“We mill a lot of red spruce and as everyone knows, spruce knots will generally make waves in your lumber! This upgrade has pretty much eliminated the issue for us! I was hesitant to make this move as my mill sawed other wood very well but now that we have, I have no regrets! I highly reccomend this upgrade for serious millers and suggest in the future that Norwood make this a standard part or at least an option!”
“Set it up in half an hour, milled 120 logs with it already, works perfectly, best upgrade available for this mill.
Don't get why people think they need to modify it, do not follow the videos on youtube that drill and modify this unit, just follow the instructions provided...”
“I used the kit on a HD36 mill. The design is great. Problem is the slotted holes are not long enough to depress the blade down. A longer bolt is needed to install the bracket on drive side and spacer. Check You Tube see others with the same issues.”
“I love the roller guides. My mill is cutting great now. No more wavy cuts when the blade starts to dull.
Only problem is again the lack of precision in the manufacturing. The trunnion block on operator side is too short to apply needed down pressure. I had to make a 1/4” spacer between the slide bearing and guide bracket that trunnion bolts to. Also the drive side bracket is to flimsy and should be improved. Here are links to two you tube videos I did of the install and issues I ran into.
https://youtu.be/7NYsBy2t9Dc?si=Yl8IwqnEJsFGtHCz
https://youtu.be/QofUXOGZgis?si=EdvgJdPeuYcjhH1j”
“Aluminum blocks should be steel using dissimilar metals in this situation is a poor choice, vibration shakes adjustment loose and adjustments on the receiving axis are hard to access because axis still sit to close to cover.
This is a poor idea developed by engineering that doesn't actually know how to mill and the abuse that a mill take milling logs bigger than 25" dia x 16' using a HD36 VPro.”
