Circle
Babbitt Guide System Installations
Huey Long, Guide Products
Manager for Pacific/Hoe reported a busy year for guide system installations.
Collins Pine Lumber Co. of Chester, California,
was among the circle babbitt guide systems installed last year. The Pacific/Hoe crew
installed a six-inch, four saw shifting edger last May. Head filer Frank Bows
and Maintenance Manager Bob Porter worked with Pacific/Hoe for a perfect
transition. An Econo Unit EZ-flow lubricating system and a modified PH-100 precision guide
surfacing machine were also installed to ensure proper maintenance of the new thin kerf
edger system.
Eel River Sawmill, Redcrest Division of
Redcrest, California installed babbitt edge guides for their 12-inch, ten saw gang in
October. The installation was completed in only three days, under the watchful eye of Head
filer Steve Schmidt. The EZ-Flow Econo unit lubricating system completed
the installation.
Corely Manufacturing Co., an O.E.M. in
Chattanooga, Tennessee, installed an eight inch top arbor combination double gang. One six
saw gang is stationary, and one six saw gang is movable. The guide system was installed at
Corley's plant and the edger will be installed at Memphis Hardwood Lumber co. in Bruce,
Mississippi. Pacific/hoe also supplied an EZ-Flow Econo Unit lubricating system and
precision guide milling machine.
Valley Machine Co., an O.E.M. in Nackawic, New
Brunswick, Canada, ordered guide arms and spacers furnished with a forty gallon Econo Lube
system for an edger installation in Nova Scotia. They also ordered a patented Super Spline
arbor which features full-face contact between arbor and saw.
Long says last year was one of Pacific/Hoe's
largest years for sales and installations of band guide systems and also very busy for CT
head rig system installations.
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Band Lube System
The new band
lube system from Pacific/Hoe offers many innovative features to improve your band
guide performance.
All components are protected from dust and
debris by a 24" x 20" totally enclosed cabinet which can be mounted easily at
any desired location.
The lube system is set to function
automatically, pumping oil from a 55-gallon drum mounted near the cabinet or from any
other oil supply available. A positive flow pump will regulate any desired amount of oil.
A special venturi ensures that proper
atomization of oil and air is maintained. the system can be used with almost any oil
desired by the user.
All that is required is a 110V electrical supply and
mill air supply. Two spray manifold blocks complete with fittings and hose are provided
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Guide Block
Milling Machines Offered by Jacobsen and Pacific/Hoe
The JM-100 Guide Block Milling Machine will
maintain the accuracy of your guide blocks. It includes a quality control fixture and can
be set to mill any manufacturer's guide blocks to plus/minus .001". It is a compact
table model, easy to setup and easy to operate. It uses 110V power.
The JM-102 Small Guide Block Milling Machine
was designed to mill guide blocks 5-1/2 inches and under to meet the needs of
remanufacturing plants with small resaws. It is far less expensive than full size milling machines, but
delivers accuracy and includes its own quality control fixture. It comes on its own stand,
is compact and easy to use. Both machines are designed and built here in the U.S.A.
Huey Long Announces Retirement
 Huey Long, Guide Products Manager for Pacific/Hoe, has retired after nearly
forty years with the company. In retirement, Long will continue to work with Pacific/hoe
on a special projects basis. He has been installing guides for Pacific/Hoe since 1972 and
is well known at mills from coast to coast.
Long began his career in band saw
manufacturing, them worked in the circle saw department, in the anvil room and then
headed up the circle saw department. He served as trouble shooter for the company in 1971
and has also trained filers.
Steve Newby will assume Huey Long's
duties at Pacific/Hoe.
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