This course is designed to enhance the technical expertise of maintenance personnel, sawfitters, circular anvil persons, band benchmen, head filers, and others that are associated with saw maintenance.
Our instructors have many years of experience and take a non-intimidating, no-nonsense approach in their presentation. Attendees should bring note-taking material. This course is a minimum of 40 hours to a maximum of 120 hours.
I. Saw Fitting
A. Introduction to filing
B. Filing terms.
II. Safety
A. General
B. Handling saws
C. Cleaning saws
D. Transporting saws
III. Knives
A. Chipper knives
B. Profile knives
C. Disposable knives
D. Babbiting knives
E. Knife grinders
IV. Saw Teeth
A. Inserted tooth
B. Swage tooth
C. Spring set
D. Carbide
E. Stellite
V. Saw Basics
A. Swage
B. Shaper
C. Grinders
D. Grinding wheels
VI. Grinders
A. Circular top and face
B. Circular side dressers
C. Brand saw grinders
C. Post grinders
VII. Circular Cut Off Saws
A. Solid tooth
B. Inserted tooth
C. Carbide
VIII. Trim Saws
A. Solid tooth
B. Hollow ground
C. Carbide
IX. Band Saws
A. Swage tooth
B. Stellite
X. Edgers
A. Guide systems
B. Alignment and troubleshooting
XI. Circular Saw Head Rig
A. Scragg mills
B. Log gangs
C. Circular headsaws
D. Troubleshooting
E. Alignment
XII. Band Saw Mill
A. Strain system
B. Scrapers
C. Lubrication
D. Shear boards
E. Guides
F. Troubleshooting
G. Alignment
XIII. Benching
A. Hammers
B. Anvils
C. Strecher rolls
D. Leveling
E. Tensioning
F. Heat tension
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