Juicemang
ArboristSite Member
My brother and I slabbed one of the white oak logs today. The saw went through it fine but the bar was building up heat fast. The 4 or 5 wide slabs over 30" we had to stop a few times during each cut to let the bar cool down. The chain was building up cooked saw dust on it, I figured that was causing more friction. I had my auxiliary oiler running and my brother was putting oil on the tip of the bar... not sure what else could have been done to keep it cool. To get the chain clean my brother would drop some snow on the bar while I was cutting. The water from the melted snow going through the wood did a good job cleaning the cooked saw dust off the chain. We got 9 slabs, 9/4 debarked stacked and stickered in 4-5 hours. So I'm happy with this afternoons work. Does anyone have any tips for reducing heat when cutting wide oak slabs?
I put a piece of the foam stuff you use to insulate water pipes in your house on my mill today. It really helps cut down on vibration and make pushing way more comfortable. You can see it in the first pic.
Me makin sawdust
nice slab
I put a piece of the foam stuff you use to insulate water pipes in your house on my mill today. It really helps cut down on vibration and make pushing way more comfortable. You can see it in the first pic.
Me makin sawdust
nice slab