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Started by yukon cornelius, October 09, 2013, 09:46:15 AM

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yukon cornelius

i am about to start sawing for my house and im doing all my research when I came across in my manual (ez jr mill) a 2 hour break in on new blades before resharpening. is this true? I have 11 blades and it seems im not going to get very far before im out of blades. am I underestimating the amount of lumber in that amount of time? can I just run til they are showing signs of dull? should I debark and wash logs if possible? all my logs will be green oak, cedar, hickory and some walnut. thanks
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LeeB

I've never heard of the two hour break in.  Doesn't mean it's right or wrong, just something I've never heard of. I run my blades till they start to dull and then resharpen. The only thing I can think of would be that it might work harden them some. Interesting.
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Quotea 2 hour break in on new blades before resharpening. is this true?

Can be read two ways...  2 hours running before you can remove to resharpen.

                        or .....   resharpen at 2 hours regardless if they need to be sharpened.

Which way do you read it?
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bandmiller2

Yukon,its hard to pin down how long you should run a band before sharpening,it mostly depends on how clean the logs are. Logs are best loaded on a trailer or lifted off the ground with a log arch, dragging is the poorest mode of transport,the grit will dull bands fast.Never heard of breaking in a band you put a new one on and cut until it cuts hard or starts to wonder depending on how fussy you are.I sharpen my own and seldom run a band that's not vicious sharp.Do you have anyone near you that will sharpen bands.??If there are a lot of small bandmills in your area you could pay for sharpening equipment in short order grinding bands. Frank C.
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Chuck White

Never heard of "blade break-in"!

I have a debarker on my mill and usually average around 800 board feet before the blade shows signs of getting dull!

If your logs are free of "mud pack", you should get a few hundred board feet before the blade starts going dull, even without a debarker!
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yukon cornelius

the manual says no more than 2 hours break in on the blades. I read that in the ez boardwalk manual. I don't have a debarker so I thought I might chainsaw a slice of bark down the first leading edge of the cant. I don't have an arch yet but I have some things to make one. our land is like a mountainside. its very steep (it drops 450 feet elevation in the first 750 feet and back up 300 and back down to 450 in the last 750. without a doubt there will be a lot of dragging logs to a place I can lift them. I need a skyline across my first valley haha! maybe I can powerwash some off of them. as far as a resharpener close... have no idea... I know of one larger sawmill (not bandsaw) and one bandsawmill close. I will most likely send them in if I cant find one close. anyone near wheatland mo?
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manoverboard

Quote from: yukon cornelius on October 10, 2013, 09:46:28 AM
the manual says no more than 2 hours break in on the blades. I read that in the ez boardwalk manual. I don't have a debarker so I thought I might chainsaw a slice of bark down the first leading edge of the cant. I don't have an arch yet but I have some things to make one. our land is like a mountainside. its very steep (it drops 450 feet elevation in the first 750 feet and back up 300 and back down to 450 in the last 750. without a doubt there will be a lot of dragging logs to a place I can lift them. I need a skyline across my first valley haha! maybe I can powerwash some off of them. as far as a resharpener close... have no idea... I know of one larger sawmill (not bandsaw) and one bandsawmill close. I will most likely send them in if I cant find one close. anyone near wheatland mo?

I'm dealing with quite a few dozer dragged logs due to the same conditions. I'm considering chain sawing an inch off the butt to help as I do not have a source of water. I use a long spud bar with a 2" flat scraper end, this tool and a hatchet get under and peel the bark well. I'm sawing white pine, white oak, cherry, and poplar...
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customsawyer

I have never heard of a blade break in period. I put mine on and cut till it is dull.
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yukon cornelius

thanks for the responses. it looks like we have around 3 more days of mixing concrete for the floors then its full speed ahead! I know for sure I dont have enough logs cut but I have plenty of big oaks on our place. I will use maybe 6 of my 11 blades and order more so I can send in 10 at a time. whats the average turn around time on blade sharpening? I have timber wolf blades. we are trying to beat snow flying to be in this house so I cant have too much downtime.
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