scholarly journals Impact of Irregular Tooth Pitch of Circular Saw Blades on Power for Wood Cross-Cutting

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
Jozef Krilek ◽  
Miroslava Ťavodová ◽  
Ján Kováč ◽  
Branislav Tichý
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Picea Abies ◽  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Cutting Power ◽  
Feed Velocity ◽  
Sintered Carbide ◽  
Circular Saw ◽  
Fagus Silvatica ◽  
Saw Blade ◽  
Carbide Inserts

The article deals with the influence of irregular tooth pitch on energy consumption of cross-cutting wood. In this article, the effect was assessed of feeding velocity and parameters of saw blade on the cutting power Pc of spruce (Picea Abies), pine (Pinus Sylvestris) and beech (Fagus Silvatica) wood during sawing with a guided circular saw. For the research, two types of circular saw blades were used, one of them having irregular tooth pitch. The circular saw blades had sintered carbide inserts with a diameter of D = 350 mm and the same number of teeth. The feed velocities were vf = 4, 8,12 m∙min-1 and revolutions n = 3000 min-1. The results showed that the circular saw blades with irregular tooth pitch have higher energy consumption than the circular saw blades with regular tooth pitch. The highest cutting power Pc was shown in the case of beech. It was also shown that energy consumption is increasing linearly with increasing feed velocity.

scholarly journals Reducing the Energy Consumption of Circular Saws in the Cutting Process of Plywood

Coatings ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Jozef Fekiač ◽  
Ján Svoreň ◽  
Jozef Gáborík ◽  
Miroslav Němec
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Cutting Conditions ◽  
Cutting Process ◽  
Feed Speed ◽  
Cutting Power ◽  
Wood Processing ◽  
Circular Saw ◽  
Circular Saw Blade ◽  
Saw Blade

Cutting, as the most widely used machining process, is applied in both primary and secondary wood processing. Optimum cutting conditions that result in the high quality of the machined surface and low energy consumption are crucial for wood processing. The effects of the feed speed, cutting speed and average chip thickness on the energy consumption and surface temperature of a circular saw blade during the cutting process of two types of plywood with a thickness of h = 14 mm is described in this paper. In experimental measurements, two circular saw blades with cutting tungsten carbide inserts for wood were used as tools. One circular saw blade was standard, and was not surface treated (CSB1), and second circular saw blade (CSB2) differed by the powder coating surface and the length of the cutting edge. In the experiment, the energy consumption and the surface temperature of the circular saw blade was measured in order to find the optimal cutting conditions for the most energy-efficient cutting process. The results show that the cutting power and the surface temperature of the circular saw blade increased when the feed speed increased. The investigated values of the surface-treated circular saw blade were lower compared to the values of the standard circular saw blade. When comparing the lightweight plywood with the classic plywood, experimentally obtained cutting power values of the circular saw were made 19% lower on average by using the circular saw blade CSB1. When using the CSB2 circular saw blade, these values of the cutting power of the circular saw were 22% lower on average. The surface temperature of the circular saw blade is the highest on the outer edge (tooth root area 31.7 °C) and decreases towards the center of the circular saw blade. There must be a reasonable compromise between machine productivity and energy consumption.

scholarly journals Analysis of cutting conditions in the process of cross-cutting wood by circular saws

BioResources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1029-1041
Author(s):  
Ján Kováč ◽  
Pavol Harvánek ◽  
Jozef Krilek ◽  
Tomáš Kuvik ◽  
Ján Melicherčík
Keyword(s):  
Wood Species ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
High Speed Steel ◽  
Rake Angle ◽  
Cutting Conditions ◽  
Sintered Carbide ◽  
Circular Saw ◽  
Saw Blade ◽  
Circular Saws

An analysis was conducted of the effects of cutting conditions in the cross-cutting of wood using circular saws. Gradual wear of the saw blade cutting wedges impacted the entire cutting process. Two different types of circular saw blades were used. One blade type featured sintered carbide tips and 54 saw blade teeth, whereas the other had high-speed steel with 56 teeth; both saw-blades were 600 mm in diameter with a rake angle of 20°. The two wood species were spruce (Picea abies) and beech (Fagus sylvatica). During sawing, the timber was fed at a velocity of vf = 6 and 12 m·min-1. The cutting speed (vc) was set at 60 m·s-1, 70 m·s-1 and 80 m·s-1. The saw blades were coated with three types of PVD coatings. The least energy intensive saw blade was a sintered carbide-free saw blade with a coating (AlTiN) at a displacement speed of 12 m·min-1 and cutting speed of 60 m·s-1 with a power of 1310,63 W. Any change of a saw blade considerably affected torque for all the wood species, so a particular type of saw blade will always have an impact on torque. Other parameters distinctively and individually influenced the process of wood sawing.

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