BCS Bio 100 Chipper Blade Gap

[vonrothe]

I have a BCS Bio 100 chipper shredder with a chipper blade attached to the flywheel and a "fixed blade" (that's what BCS calls it) at the bottom of the chipper feed hole. Does anyone know how much gap should be between the two blades?

 

[ossaguy]

I've never seen this BCS unit,although we have sold their tillers.My guess would be like 1/16 inch,measured at the closest point ( sometimes the gap is not exactly equal ) If it's too wide it will want to whack the wood instead of severing it.Be sure the blade is really sharp,and the bearings have no slop in them.
Hope this helps.

Steve

 

[vonrothe]

Thanks for the info Steve. You are right - it turns out the recommended gap is between 1/16" and 3/16".

And, whoa mama, are you right about keeping the blade sharp! This is my first and only chipper/shredder so I didn't know how important a sharp chipper blade is. I let it dull down to the point where I had to push 1" limbs into the chipper chute. But, because it happened over such a long period of time, I didn't recognize how bad it was. After sharpening the blade I found that 3" limbs self-feed into the chipper chute. What a difference!