Sawmill, How To Avoid Wavy Cuts and A Lubrication Mix

[Music] so welcome to off-grid rv today we are going to go grab a cedar log with a four-wheeler and cut some exterior trim i want to show you how you can avoid wavy cuts on your bandsaw and a lubrication trick on your bandsaw also so let's go get a log and i'll talk to you in a bit [Music] so [Music] today i'm using my log arts setup behind a 2010 honda rancher all right so everybody that was interested in my log loading setup i'll go a little bit more detail real quick what i have it's a 20 foot long four inch i-beam uh it that could definitely be bigger that's the lightest i would go on that the trolley is a one-ton trolley from harbor freight the chain hoist is a two-ton chain hoist from harbor freight [Music] at each end i just have a simple post with the base to keep the stable that direction and then a couple of braces here down to a log you could put a few stakes in the ground if you needed to and put some braces back you could even do this all out of steel make it even even stronger this is the lightest weight setup i would go with so i pull the atv with the log arches right try to center the log under there i hook up a chain it's wrapped in two spots to help stabilize the log when you pick it up and then the chain hoist hooks in the middle of the slack in between so that's just one chunk of chain with a hook on each end i just take the weight off the log arches unhook them and roll it right over to the mill [Music] [Music] do [Music] all right so here's what i use for bandsaw blade lubrication take a gallon jug of water and mix in a teaspoon of bar chain oil or diesel fuel and a teaspoon of dish soap the oil will keep things from sticking to the blade and help lubricate the soap will help disperse the oil in the water your blade will stay nice and clean if you run the soap and oil in water [Music] so there are a few things you can do to keep from having wavy cuts or fix wavy cuts if you are having them the number one thing is your blade sharpness it has to be very sharp once once it gets dull it'll start wandering around and running hot and it just gets worse and you can ruin the blade if you don't exchange it out and have that one sharpened reason number two for wavy cuts is a blade that doesn't run parallel to the track if you have your track set perfectly level the blade needs to be set nice and level make sure if you use a little level like this that you have it set on a tooth that is set downwards to not obstruct the reading reason number three for wavy cuts can be your blade tension make sure your tension is set exactly where it's supposed to be [Music] reason number four for wavy cuts are your blade guides set improperly too much gap when you hit knots and figure in the wood it can cause the blade to want to follow the grain so the blade guides will help eliminate that when they're set properly reason number five for wavy or curved beam pets is your track not set properly if your track looks like a banana your board is going to look like a banana so you got to have your track set perfectly flat and level so when you level your track what i do is set one side first make sure it's straight you can use the string line and make sure it's level after you get that one side's it go to each end and level across and get each end level crossways and then all you have to do is straighten the other track use the string line again number six is don't push your saw through the wood too fast all right that's it for today please hit thumbs up if you like the video feel free to comment in the comment section below and we'll see you next [Music] time [Music] you

Channel: Off Grid RV Channel

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Keywords: wooodland millls

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Length: 6min 56sec (416 seconds)

Published: Mon May 10 2021