Analysis of the design development of the sliding table saw spindles

Abstract

Saw blade temperature gradients and lateral movement were measured on a circular gang edger under normal sawmill production conditions. Wood cutting tests were conducted to identify saw behavior under desirable operating conditions and to determine the effects of three adverse factors that are expected to cause increased sawing variation. The adverse factors were saw blade overtensioning, saw heating as a result of inadequate guide cooling, and guide movement during sawing. The third factor, guide movement during sawing, was found to be the most detrimental. Combinations of adverse factors damaged wood dimensional accuracy much more than did the individual factors acting alone.

The Design Development of the Sliding Table Saw Towards Improving Its Dynamic Properties

“…However, the clamping of the saw with the help of collars allows for multi-saws to place saws on the spindles with little distances between them. Moreover, the latter solution is commonly used in format saws where the cutting torque is most often transmitted by friction between the mounting collars and the saw blade [8,29,35]. Orlowski and Dudek [35] analyzed the development of the main spindles of the sliding table saws for the last quarter century.…”