Many mills are finding the current lead time for new saws quite the challenge. The healthcare industry has been fighting this pandemic for over a year now and our industry, like many others, has been fighting the effects: shut downs,
Although bandsaw manufactures are very good at building and putting up bandsaws to your specifications, it is still well advised to go through a check-in-process to fine tune and ensure that they are ready for your mill.
Hopefully, the answer to that question is “Yes, they are.” A guided saw is a saw operating between two guides. This combination requires good guides, proper clearance and alignment to be effective in its purpose.
In 2020 Smith Sawmill Service celebrates 30 years of serving the wood industry. As a 19-year-old young man, Paul Smith was sharpening saw blades and learning his skill of the sawmill service business throughout Texas.
Is your saw fitting correctly on the arbor/sleeve? We, as an industry leader, are always looking for a better way to accurately establish measured standards that will determine when a part, such as an arbor sleeve, needs replacing.
Smith Sawmill Service is announcing the acquisition of Precision Saw Works, located in Polkton, NC: founded in 1986 by Frank Curran; they specialize in repair and manufacturing of both band and circle saws. This addition will enhance Smith Sawmill Service’s footprint on the East Coast to better serve our customers.
Our wood industry is experiencing a shortage of strip steel, which is the product used to manufacture both narrow and wide bands. Some sawmills may have already been impacted by delays in shipping.
Paul Smith was published in the Canadian Wood Products Magazine November/December 2020 issue.
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