Most beginning sawyers are under the impression that all
it takes to have a good portable sawmill business is a good portable sawmill
and some good blades to go in it, such as Cook's Super Sharp blades. Well, it is true that a great mill and some
great blades will lead you down the path to being a great sawyer. However, there are still several roadblocks
that you need to look out for on that path.
For instance, many people neglect blade maintenance,
especially if they are beginning sawyers.
You have two choices when it comes to blade maintenance. The first is that you can simply throw your
blades away as soon as they get dull or slightly bent. However, that's going to cost you a lot of
money in the long run. The second is
that you can actually maintain your blades.
There are three keys to doing that.
First, you have to keep your portable sawmill blades
sharp. That's going to require the use
of a sharpener, such as the Cook's Cat Claw sharpener. Second, you are going to need to get yourself
a blade setting device and learn how to use it.
Setting the blade simply means aligning the teeth in the proper way for
the best possible cut. However, since
portable sawmill blades are flexible, you may have to adjust for the fact that
the teeth are going to flex back into a different position after you set them.
Finally, you need to keep your portable sawmill blade
flat. Otherwise there's no possible way
that it can cut through the lumber properly, let alone quickly. The people at Cook's Saw have perfected the
art of flattening portable sawmill blades over the years. Would you like to learn more about their
technique? If so, just click here.
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