Saw Filing: Preparing The Plate - Wood Business

Saw Filing: Preparing The Plate - Wood Business

In the early seventies, when my career started, the saw plate itself was not much to address. Other than getting it flat, that was about all we were shooting for. We did put emphasis on the tooth itself. The kerf was wide enough to take care of any big imperfections in the plate. RPMs were slow enough and plates were thick enough, not to worry too much about tension. Time has a way of changing things; during these early times we put about 90 per…