
I tried to bend it enough so it would not hit and the belt would come off without it sticking between the wheel and the guard, but bending that much seemed a wrong way to fix it. I have a brand new plasma cutter and some Woodmizer matched paint. I cut the guard back about 3" and painted the edge. Looks like factory. I hated to cut on my new mill, but it is mine and I am not going to fight with it every time I need to change a belt or a blade. I am tired of dulling blades. I will try to take a picture of how it looks and post it.

Thanks Redneckman, I'm having the exact same problem and its driving me crazy...I'm getting cuts like this with fresh out the box resharps T7s. Makes me think it's hitting the guard and knocking the set out of a tooth

redneckman · March 22, 2018, 09:29:05 PM

Before, I was cutting some poplar with a brand new 10 degree, and it waved at me on thie first cut. I thought there was something wrong with my mill. After I saw the issue, and gave it some clearance, I put on a new T 7 and cut these 18" wide red oak slabs. Perfectly straight, and smooth. I even picked up the saw speed some to see if these T7 blades are all that they are cracked up to be. I was very impressed. I also noticed a reduced amount of noise that that mill was making. It did not "click" like it had been. I bet there was less than 1/4" between the guard and the bottom of the wheel. I think the click was the vibration of the blade hitting the guard. At 2800 psi on the blade, it flutters on my mill. At 3000 it looks like a fine line. As the blade stretches, I think the flutter was fitting the guard. That 200 PSI makes alot of difference. From now on, when I put on a new blade, I am going to set the tension, and turn the mill on and run it about 30 seconds and then re-set it. That should help stretch the blade to what it is supposed to be.

CCCLLC · March 24, 2018, 04:08:34 PM

WM Maxflex worked well with my old 24 hp
Lt 40. 9 degree hook and about 50percent longer life. Maybe 7 runs but I grind heavy. Sand is not my friend.
Did I read "free sample"?

CCCLLC · March 24, 2018, 04:18:15 PM

Appreciate the heads up Redneckman.
Similar problem on a new 40 wide.

redneckman · March 24, 2018, 09:07:42 PM

Yep, I called WM and told them that I had heard that they would send a free sample of one of thier awesome blades. The lady sent me a free t7 in a very nice packaged box. But, I turned around and bought a whole box of t7's too. So, it is like a free dog; it is not actaully free.

redneckman · March 27, 2018, 09:37:34 PM

Several of you guys asked me how I fixed the clearance issue on my mill. I cut out about a 3" section of the blade guard with my plasma cutter. Here are some photos.

Lawg Dawg · March 28, 2018, 06:38:24 AM

Quote from: redneckman on March 27, 2018, 09:37:34 PM
Several of you guys asked me how I fixed the clearance issue on my mill. I cut out about a 3" section of the blade guard with my plasma cutter. Here are some photos.

That looks very professional...I basically just used an adjustable wrench to hook on there and bent mine down about 1/2"...I also painted over the scratched, I mean gouged, surface so I could see if it was still hitting it. Saws much better now, I was getting frustrated with the rapid dulling blades on my brand new sawmill. Ive had mine since the first of the year, it has 160 hrs on it, and I ve sawn around 20,000 board feet with it.