Saturday, February 14, 2009

Shake Shake, It Happened To Them!



Our Hud-Son Oscar 228 Sawmill was previously deemed as a mystery.  The shake we have was not seen before.  We had been informed that they test every milll before sending it out.  In their testing, they FINALLY had a unit act like ours.

I was excited to hear that they were finally exposed to the problem first hand.  I was anxious to hear what the solution would be.  Unfortunatly, it was something that I refer to as "tinkering".

In previous posts, I've referred to this mill as something that we've been able to cut with, as long as we've been willing to spend a considerable amount of time "tinkering".  There are a few different things that typically happen during "tinker time".

1. raise the mill head all the way up. loosen the bolts that hold the stabilizer tube. slide each tube down until they are snug on the bottom of the frame.  Tighten the bolts.

2. clean and lubricate the stabilizer tubes

3. use a wire brush to clean out the wheels on the eject side and remove wet sawdust from the eject side of the mill tracks.

4. recheck blade tension and blade guide alignment.

5, if the ground is wet or a parucularly heavy log has been dogged up, recheck track straightness.

Since installing the "shake fix" brackets at the bottom, we do not have to constantly adjust the tube and bring it back down to the bottom of the track.  The sandwitching plates hold it where it needs to be.  In fact, in cases where it starts to shake, backing the upper screw off the stabilizer tube seems to soften it up.

Still looking for a solution that allows us to start the mill in the morning and cut all day w/o using tools for anything other than changing blades.  If we could make Tinker Time a thing of the past, we'd be headed down the right path!

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