Frame saw milling

[Big J]

After watching a few videos, the thing that isn't clear to me is the blade spacing in the frame. Can you put a blade anywhere or just at preset places, so the option would be you either have a blade there or not?

 

The blade spacing is entirely adjustable.

 

I think that I probably have about 850 tonnes to cut this year, and I think that this is most likely the quickest and most accurate way of doing it. Even with a 60mm band on the Trak met sawmill, the cut isn't infallible (especially through knotty material) and a frame saw will just simplify things. It's another bloody machine though - most cost!

[AHPP]

Why do these use reciprocating blades rather than circular ones? Circular ones would surely at least double the feedrate (and presumably not make the machine walk cross the room)?

[Stephen Blair]

Great piece of kit, I've never seen anything like that before!

[Big J]

Why do these use reciprocating blades rather than circular ones? Circular ones would surely at least double the feedrate (and presumably not make the machine walk cross the room)?

 

Much higher power requirement for circular saws and I wouldn't be able to keep up with a faster speed rate anyway. Surely one lorry load a day is enough!?

[se7enthdevil]

i take it you are buying this so you can chuck a log on the gang saw to let it do its thing and whilst it's cutting you can get on with a few other things until you need to put another log on?

[Big J]

i take it you are buying this so you can chuck a log on the gang saw to let it do its thing and whilst it's cutting you can get on with a few other things until you need to put another log on?

 

Won't be me operating it - I'll be on the mill. Cants can be mechanically conveyed straight from sawmill to the frame saw (hydraulically powered rollers on the sawmill are handy) and can be cut whilst the next log is getting dimensioned on the sawmill.

[the village idiot]

Let me know when you're next recruiting BigJ. I want to play with all these marvellous toys!

 

Just dipping my toes into the world of milling (Woodmizer and Alaskan). It's lovely to produce usable timber from the woods.

 

In your experience, is there much demand for milled Ash in the UK?

[Big J]

Let me know when you're next recruiting BigJ. I want to play with all these marvellous toys!

 

Just dipping my toes into the world of milling (Woodmizer and Alaskan). It's lovely to produce usable timber from the woods.

 

In your experience, is there much demand for milled Ash in the UK?

 

Reasonable demand. It's behind elm and oak, but is probably third in popularity.

[agrimog]

before the introduction of high speed bands in sawmills, multiple frame saws were quite common, a large quantiy of similar sized timber produced for a fracion of the effort, if you need to batch run a volume of the same size,this would be the way to go, multiple boards for one pass through the saw, and reduction on blade wear(although multiple blades to sharpen, trade off?), and no requirement for a highly skilled sawyer to run it, just someone to keep feeding it stock

[Big J]

before the introduction of high speed bands in sawmills, multiple frame saws were quite common, a large quantiy of similar sized timber produced for a fracion of the effort, if you need to batch run a volume of the same size,this would be the way to go, multiple boards for one pass through the saw, and reduction on blade wear(although multiple blades to sharpen, trade off?), and no requirement for a highly skilled sawyer to run it, just someone to keep feeding it stock

 

All 23 or 25mm stock. No variation and batches done by the lorry load.

 

Right, mind made up, I'll order one. Just need to fund the bloody thing now!