Author: Simone Jahn

^{July 13, 2016}Perished by Poor Decisions
I drove by a sawmill the other day. It closed within the last few years. I decided that I needed a break to stretch my legs so I pulled over. I stood there, looking at the empty shell of the mill that had once been a vibrant hub of activity. This made me sad for…
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^{June 16, 2016}On the Edge of Reason: Replace Your Steel Sawguides with Aluminum
I remember many years ago visiting the Pacific Northwest to meet with the Head Sawfiler at a local sawmill. The first thing we saw when arriving at the mill site was an ambulance. Safety is a huge concern in sawmills and seeing an ambulance is obviously not a good sign. As we pulled up to…
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^{May 24, 2016}Stop Blaming the Lube: A Sawmill Case Study
I had a very interesting discussion this past week with a customer about Lube Systems and how they’re always the first thing to be blamed for any breakdown. It seems that with any failure in a mill the easiest thing to blame is not having enough lube, but that isn’t always the case. Most systems…
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^{April 25, 2016}The Best Solutions Look Like the Worst Without Buy In
I was talking to a good friend of mine on the phone the other day. We were just chatting about past projects we had worked on together, and others that my friend had worked on. Our conversation was light and going really well until out of the blue, my friend made a remark that changed…
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^{April 6, 2016}The Art of a Sawguide: How it Affects Your Bottom Line
I love going to Europe. Visiting all the historic buildings, encountering timeless works of art… it’s such an inspiring place. I am particularly fascinated by what inspiration is behind many of these historical works of art. It was usually some sort of event or hardship that captured the artist and prompted them to create their…
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^{March 16, 2016}The Scary Impact of Inaccurate Sawguides to Your Bottom Line
This subject has been on my mind for a long time, stemming from my interactions with new clients. They always wonder why they are experiencing sawing problems. After looking at the problem from a few different perspectives, they still couldn’t figure out what was causing their issues. They saw some or all of the following…
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^{February 24, 2016}Babbitt Pad Hell 2: The Saga Continues
It was Sunday morning after a busy week when I finally sat down to write this blog article. All last week I was thinking about how to write it. Thank goodness we are in an electronic age, otherwise I would’ve had pieces of paper with half written articles on them torn up all over the…
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^{February 5, 2016}Spacers Are Killing Your Lumber Recovery
I just received a package containing a sawguide sample from our newest customer, and I had to write this article right away. They were having issues maintaining clearance between their babbitt pad and saw blade. In other words, they had no gap control! As I have mentioned previously, maintaining a tight control of the gap…
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^{January 15, 2016}My Saws Are Turning Into a Flamethrower
I recently received a call from a friend of mine about one of his customers. I knew the news couldn’t be good. Turns out, this customer had been burning up saws for a long time. The customer’s edger had an untreated problem for many years. When I use the term “burning up,” it may make…
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^{December 16, 2015}Babbitt Pad Hell
I just received an email from a friend who recently visited a troubled sawmill. This sawmill has unfortunately been experiencing a lot of problems with their saws getting very hot and underperforming. Underperforming is not an accurate description of what is really going on. In reality, this sawmill’s saws are losing tension and folding over…
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Author: Simone Jahn

July 13, 2016Perished by Poor Decisions

June 16, 2016On the Edge of Reason: Replace Your Steel Sawguides with Aluminum

May 24, 2016Stop Blaming the Lube: A Sawmill Case Study

April 25, 2016The Best Solutions Look Like the Worst Without Buy In

April 6, 2016The Art of a Sawguide: How it Affects Your Bottom Line

March 16, 2016The Scary Impact of Inaccurate Sawguides to Your Bottom Line

February 24, 2016Babbitt Pad Hell 2: The Saga Continues

February 5, 2016Spacers Are Killing Your Lumber Recovery

January 15, 2016My Saws Are Turning Into a Flamethrower

December 16, 2015Babbitt Pad Hell

^{July 13, 2016}Perished by Poor Decisions

^{June 16, 2016}On the Edge of Reason: Replace Your Steel Sawguides with Aluminum

^{May 24, 2016}Stop Blaming the Lube: A Sawmill Case Study

^{April 25, 2016}The Best Solutions Look Like the Worst Without Buy In

^{April 6, 2016}The Art of a Sawguide: How it Affects Your Bottom Line

^{March 16, 2016}The Scary Impact of Inaccurate Sawguides to Your Bottom Line

^{February 24, 2016}Babbitt Pad Hell 2: The Saga Continues

^{February 5, 2016}Spacers Are Killing Your Lumber Recovery

^{January 15, 2016}My Saws Are Turning Into a Flamethrower

^{December 16, 2015}Babbitt Pad Hell