[AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff

Sun Mar 1 15:56:54 PST 2015

Both the crosscut and  the drag saw cut in both directions. The configuration of the rakers change (direction) in the middle of the blade on both kinds of saws.
	Dave

On Mar 1, 2015, at 7:53 AM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:

> Do crosscut saws cut in both directions? I would imagine drag saws only cut 
> in one and operate similar to a power hacksaw.
> 
> Bring some sunshine back with you and drop it off in NC when you pass 
> through. We've had this white stuff on the ground for over 10 days and are 
> having freezing rain this morning. Normal for us is to have 8" of snow that 
> completely disappears in 3 days.
> 
> John Hall
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Dave Rotigel
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2015 9:07 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff
> 
> Yes, I do sharpen the blades myself. The BEST information I've come across 
> is at http://www.bchw.org/Tech%20tips/FilerDVD.htm I think that is the link 
> I posted to the list some time ago. About 98.68419% of the information there 
> transfers directly from sharpening a crosscut saw to a drag saw blade. That 
> series of videos (and now a fair amt. of trial and error) and I'm able to do 
> an OK job on the drag saw blades. Typically it takes me about 3 hours to 
> sharpen a blade that has been used and poorly "sharpened" over the years. 
> I'm able to resharpen one that I've done , and then used for s show, in less 
> than an hour. In either case, it's something I really enjoy, so the time 
> spent becomes not much of an issue.
> Dave
> 
> On Feb 28, 2015, at 8:30 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> 
>> So have you learned to sharpen them yourself? I guess its pretty much the
>> same as a crosscut saw. I believe you shared a link on how to sharpen them
>> once.
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Dave Rotigel
>> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2015 6:49 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff
>> 
>> Hi John,
>> I was up to about 23 minutes on each saw cut today! The blade is getting
>> real dull, but I was too lazy to put another blade on. Don't think I'll 
>> cut
>> at all tomorrow--just pack up and leave. Thus, one sharp blade got me
>> through about 10 feet of log at about 2" per cut. I can live with that 
>> given
>> how darn hard that live oak is!
>> Dave
>> 
>> On Feb 28, 2015, at 7:02 AM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
>> 
>>> I also observed many folks had a much more keen interest in watching saws
>>> run compared to other equipment we were demonstrating.  Some because they
>>> were just so darn loud, but most because sawing wood was something they
>>> could relate to. About even in interest was running a stationary baler,
>>> there's tons of non-farm guys that helped load hay at some point in time
>>> and
>>> can therefore relate.
>>> Threshers, silage cutters, grist mills, corn shredders---the pool of
>>> interested folks grows much smaller. Partly because they have NO idea 
>>> what
>>> they are looking at and still don't even when you try to explain it. The
>>> other reason, there just aren't many folks alive that ever saw this stuff
>>> used when it was new. At 84 years old, my dad never helped run a thresher
>>> until he was about 65. He saw a few folks do it when he was young. His 
>>> dad
>>> replaced a wooden hand fed Geiser thresherwith a Massey pull type combine
>>> right around the start of WWII.
>>> 
>>> I will say it is easy to spot a good Southern cook, she's the lady who
>>> inspects the final product coming out of a grist mill and gives you her
>>> $.02
>>> as to the quality of the grits or corn meal you are grinding.
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- 
>>> From: Dave Rotigel
>>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 9:14 PM
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff
>>> 
>>> Hi John,
>>> The 16' live oak log was about 24 inches at the butt when I started on
>>> Wed.
>>> I'm down to about 7' now and my guess on the dia. now is about 20". That
>>> live oak is the hardest "stuff" I've ever cut. It takes about 18 minutes
>>> to
>>> make one cut. I go through a poplar log of that size in about 7 minutes 
>>> at
>>> home in PA. On the other hand, 18 minutes is about the time it takes to
>>> down
>>> a 16 oz Old Mil, so it's not all bad!
>>> Dave
>>> PS, Like you, I find that everything I cut is hauled away. (Tables,
>>> Clocks,
>>> Cutting Boards or whatever.) I had one woman ask me if I could speed up
>>> the
>>> saw because she didn't have the time to wait around. I smiled and asked
>>> her
>>> if she would like a cup of coffee. I think she must have been from 
>>> Naples!
>>> 
>>> On Feb 27, 2015, at 8:34 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Running your drag saw I assume? How big of a log were you cutting? Years
>>>> ago
>>>> when my dad was able, we used to demonstrate our 2 man chainsaws. A nice
>>>> 24-30" Poplar log made for one heck of a display. A lot of folks wanted
>>>> those cuts for crafts. One fellow in particular was going to make clocks
>>>> out
>>>> of them.
>>>> 
>>>> John Hall
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message----- 
>>>> From: Dave Rotigel
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2015 7:59 PM
>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Oil dry / Rural King / And even more O.T. stuff
>>>> 
>>>> I have been at the Zolfo show (FL) for three days now cutting up a 18'
>>>> log
>>>> into 2" pieces. Lots of sawdust there for anyone who wants to use it for
>>>> "oil dry"!
>>>> Dave
>>>> PS, GREAT Show and ONLY a little rain!
>>>> 
>>>> 
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