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  • June 11, 2014Chain Lubrication and Canola Oil?

    Whenever we are asked what we use to lube chains, we say, “oil.” It’s not a sarcastic answer it’s the truth. Some customers have used grease to lubricate chains and the results weren’t the best. Grease is a thixotropic medium; it has to be worked, in order to release the oil (or the part of…

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  • May 28, 2014The Relationship Between Oil And Water

    We recently commissioned a saw guide system for a customer and ran into some old school thinking…. The main reasons mills are trying to reduce water consumption in the saw guide systems are: To reduce the moisture content of the sawdust being supplied as fuel in continuous dry kilns. To reduce the moisture so freezing…

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  • May 13, 2014The Lubrication System Sweet Spot

    I’m often asked how we reduce the water and oil that is needed to cool saws and lubricate guides with our saw guide systems, where others can’t. It’s a simple matter of physics. Saw guides have a pocket in them that’s designed to hold water up against the saw blade to remove heat. Most systems…

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