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  • Patent number: 10625394
    Abstract: Blade stop devices for stopping a sawblade at a predetermined stopping point relative to a grinding disk on a grinding tool of a sawblade grinding machine include a device mount frame configured for mounting with respect to the grinding disk on the grinding tool of the sawblade grinding machine. A carriage rail may be provided on the device mount frame. A blade stop carriage may be adjustable along the carriage rail between a home position and a blade stop position. A blade stop arm may include an arm base carried by the blade stop carriage and a blade stop flange carried by the arm base. Methods of stopping a sawblade at a predetermined stopping point relative to a grinding disk on a grinding tool of a sawblade grinding machine to facilitate consistent removal of a desired quantity or thickness of material from blade teeth on different sawblades are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Smith Sawmill Service LLC
    Inventors: Michael P. Smith, Marco A. Madrid