Blog

^{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…
Read More
^{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…
Read More
^{June 8, 2020}I still give a damn. Sawmills in the time of a pandemic.
Okay—so this is a bit of an understatement—but boy have things changed since I wrote about sawmill closures last year and how devastating these conditions were for small towns. I remember how I kept thinking to myself, “can things really get worse?” …I’ll let you laugh. Yup, we all know better than to ask THAT…
Read More