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the guilliet seems to use a counter weight to strain the band from what i can see,although all the gubins inside is only really accesible when the machine is split in two by the looks-the pressure backs itself off a little while the saw is running,but not by much. the bands not sitting flat on the floor is not something i'd noticed but i will keep an eye on that one when i unpack my 2 from sharpening-good point as welding could deform them. the book you have sounds good ,any info available would be gratefully received -i'd ask the chap in the library van for a copy,but there might be some head scratching there as an update,the band i have on currently is cutting with pretty good accuracy-cut a knoty piece of douglas into hedging stakes and tidied up a 12" x 12" x 10' piece of oak with good results. the band has been running for over a hour,its got well defined swages at about 3mm are you running a wide band stenner at the moment?
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we did wonder wether this might be an issue,but havn't checked it yet.are you happy that your bands are being pre-tensioned correctly during sharpening?
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i think i should reset my guides as they arn't that close-maybe back to the drawing board for an overhaul. ive been cutting softwood which has been sat around a while,the softwood definately needs a wider kerf. many thanks for the inputs ,its nice to have some informed opinions
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yes its an old one, it was put where it is now in '73 and had previously spent a long life in a local mill- new bands are 5" wide , 22' 6" long with swaged teeth. i did wonder about the guides, ive got them pretty tight- if too tight they tend to bind with sawdust-with a good band installed theres no problem so i discounted them as a problem, the scrapers and oilers are reasonable,i always track the bands with the teeth about an inch outside the wheel. the swages on different bands do vary a little.i havn't ruled out that it might be the machine itself yet,or the operator! according to an old order sheet my bands tension is 36 degrees- without knowing which bands have been tensioned correctly and which havn't its hard to pin it down
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with a machine?
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I'm finding this out now,never really had much trouble before,so never really taken much interest in the mechanics of sharpening, maybe some of the skill is being lost as the older boys retire?
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look at himalayan balsam aswell- causing big problems in a lot of places-you might get contracts with councils or the environment agency to get rid of it
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thanks,they havn't blued but i think a rush job might have something to do with it somewhere
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just keep all your records in order as to what you've sprayed,with what and when and you should be ok i'd say. obviously the spray you use has to be passed by maff etc. as being ok to use
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none if its growing in your garden,you can let it grow if you like-if its growing on a farm then allowing it to spread is a breach of cross compliance. if its growing within a meter of a watercourse you need pa6aw and permission from environment agency to spray it.
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hello, i've got a guilliet mill which i use for sawing up various bits and it works well,but recently i've been getting my bands back from sharpening and after about half a hour they seem to be blunt -making banana cuts. the bands look sharp enough when i put them on. do bands have to be re-tensioned during every sharpening process,and if they haven't been,could this be the cause of my problem,or is it more likely they just haven't been sharpened properly?
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hello,im Jason ,im a farmer who does some timber conversion
