Stupid question on why cutting both ways.

RichTired · February 10, 2020, 05:42:27 PM

Found this video on a double cut band-saw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD68veoEz3k&t=156s

Anderson · February 10, 2020, 06:07:22 PM

There is a Select 3620 double cut for sale on Sawmill Exchange right now. 4" band. 7700 hours. 68 horse John Deere. $50,000

I watched one of the videos on their website, they had a electric mill just cooking through a log!

View Product » Select 3620 » Sawmill Exchange

JoshNZ · February 11, 2020, 05:37:40 AM

Quote from: Hilltop366 on February 10, 2020, 11:21:36 AM
Other options or crazy ideas.

turn the saw head around at the end of the cut.

two blades back to back each on there own band wheel with two sets of guides in between them (I'm thinking the trailing blade would get bumped off)

two blades back to back on two separate saw heads that pivot up, one saw head for each direction the other saw head lifts up out of the way.

set of roller guides (one set on the top and one set on the bottom) and flip the saw head on a horizontal axes.

I thought about that too, the backwards blade would probably be happy riding in the kerf, until you started cutting waves haha.