Belsaw M14 or is it, New member here

[Tripp]

Lady Sawyers,

Welcome to the Forum. Good to have another circle miller aboard.
I'll second the comments about keeping your saw sharp. I usually sharpen mine in the morning before milling and give it a touch up around mid day. A sharp saw has a crisp singing sound that music to a millers ears.

I like the idea of using the Dexter file guide or the jocky grinder. I do mine freehand now which works well and doesnt take very long.

Anyone know where to pick up a Dexter file guide?

Tripp

[bandmiller2]

Tripp,call Bruce Dexter, Sawmill tool & service co.@ 1-802-626-9027 in Vermont.Basically its a cast high stregnth aluminum handle with hard rollers to guide the file to hold bit angle and straight filing.You can use a regular file or a diamond bit file.I use boath, file cuts faster but diamond gives you a fine smooth vicious sharp bit.Frank C.

[captain_crunch]

Here is the relic I use my teeth are hardened so all I do is kinda shine them with file wheel
 



Brian

[Tripp]

Frank,

Thanks for the info. I will give Bruce a call.

Tripp

[djarvis12]

I purchased a used M14 Belsaw Mill in 1960 and ran it for a year if you had a
knotty log the knot would hang up on the carriage angle iron frame and it would
be a pain to roll the log  . I purchased a used Meadows Mill that the wood had
all rotted  I was able to salvage enough wooden parts for patterns to rebuild the
Carriage a Track ways, I ran this with a 1961 Olds Star fire engine . In 1972
I purchase a new 640D Corinth  sawmill and picked it up from the factory  in
Corinth,MS . I am no running a Corinth AL36 sawMill . www.JarvisSawmill.com

Good Luck To You: Dale Jarvis

[Meadows Miller]

Gday

And welcome to the Forum Dale    You have a nice looking Sawmilling operation  there  Mate Are you mainly in the pallet ,cant and tie milling game or do you do abit of grade sawing aswell Mate 

I use a dimond wheel sharpener i made my self using the head of my band sharpener from my bandsaw mill it clips to the mill frame and hook the battery up and away you go  Ive hand filed alot of springsetts over the years in on Bush Mills ,laimets and karas too

Regards Chris

[Magicman]

Dale,  Welcome to The Forestry Forum.  Looks like you have quite an operation.

[bandmiller2]

Dale,nice operation you've got there,welcome, no question you know what your talking about.I've said it before but probibly half the circle sawyers today got their start on a Belsaw.Frank C.