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LUMBER PROCESSING
MOBILE SAWS – WOODMIZER
impressive on how much dust it
took off compared to a typical saw
blade.”
Additionally, Paul Smith of
Smith Sawmill Service says,
“The new blade does a great job
of getting the sawdust off the
wood. It’s going to be an asset
for companies trying to produce a
clean pallet.”
New bi-metal Turbo
7 bandsaw blade
New LX450 Twin-Rail
sawmill launched
Wood-Mizer’s sawmill
range has continually
expanded over the
decades, but Wood-
Mizer’s new LX450
offers a completely
redesigned sawmill
T
he release of the LX450
twin-rail sawmill makes
Wood-Mizer the first and
only sawmill manufacturer to
give sawyers the choice between
a monorail or twin-rail sawmill
design in order to accommodate
various sawing applications and
preferences.
Featuring many of the same
benefits of the world renowned
LT sawmill series, the new LX450
sawmill expands the available
cutting width capacity on a
professional Wood-Mizer sawmill
to 34” (80 cm), and expands the
depth of cut to 16.5” (41 cm).
“Wood-Mizer has long been
the only sawmill manufacturer of
the monorail cantilever design,
holding several patents on this
technology and trusted by 70,000
sawmillers throughout the world,”
said Richard Vivers, Wood-Mizer’s
president. “Every sawyer has
different needs and preferences
which led to the addition of the
LX sawmill series. You can now
own an LT series monorail or LX
series twin-rail sawmill and receive
the best support in the industry
enjoyed by Wood-Mizer sawmill
owners throughout the past 35
years.”
A key innovation of the
LX450 sawmill is the rigid LX
Frame sawhead tower that holds
the control panel, engine, and
the sawmill head. Designed to
accommodate a larger width and
depth of cut, the LX Frame travels
on parallel hardened steel bars on
the bed and allows the operator
to have better visibility during the
cutting process.
Standard features for the LX450
sawmill include power feed, power
up/down, hydraulic log handling
with a bi-directional chain log
turner, a walk along operator
control console with SimpleSet
Setworks, six heavy-duty fine
adjustment outriggers, dragback
board return, powered blade guide
arm, hydraulic blade tensioning
system, blade lubrication, roller
blade guides, and an auto-clutch.
Optional features include Debarker,
AccuSet® 2 Setworks, and a fixed
operator Command Control station
located at the end of the sawmill
(available features and options
may vary by region).
New Vortex™ sawdust-
removal bandsaw blade
Wood-Mizer’s groundbreaking
VORTEX™ sawdust-removal
bandsaw blade profile is now
available around the world. The
VORTEX™ blade is engineered for
pallet and fence board producers
who need boards as free from
excess sawdust as possible.
The VORTEX™ blade removes
dust while sawing in order to
minimize or eliminate the need for
sawdust removal after the lumber
is processed. This extremely
unique blade profile has generated
positive results in high-production
pallet factory tests.
Pallet producer, Jeff Coomer
of Coomer & Sons Sawmill says,
“The VORTEX blade was getting
98 to 99% of the dust off, so it was
With increased air flow and
additional room for sawdust
removal while sawing hardwoods,
the Turbo 7 profile has received
positive reports from high
production, high horsepower,
and high feed rate sawmilling
operations throughout the world.
The Turbo 7 profile is now
available in the Bi-Metal blade
product line for a long-lasting
blade. The high-alloy backing
material of Bi-Metal blades offer
a combination of durability and
fatigue resistance, enabling a flex
life that is up to 3 times longer than
carbon blades.
“While Wood-Mizer is the
world’s leading portable sawmill
manufacturer, we also have a
commitment to provide a variety
of high-quality bandsaw blades
to the market to cut any species
of timber anywhere in the world,”
said John Storm, Wood-Mizer
Blades Manager. “The Bi-Metal
Turbo 7 blade is the latest addition
in our extensive blade lineup and
is ideal for sawing exotic and
frozen hardwoods in a production
sawmilling environment.”
The new VORTEX blade profile removes much more
sawdust from the sawn surface
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