Wallee's Milling Thread

[sandsawmill14]

maybe it will work out for you
it could very well be the blade i would try a different  blade and see if that fixed it you can always put the blade back on later if it turns out not to be the problem

[beenthere]

if you look closely in the pics you can see what I am talking about.

Wallee
Point out the pic that we should look closely at, just so we know which one for sure you mean.

[4x4American]

You can dull a blade in one pass.  Another way to tell is by looking at the teeth.  A dull tooth will shine, or have a peened over corner.  Sharp has a black line.  That goes with anything from your pocket knife to your chainsaw. 


If you're looking for a good logger, get on facebook and join logging and forestry community group (add me first, then I can add you in, its a closed group)  another one you can join is eastern loggers, or loggers of the east.  Alot of folks on there always posting throughout the day, I've gotten logs that way before I'm sure it could work for you. 

[Magicman]

Noticed when I was cutting that cedar the other day it was kinda cutting a bit wavy or rather not so smooth,

You do not have a good closeup picture but what I am seeing is some tooth marks indicating that you have a tooth out of set on the blade.   Notice that every time that tooth comes around it leaves an uneven mark and the distance apart is determined by your feed speed.

[Wallee]

Noticed when I was cutting that cedar the other day it was kinda cutting a bit wavy or rather not so smooth,

You do not have a good closeup picture but what I am seeing is some tooth marks indicating that you have a tooth out of set on the blade.   Notice that every time that tooth comes around it leaves an uneven mark and the distance apart is determined by your feed speed.

This man here has a sharp eye! I noticed when I was running it, that I could change the spacing if I ran the saw head faster or slower. Experience is a great thing Magicman, and I appreciate you educating me!

[Wallee]

You can dull a blade in one pass.  Another way to tell is by looking at the teeth.  A dull tooth will shine, or have a peened over corner.  Sharp has a black line.  That goes with anything from your pocket knife to your chainsaw. 


If you're looking for a good logger, get on facebook and join logging and forestry community group (add me first, then I can add you in, its a closed group)  another one you can join is eastern loggers, or loggers of the east.  Alot of folks on there always posting throughout the day, I've gotten logs that way before I'm sure it could work for you.

what's your name on fb? I will add you!

[4x4American]

pm sent

[Nomad]

Noticed when I was cutting that cedar the other day it was kinda cutting a bit wavy or rather not so smooth,

You do not have a good closeup picture but what I am seeing is some tooth marks indicating that you have a tooth out of set on the blade.   Notice that every time that tooth comes around it leaves an uneven mark and the distance apart is determined by your feed speed.

     Agreed.  That's not a wavy cut, that's a tooth issue.

[Wallee]

So, here is the happenings around the mill this evening. I was having trouble with the way my dead deck was set up. It would fall as it was just sitting on top of some blocks. So I concreted in these today at 2' deep with 80# of quickcrete. Finishing them up tomorrow with some bolts and bracing!

Then I finally tackled completely going through and leveling the mill out. After deck is back up tomorrow I hope to cut some and see if I have finally tamed this beast lol!!

[4x4American]

Progress!

[WDH]

You are on the right track.

[sandsawmill14]

looking good

[Wallee]

You are on the right track.

Thanks guys, as far as the bed goes, it has never been more level! So I am hoping she will cut perfect!

[WDH]

She will.

[4x4American]

You are on the right track.

:D

[Wallee]

Cut the biggest pine so far on the mill yesterday 27" on the but end. Not huge but big as I have cut on this little mill yet.


Deck is way better concreted in!

[Wallee]

Brought a load of wood into the mill today. Mostly pine, a few oak sticks and some hackberry I think??!! Someone fill me in on what those rough things are lol.

[beenthere]

Someone fill me in on what those rough things are lol.

The rough things ??  Firewood prolly the wrong answer..  ;D ;D

Those rough bark ridges on some logs do look like they be hackberry.

[Wallee]

Ha ha I thought so! They are 9" maybe 10" dia so maybe they will take it for pallet stock!

[WDH]

Actually, they are probably sugarberry.  Practically indistinguishable from hackberry except for site and geographic location.  The boards will warp just as bad, too :D.  If this is your first time sawing hackberry/sugarberry, get ready for a stressful experience, as in stress in the log.  Drying that stuff straight is even more stressful  . 

[gfadvm]

Actually, they are probably sugarberry.  Practically indistinguishable from hackberry except for site and geographic location.  The boards will warp just as bad, too :D.  If this is your first time sawing hackberry/sugarberry, get ready for a stressful experience, as in stress in the log.  Drying that stuff straight is even more stressful  .

Danny, My standing dead hackberry slabs and the ones from live logs that I let lay for 9-10 months are still drying very well: no cup, twist, or bowing. My best friends son just did all the woodwork in his new house with some of my spalted hackberry: stairs, countertops, etc. His builder really liked working with it. Oklahoma hackberry may just behave better than Georgia sugarberry:)

[Wallee]

Actually, they are probably sugarberry.  Practically indistinguishable from hackberry except for site and geographic location.  The boards will warp just as bad, too :D.  If this is your first time sawing hackberry/sugarberry, get ready for a stressful experience, as in stress in the log.  Drying that stuff straight is even more stressful  .

Ha ha oh no! Well I will say the persimmin I cut a while back was useless lol. It dried pretty wrecked.

[WDH]

Oklahoma hackberry may just behave better than Georgia sugarberry:)

Andy,

I believe that you are right.  Also, the smaller logs that I have sawn seem to be much worse than the large logs. 

[Magicman]

Smaller logs give the most misery regardless of the species.   :-\

[gfadvm]

Oklahoma hackberry may just behave better than Georgia sugarberry:)

Andy,

I believe that you are right.  Also, the smaller logs that I have sawn seem to be much worse than the large logs.

My hackberry is mostly in the 14-24" diameter range. The smaller stuff just doesn't seem to sell nearly as well so it becomes BTUs in the wood stove.