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The Sawmiller’s Guide to Troubleshooting - Northeastern Logger’s Assoc. - 1997
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The Sawmiller’s Guide to Troubleshooting, by Casey Creamer, edited by Eric A. Johnson. Published by The Northeastern Logger’s Association, Old Forge, NY, 1995, 1997. 5½ x 8½ paperback, ring-bound, 182 pages.
Please note this book is new, not used. It is an original, not a reproduction.
The
Sawmiller’s Guide to Troubleshooting
is a compendium of just about anything you need to know about setting up, maintaining, and running a commercial sawmill, written by someone who has been doctoring ailing sawmills for most of his life. If you are a sawyer, filer, millwright, or mill manager, the
Sawmiller’s Guide to Troubleshooting
should be in your possession at all times. It covers such topics as:
Sawmill troubleshooting tools
Circular saw sharpening
Saw mandrels
Saw speeds and their relationship to feed rates
Sawmill alignment
Circular saw manufacturing
Saw welding
Saw selection
Reducing saw kerf
Winter sawing
Saw hammering
Comprehensive sawmill troubleshooting with complete check lists
This 182 page book (now in its second printing) extensively covers the topic of sawmill troubleshooting and just about anything related to that field. If you could have only one book on the subject of sawmills and their operation, this is the one.
Whether you are an old hand at running a sawmill, or a rookie, or even just about to start setting one up, this book is a must have.
Casey Creamer is a saw doctor in upstate New York, who has serviced and sold saws and accessories for most of his life. In addition to troubleshooting and curing mills for a living, he also conducts saw hammering courses, mill alignment clinics, and troubleshooting seminars. He is the author of the monthly “Sawmill Forum” column in
The Northern Logger and Timber Processor
magazine.
Table of Contents
Author’s Note
Introduction
1. Tools
2. Sawmill Troubleshooting
3. Sharpening
4. Training
5. Saw Hammering
6. Drive Mechanisms
7. The Mandrel
8. Saw Speeds
9. Alignment
10. Saw Manufacturing
11. Saw Selection
12. Reducing Kerf
13. Winter Sawing
14. Saw Welding
15. Opinions and Observations
Appendix A. Glossary of Terms
Appendix B. Common Tools
Appendix C. Troubleshooting Checklist
Appendix D. Sawfiler Associations
Appendix E. Table of Speeds and Gauges
Acknowledgements
Index