Scary Sharp! How I Grind My Blades At The Sawmill 

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Hah, Bruno is hilarious at the end!

just a little tip of a trick, put a plastic bag over the magnet before you put it in the oil . When you pull the magnet out go to a trash can and get rid of the plastic and shaving.. presto clean magnet

Just a tip...put the magnet in a zip lock bag...then when finished just take the bag and toss it in the trash can. But remember to take the magnet out of the bag,lol,ask me how i know...lol...great view. Have a great week Nat!

Great work getting those shots of the grinder as it was working. That had to have been hard to do. Well done Nathan!

Put your magnet in a plastic bag, wipe it through the reservoir, when your through pull the magnet out, turn the bag inside out around the magnet, through the bag in the trash and you have a clean magnet. It works. Jack in Missouri

Put the magnet in a plastic bag when you run it around in the oil. Then just pull off the bag and all the metal shavings come along and you don't have to mess with it.

That’s a neat piece of equipment. I’m still curious as to how you got into milling.

Good morning from St John Parish, Louisiana 10 Sep 20.

Some wonderful camera angles Nathan! Well done Brother! Could You do a followup video on setting please!

Why don't you use a wood shim to scrape the steel shaving off the magnet. Should work?

Hey Nate. That's a beautiful countryside setting you reside in. I live near Cooperstown, NY and is also beautiful!

Cover the magnets with cling wrap, then you can just take the wrapoff

The close up needs the twins peaks theme music...

Good Morning! Your videos are great! The Woodmizer saw is very popular here. We live a couple hundred miles north of where they are made. You mentioned that you really like hemlock. Hemlock and doughlas fir are the the trees sought after in our area for building material. Hemlock is also used for moldings and pressure treated lumber. Doug fir and Hemlock are very strong, and boats are often planked with Doug fir. Both are soft woods, and nice to work with. Hemlock is the Washington State "tree". Thank you for all the GREAT information! Gary LaRue

I don't want to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, Nathan, but I just had an idea. Instead of just shoving a bare magnet into that awful glop, why not use a used surgical glove (I noticed you were wearing some) so the glop sticks to the glove, not the magnet. After each pass, just bin the glove and the magnet stays clean. If you peel it off, like you do off your hands, the glop stays trapped in the glove. Neat machine though - I'd call it 'elegant'.

Seems like you could rig up a small pump to a spin on filter and run the oil thru it.

Very interesting, I was wondering how that worked. Good job with the camera and thanks for the vid.

Really neat machine. Having the right tool makes the difference.

That's a slick piece of machinery, Nathan. The price seems really fair for what it can do for you.

put the magnet in a plastic bag and turn it inside out and the metal filings are in the bag and the Magnet is Clean ......simples! You're welcome 🙂

Another important detail about being a sawyer.

Thank you very much for sharing this part of your work Nathan. I’m curious, when you have mentioned in some videos about a tooth being bent causing a wavy cut pattern, Is there a fix to this also or once a tooth is bent it is no longer serviceable? Your boy at the end was a funny touch. Thanks man, -Ben

You should put the magnet in a Ziploc bag than dip it in the oil than pull off bag and throw away.

Put the magnet in a plastic bag and then after you get the metal filings on the magnet you can just pull the plastic bag off inside out and throw it the the garbage

Hey mate, does this wheel grind the whole tooth profile or just the tooth face and gullet?

Put a plastic bag over the magnet and the put it in the oil to collect the metal and then just turn the bag inside out and throw it in the trash

That's cool to see how you do the blade sharpening.

I fell horrible... I cheated on you... haven’t seen y’all for a while, so I watched Fall Line Ridge.. It won’t happen again.

Do you have a setter in case you really booger up a blade?

Do you have a recommendation on where to buy blades?

Love this video. How many times can you sharpen a blade?

Thanks for a great video. I really enjoyed it. But then I have been fascinated by machinery like this and how it works for as long as I can remember. I hope Bruno found his goggle. Have a great day from Manchester, England.

Thank you for the video. It was great pleasure to see how you sharpen the blades. I am so glad to you showed the maintenance. Stay safe.

In the mail comes goggles by the dozens. LOL

Aloha from Hawai'i! This video has proved that I'm older than the hills, especially the parts showing hay baling. I grew up around dairy farms in NE CT in the 1950s and early 1960s. Back then, hay bales were always rectangular and had to be carried to a barn for storage. During summer harvest, everyone had to help, including little kids. The first vehicle I ever "drove" was a 2 1/2 ton flat bed when I was nine. Since I was too little to lift the bales, someone would put the truck in low gear and stick me in the cab. I stood at the wheel! and guided the truck around bales in the field while others loaded the back. I had a dashboard throttle if needed. By the age of 12, I could use a clutch and drive tractors, trucks, and cars. I never knew my blessings until I had to teach my kids and grandkids how to drive on urban streets infested by nasty drivers.

Better get some more goggles.

Wouldn’t it be easier to use an electro magnet that would be easy to clean,.. even have it dipped in rubber for easy wiping

Scary sharp is an entirely different process used to sharpen edged wood working tools. It uses abrasive paper with abrasives down to .3 microns (1 micron equals.00004 inches) producing a truly scary sharp edge. When you cut yourself you don't even feel it. You just see blood on your project.

Pretty slick.

How do you know when the blade is done ? Do you have to mark it and watch it , or does it stop automatically? 👍

I sharpen by had on a bench grinder, super cheap system and it works well. But I enjoy seeing these precise machines at work, nice and consistent too. If your into sawing the two thousand for this system is well worth it. I bet a person could set up one and just sharpen bands and pay it back. I would like to try a wheel like that on my bench grinding system, I also like the oil cooling system. but for us budget restricted folks I get by with my system.

Those steel shavings have scrap value. Not alot. But money is money. Drain the oil and save a couple of gallons you got gas money. Thanks much dude keep up the good work.

I'm not gonna lie. I thought that was a cool video. Why do I think that? I'm not sure... You did a great job explaining how it worked. Awesome machine.

To get the shavings off of the magnet, I suggest you put a condom over each of the magnets, and toss them away when coated with filings. That may be costly, but more sanitary Bob Blossom Maybe they make a zip lock sandwich baggy which can act as a filings "tear-off"

Thank Kindly Nathan, an amazing and valuable machine! And indeed, I'll keep my eye out for Bruno's goggles! Blessings to You and your Family! DaveyJO in Pa.

That’s a great time saving machine you have got there Nathan. That’s paying for itself many times over. One question, do you have to mark the blade with chalk to see where you started sharpening the blade. Take care and be safe. Hi Bruno. Graham 🇬🇧🇬🇧♥️♥️

Ha!!! Y’all best find those goggles! LoL!!!

Here's a little tip that will save you all that Yuck with that magnet... put a wipy around it ,are a paper towel around it ..There you go, clean hands..See Ya Texas

Hi from New Zealand Love your channel Saw milling lifestyle is very interesting Having done some time on log trucks have been been to a number of mills Some from way back And now ya tow them round as a trailer Most enjoyable 👍😎

Do you mark a spot on the blade to know when you've gone all the way around?

Very interesting clip. If you had an oak tree. That has about in of punk wood its 12 inches round would it be worth using for lumber? I hate to waist good wood.

A really nice machine, Nathan! Nothing wrong with a little extra money. My old boss at the last outdoor power shop I worked at gave me his chainsaw blade sharpener when he replaced it with a better model, and when I retired, I made quite a few bucks sharpening people's chains for them.

Nathan if you wrap that magnet in something like a red shop rag. You can pull it away from the magnet and the shavings will drop in the trash pucket

Can you show or explain the difference between 7-degree blades that you like and other types of blades?

Hi from yamba Australia try putting your magnet in a plastic bag then pick up the rubbish.

How many times can you sharpen any one blade?

I was also thinking of using a baggie or plastic wrap over the magnet while watching the video.

place the magnet in a ziplock or other plastic bag, once you are done, turn the bag inside out. no filings stuck on the magnet

Lovely machine you have there! If you use a separate magnet on a rod you don't have to stick your hand in the oil? Just a thought!

I've been wondering how you guys sharpen those band saw blades. Great video.

Do you set the Teeth the sharpener I have you have to put the set back in the teeth after you sharpen the blade.The pads also scrape the oil off the blade like wiper do on machinery that has a oil bath system.

Do you ever have to set the teeth on your blades after sharpening them? I didn’t see a tooth setter on the machine, is why I ask.

Thanks for the good work how often do you have to set teeth how many sharpening can you get before re setting

Do you have a machine to set the teeth on your sawblades too?

I put the magnet in a plastic bag when you pick up the filings.

Hi Bruno, hope you find your goggles!!!

Oh my goodness dad you better replace them goggles lol asap

put the magnet in a plastic bag pull bag off easy and clean!

Does it count the times it sharpens. I mean each sharpen strike.

Lots of people have beaten me to the magnet in a bag tip - but it does make life easier

Ever try to put a plastic bag over the magnet?

Hey,Bruno,can't you get any respect? Pretty serious to lose a pair of goggles!😁 C'mon Nathan,where did you put his goggles?🤔😄

Blame the cats Bruno they are very sneaky how is schooling going Nathan have a day love from TEXAS

Nathan, when you sharpen these blades how do you know when you've gone all the way around? Start at the point where it's welded together? That would be my guess. When I dress a chainsaw chain I tie a twist tie around the first tooth I do. Then go to the other direction teeth and do the same thing. Just curious about a nice piece of equipment!!

That is a neat machine....Hope Bruno found what he lost lol....Thanks

Do you also have a setting machine? Or do your teeth typically stay set?

How do you set the teeth on the blades?

Thank you Nathan!