Thread: Resaw machine?

this chap has been very helpful his names Swen. Smart solutions, Swedish, Sawmills, Wood-working, Australia He has a pallet resaw machine that is just awesome . I know he's over here in Vic but he maybe able to help.
good luck

band saws work well as small kerf , they do need to be set up properly and corect blades used . there is no other way to cut such a small kerf . or cut thicker and use a saw bench . cheers Bob

I use a resaw bandsaw to mill 2 inch thick stock ,if you can find one cut the stock to 110 mm and get three boards that would save some timber. It is amazing how much is left behind as saw dust .

Comgresesrv you should be able to get on from weoodmizer there in Wa but it ll cost ya a bit
baker do one called the axe its worth taking a look at as they do a lot of pallet mill stuff

As far as I'm aware the woodmizzer remote power one only does upto 50mm stock. It would be a good machine if it could handle what I want

Originally Posted by comgreserv

As far as I'm aware the woodmizzer remote power one only does upto 50mm stock. It would be a good machine if it could handle what I want

The mill I buy some of my Paulownia recently bought a Woodmizzer re-saw machine. They are very impressed with it When they showed it off to me I felt the blade was over 200 mm above the bed and I didn't ask if it was at full hight. At a guess the bed was about 400 mm wide. It could be worth checking out.

Whitewood

Originally Posted by comgreserv

I'm seeking a cost effective way to resaw timber from 90mm thick feedstock. I need 35mm wide for my small pallet production sideline. Idea is to save time on the Lucas and feed it through the resaw. What does anyone else use or suggest? Or do I continue to do it on my green machine?
Can i use a narrower kerf blade on mill to save material?
Cheers in advance.

Comgreserv

The bandsaw is really the way to go whether it is vertical or horizontal. My horizontal bandsaw would saw down to 25mm off the bed and with not much modification could cut less than that.

The advantage of the bandsaw in resawing compared to any circular saw is the lesser forces generated. The bandsaw is only creating force in one direction and that is held against the guide wheel. The circular saw wants to grab hold of the timber and throw it everywhere. It has to be very securely restrained particularly when the pieces become smaller.

As others have pointed out, the thin kerf in of the bandsaw is a big advantage. I am not particularly familiar with the Woodmizer saws, but I would suggest their smallest model would easily resaw for your purposes. (This would be true for most small horizontal bandsaws.) I am not sure of the price differential between the resaw and the full mill in the Woodmizer range

I think a vertical bandsaw would only be practical if you had a model with power feed.

Regards
Paul

Check out the woodmizer HR120 portable band resaw. Max cut254mm, min cut 6mm. Very handy machine and I did consider buying one before i stopped full time sawing.

I am not sure that it would be cost effective to resaw for pallet manufacture. Depending on how much you get for your pallets it might be better to just do them on the green machine.
I have a power feed vertical resaw and I use it to resaw high value timbers into high value product. The saw itself is fast and powerful but it's the extra step..... the double cutting time and effort that you need to way up against how much your recovery will improve.

For pallets I seriously doubt that a resaw is the way to go.

regards
Steve

Originally Posted by Stopper

I am not sure that it would be cost effective to resaw for pallet manufacture. Depending on how much you get for your pallets it might be better to just do them on the green machine.
I have a power feed vertical resaw and I use it to resaw high value timbers into high value product. The saw itself is fast and powerful but it's the extra step..... the double cutting time and effort that you need to way up against how much your recovery will improve.

For pallets I seriously doubt that a resaw is the way to go.

regards
Steve

Good morning,
It may be advantageous if you contact
Mr. John Price in Perth he is the Timberking Mobile Sawmill agent there, he does a lot of re sawing & has the experience, his Mobile is 0407 982960.

Regards Alan ( Mobile Saw Mills Australia)

Nope your the only timberking agent in Australia and New Zealand now Allen might want to start getting to some demo days

Originally Posted by Mobile saw mill

Good morning,
It may be advantageous if you contact
Mr. John Price in Perth he is the Timberking Mobile Sawmill agent there, he does a lot of re sawing & has the experience, his Mobile is 0407 982960.

Regards Alan ( Mobile Saw Mills Australia)

I checked out the Timberking website and all I could find in the way of a resaw was the edger. Do they make a resaw??
cheers
Steve

Originally Posted by itsposs

nope your the only timberking agent in australia and new zealand now allen might want to start getting to some demo days

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