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steve marek

February 04, 2012, 05:07:58 PM
I'm looking to buy some norway pine to build a solar kiln. I heard they are hard to saw without getting a wavey cut. I have a lt40hd wm 28 hp and woodmizer suggested to use a 5500 4 degree or 7 degree blade. In the past I've had problems with waving when cutting spruce (lots of knots). Anyone else have this problem? Anyone have any suggestions?
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jackpine

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February 04, 2012, 09:40:06 PM
Steve
I have sawn a lot of norway (red ) pine on my lt40 25 hp and have found the knots to be only slightly harder than white pine knots, not nearly as bad as spruce. I use 10 deg blades with standard .025 set if they are green and .028 or .030 set if they have been cut for a while. Pitch buildup on the blade is about the same as white pine unless the logs are old and then it tends to be worse so requires more lube. I am starting a red pine job monday with several hundred pulp size logs , will be making 6" x  6" timbers, so if they cut differently I will let you know
Bill

Chuck White

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February 04, 2012, 09:49:01 PM
I have sawn thousands of board feet of Red Pine and have found it to be about the same as sawing White Pine.

I have always used 1¼x.045 10°, set at .025 +or- .001 and never had a problem that could really be classified as a problem.

No where near as troublesome as Spruce can be.  ::)
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With basic mechanical skills and the ability to read you can maintain a Woodmizer  LT40!

ladylake

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February 05, 2012, 05:47:44 AM
 Red pine has the knots spaced about every 2 feet and if you hit a couple on the side at the same time they will deflect your blade sometimes just a little bit.  Keep your feed rate to a reasonable level and it cuts good, trouble is it cuts so easy I push the feed rate too much sometimes.  Steve
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Chuck White

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February 05, 2012, 08:25:28 AM
Steve, that's the only arguement I have against the Red Pine.

The limbs completely circle the tree, they're not just randomly spaced.

Therefore, Red Pine can be a very poor choice for some construction applications.

Most times when I'm sawing Red Pine, I'm sawing 1 inch boards or 2x4's or 6's.
~Chuck~  Cooks Cat Claw sharpener and single tooth setter.  2018 Chevy Silverado and 2021 Subaru Ascent.
With basic mechanical skills and the ability to read you can maintain a Woodmizer  LT40!

millwright

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February 05, 2012, 07:26:29 PM
I saw more red pine than anything else and have had no major problems, just use lube and slow down a little for the bigger knots.

eastberkshirecustoms

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February 05, 2012, 08:12:54 PM
I have acres and acres of red pine. One benefit to the 'two foot' limb spacing is that you can easily count up to get a (pretty close) approximation on log length or tree height.  I also like that they grow straight and tall, not like Scotch pine, that stuff is all over the place.
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