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Why Thin-Kerf?
More and more people are starting to realize that thinner blades are better. Thin-Kerf technology is no longer the new industry buzz. It's turning into the industry standard, now that so many people have seen the benefits.
Wood-Mizer revolutionized the use of thin-kerf bandsaw blades. The thin-kerf of our Wood-Mizer mills is the best alternative available today to efficiently harvest timber-especially over the 1/4"-3/8" kerf on circular mills.
And Wood-Mizer is the only sawmill/pallet saw manufacturer that produces blades for its own equipment. Designing and manufacturing our own blade production and maintenance equipment allows us to produce blades with consistent quality.
Here are just some of the proven benefits of thin-kerf technology:
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Yield: Thin-kerf blades allow you to produce more lumber using the same number of logs than with traditional blades. Yields of up to 40% more over Doyle scale are typical (e.g. A log scaled at 100 board feet on the Doyle scale will yield 130-150 board feet using a thin-kerf sawmill). |
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Environmentally Friendly: Thin-kerf bandsaw blades generate up to 60% less sawdust than traditional blades, while requiring less power and fuel to operate, sending fewer emissions into the atmosphere. |
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Cost: Thin-kerf bandsaw blades are less expensive than traditional blades. Because of their superior performance, thin-kerf bandsaw blades cost less to use and maintain. It is also cheaper to operate sawmills equipped with lower horsepower requirements for thin-kerf blades. Thin-kerf bandsaw blades are cheaper to maintain because expensive and complicated equipment used to "doctor" traditional blades is not required. |
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Lower horsepower requirements: Because thin-kerf bandsaw blades require less horsepower to operate, fuel costs are lower, less pollution/noise is produced, and less maintenance is required. |
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Better Cut Quality: Leaves smooth surface, reducing target sizes, making grading easier, and requires less planing to achieve the final board thickness. |
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