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Aspen sawdust

Started by millwright, September 02, 2011, 08:25:46 PM

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millwright

I have been sawing a lot of aspen and have been having a problem with a heavy buildup of sawdust that is really hard to remove from the boards. I am making mostly 1 by 8 and wider boards. I run WM 10 degree blades and have no other problems.

jimparamedic

Aspen is what I call furry wood you need a more aggressive blade

OneWithWood

I have sawn a fair amount of big tooth aspen with 9° and 10° blades with good success.  Make sure your blades are sharp and change the blade at the first sign of dulling.  To remove the caked sawdust from the boards I took a piece of a broken band and placed it in a holder so I can use the back of the blade as a scraper.  Very easy to remove the sawdust by scraping the boards as I off load from the mill.
One With Wood
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millwright

Thanks for the info, thats what I had to do, brush and scrape. I guess thats not a real big problem, thanks again.

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