Blade info where to find it ?

[markct]

heres somethin i have always wondered, i hear the double sided blades mentioned from time to time in the large sizes, how the heck do ya run blade guides against the back side of them without killing the teeth?

[Norwiscutter]

To run a two sided band, the tension is much higher than is normally run with the smaller bands we are accustomed too.  The roller guides place downward force on the center of the band blade which keeps the blade from pushing off in either direction.  Because much more tension is required to keep the blade in place, larger bandblades are necessary.

Or at least I think that is how they work

[Loggerbabe]

It was suggested to me that I try this forum as a possible source for information to where I could locate some carbide teeth to be used with a Disston C shank or bit holder. I need 36 teeth, or bits.  Does anyone out there know where I could locate some, either new or used but usable?  Thanks for any help.

[Fla._Deadheader]

 Let me be the first to welcome you to the Forum, Loggerbabe.

 You were told correctly, there is more info here than anyone has a right to know about.

 I'm sure the Circle Blade folks will be responding. Just be a little patient. It's a Holiday, after all.  

 Haines, where  We like pics on here. LOTS of pics. What's your job capacity, just logger or more deeply into the whole Timber thing

[WV_hillbilly]

  Whay kind of blade should I use to cut sassafras.  I may have about 2000 bd/ft to cut and was wondering what would be my best choice . I need to by some blades anyways  and  this could result in a once or twice a year thing . I  have a 20 HP manal mill  if that matters , other than it is  recommended to run 1 1/4 bands .

WV Hillbilly.

[Loggerbabe]

Well, Fla._Deadheader, Haines is in Eastern Oregon.  I'm actually not a logger by trade but every year we go get firewood and fence materials (posts and poles) on the timber portion (80 acres) of the family cattle ranch.  Someday I'd like to train one of our Belgians to skid wood, but until then we use tractors.  Thanks for the welcome.  

[pasbuild]

Loggerbabe
One of our sponsors on the left, Menominee saw should be able to help you out with your needs. Its been years since I needed bits for a circle blade but when I did they had EVERYTHING.

[Norm]

WV I'd use 10 degree blades for the sassafras, you can use them on hardwoods such as cherry, walnut and others that are similar in density.

Welcome to the FF Loggerbabe, we have another member or two that are trying to talk their begian into skidding. Ours is more content to recycle alfalfa.

[Loggerbabe]

Thanks for the information.  We'll check with Menominee this week.  The blade is from an old sawmill my dad's uncle used when he built a ski area.  When they finished the buildings, he converted it to cut up firewood, and forty or so years of cutting
up hundreds of cords of wood have about used up the teeth that are in it.  
Our timber pasture is mostly larch and Fir, with a little spruce and pine.  As I mentioned, we mostly use it as a source for poles, posts, and firewood, but we also cut some for lumber, and a neighbor with a Wood Miser mills it on the share.

[WV_hillbilly]

  Thanks Norm  

So right now I shoulld only have to  keep one kind of blade  on hand for most of my cutting .

[Brad_S.]

Norwiscutter,

When I upgraded to a new mill a couple years ago, I asked Timber Harvester about 2 inch blades. They decided not to offer it as an option because, in their opinion, the cutting benefits derived from the 1/2" wider blade didn't offset the added costs. A 1 1/2" blade is only slightly more than a 1 1/4", but a 2", as you mention, is about double. Add the horsepower issue, the wider guide wheels and the deeper shroud area, and it didn't merit the switch for them. May have needed wider band wheels as well, I forget. I took them at their word. If I need assurance of a straight cut in difficult wood (spruce) I get a thicker body (.055") as mentioned earlier and live with the shortened life.

[Loggerbabe]

Just a note to let you know we now have teeth!  Before we had a chance to contact Menominee, we had a call from a supplier in the Northwest who had been offered a bunch of old stock (new) from a business whose owner had retired after 50 or so years, and there was a lot of obsolete stuff, including Disston C teeth and shanks.  So thanks for your input.  If anybody else is needing something like that, post here and we'll put you in contact with them.  Who knows what sorts of treasures they might have?

[beenthere]

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.......... we have another member or two that are trying to talk their begian into skidding. Ours is more content to recycle alfalfa.

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Patty
Is Becky into the harness yet?  Just curious. She and you popped up on the random photo's page. Just checkin it out.  Is that a UW-EauClaire shirt, or am I just not reading it clearly?
Y'all hafta know this pretty horse likes chicken......really!

[Norm]

I'm not sure Patty will see this beenthere so I'll tell you that the odds of becky doing any work is the same of me being the next man on the moon.

Her tee shirt is bcluw it is an acronym for our local school, Beaman, Conrad, Liscomb, Union and Whitten. When our kids were in school I wanted and extra b for Bangor.

[Minnesota_boy]

I'm not sure Patty will see this beenthere so I'll tell you that the odds of becky doing any work is the same of me being the next man on the moon.

So tell us, Norm.  How long have you been in astronaut training. 

[Norm]

Oh about the same amount as becky's been in logger training.

[Patty]

The picture is deceiving.... Becky looks so tiny. I am standing in the feed bunk so I can reach high enough to comb her.

She thought about work once, but it gave her a rash....