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Carbide bands, my experience

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Today at 06:07:26 AM
Written by JoshNZ
Views: 117
I wanted to ask the group here their thoughts on whether carbide bands are worth their cost when used exclusively, assuming no metal strikes. Based on my experience alone I'm seeing maybe 2-3 days of reasonable use where their performance diminishes from say 100% sharp, to 70% sharp, then snap. As compared to a carbon steel band that does 100% sharp to 20% sharp in perhaps 1-2 hours of use (at which point you might do another log or two, if they're small and free of knots, or might swap it out), then can be sharpened 10-20 times. My theory is the carbide bands would go a lot longer if the gullets were polished every couple of hours like the carbon steel bands are, but there doesn't seem to be any carbide sharpening solution that addresses this? The vendor supplied a diamond sharpening wheel to fit to our sharpener but it only touches the TCT, none of the bands have made it to needing this yet anyway.Read More

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Which cam to use?

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Yesterday at 09:40:26 PM
Written by Carpenter
Views: 171
So, I'm pretty new to sharpening band blades, but of course I want to do the best job possible. I am sharpening for myself and as a side business.

I started off with a TimberKing sharpener and setter, which has an adjustable cam. I got it pretty well dialed in for my Woodmizer double hard 10* blades, and it worked pretty well. Then a customer brought me some Timberking 10* blades, and I put them on that machine, and the profile seemed to be the same. Now with the one adjustable cam I don't think it's possible to get it dialed in perfectly, and in the Timberking sharpener manual, it states that there is no perfect gullet profile, but they appeared to be exactly the same. So, I sharpened them both on the Timberking sharpener and they were sharp. Read More

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Moisture meter

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Yesterday at 05:06:00 PM
Written by Valleya
Views: 241
We just purchased a new Norwood mill and are in the process of milling our first logs, would anyone have a suggestion for a good moisture meter for us to buy
Thanks

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Equipment and methods for Harvesting eastern red cedar

Posted in Forestry and Logging
Yesterday at 01:44:11 PM
Written by Log321
Views: 339
Hey guys I made a post awhile back about markets for erc, I've cut an acre out of 100 or more that I own with a chain saw and it produced enough that it's definitely worth logging the rest. Now my question is what would you guys recommend for equipment to take some labor away? I have a skid steer...

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where to find portable sawmilling service?

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
Yesterday at 08:16:10 AM
Written by ajschnitzelbank
Views: 619
TL;DR
Where do I look to hire someone with a portable sawmill to cut my logs on site? I'm in Rensselaer County NY (near the MA/VT boarder)


I'm a novice. I have a Logosol chainsaw mill. My friend/neighbor is gifting me a small red pine plantation. It's a couple hundred trees total, averaging about 12" dbh, and pretty tall (planted decades ago and never thinned). It's obviously way too much for me to take on. Read More

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