Tagged With: sawmills

Mill Hazards – Nails, Tree Steps and Musket Balls?

Posted on February 17, 2014 by admin

In May of 2012 Ray Berendsohn of Popular Mechanics wrote a fascinating article on the metal hazards found in logs brought to sawmills for processing. These items include nails, railroad spikes, cables, bolts, tree steps and even civil war-era musket balls! You can read the whole article here. While these items can be damaging to mill … Continue reading »

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UHMW Data

Posted on August 21, 2013 by admin

While many plastics have applications in sawmills for decades UHMW has been the most popular. An impressive package of properties, applications and cost (notwithstanding a great pulpsafe grade in Synsteel) keep UHMW as the top plastic in the industry. While we focus on applications for this blog, we do get requests for technical information on UHMW. … Continue reading »

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Redco LUG LOADER WHEELS and 9600 IMPACT BEARINGS

Posted on July 24, 2013 by admin

Redco™ LUG LOADER WHEELS The Redco™ Lug Loader Wheel is a long-wearing, double-hardness split unit that can either be keyed to the shaft or provided to the press on. Lightweight, easy to install and extremely durable, this unit will far outlast rubber. View the product specification sheet here Redco™ 9600 IMPACT BEARINGS Introduced to deal … Continue reading »

Categories: Logging, planermills | Tags: bearings, impact, loader, log, lumber, redco, redwood, sawmill, sawmills, wheels | Comments Off

NEW! Chain Channel Inserts

Posted on July 9, 2010 by admin

R E D C O™ C H A I N C H A N N E L I N S E R T S Less wear on your chain, less noise and less maintenance costs without having to change out your metal channel. These inserts simply fit into your current channel. Available in C3 and … Continue reading »

Categories: planermills, sawmills, titanium, uhmw, wood-processing | Tags: chain-channel, channel, foresty, industrial, inserts, planermills, plastic, plastics, redco, redwood-plastics, sawmills, uhmw | Comments Off