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Sent a log through our twin band saw, not knowing there was an old bastard file stuck in there from god knows how long ago. Did one hell of a number on our band saws.... bent 10-15 teeth right flat over. The file got removed and put on the shift supervisors desk as a memento.

 

Do y’all find a lot of stuff in the wood

 

Not usually anything we can identify. Sometimes old lag bolts from a tree stand, perfectly spaced throughout the log where the saws hit it... usually just that though, old bolts and nails.

 

I thought logs got swept with metal detectors now, or to deep in?

 

More or less what I was about to ask.

 

We have metal detectors before our chipper mouth and grinder infeed, since those both utilize a vibrating conveyor with a fiberglass section for the metal detector to scan through. Our log line into the mill and to the saws uses a very thick metal chain pretty much exclusively, making it impossible to put a metal detector in there. For how often we actually hit a piece of metal in a log, we just eat the 10 minutes of downtime to change the saws. They were going to have to get sharpened after each shift anyways.

We change our band saws every 6 hours of run time, same with our bull saws. The bull saws are 3 1/2 foot carbide tipped circular saws, 12 of them sitting on an arbor shaft. That's what cuts the logs into boards before they're sent to the sorter.

 

Morning crew....

 

G’morning fellas, hope y’all have a good one

 

Good morning friends!

 

@Martyinco

 

Morning Shane

 

Gotta Love the USPS granted lots of good people work there that have nothing to do with polices .

It makes no sense to me in any case to send a package coming to eastern Pa from Hudson Ohio via Grand Rapids Mi to come back East No wonder they cry for money to pay the big bonuses .

I wonder how much further West does it go ??

 

Walked over to the powdercoater to check on the racks. They have primer on them, running black tomorrow

 

@Gregthespy we need a status report on your status.

 

More CAD

 

Howdy Fellas
Y’all have a safe day

 

Can I get a set to fit a Super A?