A day cutting wood

4x4American · May 31, 2016, 10:19:03 PM

Somewhere on one of the many threads on FF I had said my mill wasn't cutting good. In fact I believe a beaver or a butter knife could've done a better job lol

WM service tech even had stopped out (on his own time because he was in the area, can't beat that! He left my mill around 9pm, now that's better support than Victoria's Secret can offer). Marty P was the one who gave the winning advice by telling me to lower the rpms. I just wanted to show you how bad it was cutting with everything we could think of checked (known good blade, alignment good, belt tensioned, band tensioned, new B57s, new up/down headrig brake, etc etc...nothing fixed it)

This was hard maple. I lowered my rpms and had immediately better results. I had to play around with them more today as I had the rpms sawing pine good last week with Kasco 7/35 blades and then I made some 4/35 blades for sawing the maple and I had to play around with the rpms a bit more til I got it to cut good (made it even slower). I think it's gonna be alot more gooder if I get a tach on my saw so I can easilier manipulate it.

Peter Drouin · June 01, 2016, 06:23:06 AM

I would think you would get the rpms set and not have to play with it all the time.
Can't you call WM and ask what to set the rpms at?
Too bad you have to go through this.
Back in the day Wood Mizer would cut logs at the plant to be sure the mill worked right then send them out. Now they put them together and send them out and guys like Mr Parson has to fix them.
When I got mine in 08 I had to go over the whole mill and fix a lot of things. Simple things like the radeator clamp leaks. Fuse box burnd out, put in the new stile fuses, free from WM. And a full alinment. It was good I had been with them a long time, 3 mill.

Don't get me wrong, I like my mill and think there the best, Just would like WM to go back to testing them like they use too.

For what you payed for the thing It should have cut right the first time out of the box.

Chuck White · June 01, 2016, 07:48:12 AM

Quote from: Peter Drouin on June 01, 2016, 06:23:06 AM
I would think you would get the rpms set and not have to play with it all the time.
Can't you call WM and ask what to set the rpms at?

When I changed out my engine a couple of years ago, and reading the manual, Manual states check RPM every 200 hours!

Don't know why it changes, but it does, even with lock nuts on the throttle linkage!

pineywoods · June 01, 2016, 10:27:39 AM

That throttle cable, doesn't really go to the actual throttle. It pulls a spring which pulls opens the governor. The tension on that spring is what determines your engine rpm. Spring tension will change with temperature. On most engines there will be an adjustment for maximum rpm, you normally don't need to mess with that..

Peter Drouin · June 01, 2016, 08:08:00 PM

The diesels are not the same as the gas ones. Chuck.

Peter Drouin · June 01, 2016, 08:20:37 PM

Customers logs, The hump. :D :D :

You would think a man can see the hump when he cut the tree down. :D :D :

I had a guy from a big Pine mill stop by to see my setup today. We had a good talk about what A&P sawmill can do for him.
I can't tell how surprise I am to see him here. If this works out dancing-jack

4x4American · June 01, 2016, 10:10:10 PM

You said it yourself, some guys just can't buck a straight log, and others, you buy their logs and they're all perfect, bucked straight, trim is all the same and what was specified, etc.

That's great to hear about the big pine mill! I hope that log wasn't on the saw when he came!

Peter Drouin · June 02, 2016, 05:47:31 AM

Quote from: 4x4American on June 01, 2016, 10:10:10 PM
I hope that log wasn't on the saw when he came!

No , He came at lunchtime, no logs on the mill.

Jim_Rogers · June 02, 2016, 09:59:04 AM

What does he want you to do for them? Inquiring minds want to know, unless it's a trade secret.

Jim Rogers

WDH · June 02, 2016, 04:17:44 PM

He is looking for a Pine man.

Peter Drouin · June 02, 2016, 09:19:39 PM

Cutting Pine today, Last one was 12"x14"x 25'

My new sign.

What do you think?

Quote from: Jim_Rogers on June 02, 2016, 09:59:04 AM
What does he want you to do for them? Inquiring minds want to know, unless it's a trade secret.

Jim Rogers

Long lumber and live edge siding.

4x4American · June 02, 2016, 09:36:40 PM

Ahhh so that's how you do them long uns! Thanks for all the pictures, makes it look easier than it prolly is..

That sign looks great. It made me want to buy lumber from you, that finger, (I would do the italien kiss my fingers and then open them to symbolize perfection, but there isn't a smiley that does that, yet....AHEM... ;D )

Czech_Made · June 03, 2016, 09:00:02 AM

Quite the operation, looking good.

Bruno of NH · June 03, 2016, 06:52:50 PM

Nice signage:)
Is business still good ?

Peter Drouin · June 03, 2016, 06:59:53 PM

Quote from: Czech_Made on June 03, 2016, 09:00:02 AM
Quite the operation, looking good.

Thanks.

Quote from: 4x4American on June 02, 2016, 09:36:40 PM
Ahhh so that's how you do them long uns!

Ya it is easy, But A pane. I have a 24' ex and do use it a lot, But, lately it's been 24' wood and I don't need 24' ex all the time.
The 24'ex takes up a lot of room so I only hook it up when I need it. I talked to Ross and I think I'm going up and get a 6' ex to leave on the mill all the time. And maybe a resaw too.

Peter Drouin · June 03, 2016, 07:13:10 PM

Quote from: Bruno of NH on June 03, 2016, 06:52:50 PM
Nice signage:)
Is business still good ?

Thanks, I had a call today looking for 1x12x16 pine for form boards. Guy said he called all over and no one has any, [ All sold out] I guess. He bought all I had and, ordered 60 more.

Business Is steady .

4x4American · June 03, 2016, 07:15:16 PM

Ahh resaw eh? The resaw sounds like could be a lot of lumber handling..U don't need power for that? I guess running a generator for that wouldn't be too bad eh?