A day cutting wood

[4x4American]

How do you deduct for pith off center?  drop a grade?

[WDH]

His pith has always been off center  :D :D :D.

[Peter Drouin]

How do you deduct for pith off center?  drop a grade?

I don't, Just try to get what I can. It will make a good 6x6. I only deduct for rot, sweep and shake. A lot of times I will buy the [not the best logs in the load]. That keeps the logger happy. Without them, I have no sawmill business. But it all works out when you buy all the logs I do. Have a truck coming today too, and 3 next week maybe. :D :D :D

His pith has always been off center  :D :D :D.

I've been told that before.  :D :D ;)

[Magicman]

It's good to see you "up and at it" Peter.  Good call on your loggers.   8)

[Peter Drouin]

Well, today while I was flying cutting 20' 2x6s I miss the mark or hit it.  :D :D :D :D :D



  

  

 

Then I tried to back up. :D :D



  

 
Maybe I can reset the blade.    smiley_biggrin01

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I think Woodmizer offers a sawing class.  :D

Peter, I think we've all done it, at least twice.  :

[Josh3760]

Man I feel way better now. Even the pros do it.. ;D 8)

[YellowHammer]

Yep, probably want to check the set on that band....

[Magicman]

Ta heck with da band.  I am teary eyed over the scratches on the side support.   

[OlJarhead]

Ok I have to admit I showed this to my wife and said "see honey, even the pros do it now and then!" and she said "ya, but that doesn't mean you can!"

[4x4American]

I see you have the high proformance guide thingys, do you like em? 

[Peter Drouin]

Yes 4x4 I would not cut very fast without them.   ;D

[4x4American]

Really...Are they a pain to adjust?  What do you have for a distance between guides with them?  I have 28" when fully open.  I have the mount for them
but not them

[Magicman]

I would not be willing to loose any distance between my blade guides.

[4x4American]

They don't give ya much to begin with

[WDH]

4x4.

I never thought that you had much distance between your blade guides.................. ;D.

Not trying to insult you, just having a little fun. 

It was sure nice to meet you.  Thanks for the help with the off-bearing at the Project.   

[Peter Drouin]

4x4 I cut 30"+ logs and have no trouble. Most of my logs are 12" to 25, 27" most times.
My market is 1" and 2" lumber with 12"x12" and smaller beams mix in.

[Chuck White]

I would not be willing to loose any distance between my blade guides.

Me neither!

When I got my mill it had the HP blade guide rollers on it, and it didn't take very long for me to take them off and install the standard blade guide rollers.

On my mill, the HP's limited the clearance side-to-side and also when sawing a 1" dog board.

[4x4American]

Can't saw a 1" dog board with the hp guides?

[Peter Drouin]

I can.

[Chuck White]

I did too, but I had to move the (movable) blade guide roller out and around the clamp!

[4x4American]

Oh, yea I have to do that with my
current setup too.  I think since I have the HP guide without them actually mounted, I get all the drawbacks of them without any benefits!  lol

[Bandmill Bandit]

I ran an LT40 super with the HP guides. I was not impressed so didn't swap my roller guides out.   I did remove the bottom slide blocks and have been very happy with out them installed.

[Andries]

4x4 I cut 30"+ logs and have no trouble. Most of my logs are 12" to 25, 27" most times.

No HP guides for me.
The builders that I mill for are looking for the biggest width possible, from their Western Red Cedars.

Bibby-ing them down to bite size is step one.

Rolling them over using a Mega-Hook with chain and the loader forks

The big gulp! Less than an inch at the top of the throat, with off-centre pith. Forty one feet long.

[Andries]

I'd have to change mills to get a bigger cut than this:

Like 4x4 said, there's only 28" between the rollers guides.