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^{September 11, 2026}For Sawmills: People keep asking me about Brightly (Red) Colored Sawguides.
Why Brightly Colored Sawguides Undermine Sawmill Performance: A Technical Explanation Every fall, our industry enters its busy season. Trade shows, conventions, and product showcases fill the calendar, giving manufacturers a chance to present new ideas and mills a chance to evaluate them. Yet year after year, one trend continues to stand out for all the…
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^{August 7, 2026}Aluminum Saw Guides: Should You Remachine Them or Start Fresh?
In filing rooms across the industry, the same question comes up again and again: “We’ve got thicker aluminum saw guides on the shelf. Can you machine them down to a smaller size?” It’s a fair question. Saw guides are not inexpensive, and mills are always looking for ways to stretch maintenance budgets. But the process…
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^{August 17, 2020}Is It Worth Using Saw Guide Spacers?
Every once in a while, a customer will ask about using spacers to change the target size. The reasoning goes, rather than investing in the right sized saw guide to begin with, you can reduce costs by adding a spacer to your saw guide. That seems like a quick and easy fix, doesn’t it? And…
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