swing blades and small logs

[Part_Timer]

I deleted my first post cause i had it backwards sorta so I'll try again

when you cut on the right side pushing away from you your are pushing the saw blade into the cut.  when you cross over you are cutting on the leftside pulling it into the cut. That is why you remove the riving knife and guards. 

when you try to cut between two logs the one on the left is correct but you are pulling on the right side and this is pulling the blade over and away from the cut if you pull fast enough the sawblade will actually push the log away from the blade and it will be riding up on the log not cutting in.

That is clearer than the first try I think???

[Fla._Deadheader]

 I realize that cutting fast means problems. Would this be do-able the way I asked   I was figgerin that the cut pulling into the log might help offset the cut pulling away from the log

  You lock the carriage so it won't drift. You could clamp the logs so they don't move.  Just asking before I get to try the Peterson out and make a mess.

  I gotta cut many acres of small stuff 

[Roxie]

Here are the tree's that Fla. Deadheader is gonna cut! 




Your welcome, Harold, please don't thank me!   

[DanG]

You might have enough power for that when you get the Cummins mounted on it, Harold.  The biggest problem would be the blade spinning the wrong way in one of the cuts, if I unnerstand yer question right.

[Fla._Deadheader]

  Why is that a problem The cut would be a little over 4 inches deep

   The straight-line rip saw on the Belsaw Planer cuts in the wrong rotation.  I have sawn boards on a tablesaw feeding from the other side, WITH a hold-down and paying close attention.

  Fred, remember the price of fuel is going up. 

[scottr]

Harold  , I would think that the gullet would not be clear to allow proper feed rate for efficient sawing . Scott

[Arthur]

 PARTS OF THIS POST WERE EDITED OUT BY ADMININSTRATION

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On the EcoSaw we swing 180 degrees with the blade.  Doing a normal cut you first cut horizontally then swing the blade 90 and come back up the log.  We use two riving knives.  The horizontal cut uses the leftside of the blade and the virtical cut uses the rightside of the blade.

When doublecutting we come back up the log without turning the 90degrees for the virtical.  We are just doing a virtical cut but in the horizontal possition.  NO guards or any part of the mill need to be removed to do any cut you  need.  If you can think of a cut I will tell you how to do it safely without the need for modifications.

You realy should always have the cut pulling into the log.

arthur

[Ernie]

On my twin saw (Rimu)  the only danger area is in front of the mill, I have thrown some really big and heavy chunks that way, particularly when I started into the cut too fast.  If I start slowly until the verticle blade enters and starts to cut, there is no problem.

I have some 6" gum that I want to cut into 4X4's today, I'll let you know if I have any problems