Author Topic: Famous Board Moderator (Read 1749 times)

pigman · « **on:** April 05, 2006, 08:39:26 pm »

I received a magazine today with write up on the sawmill operation of one of our board moderators.

It is a write up on the "Buy The Foot Sawmill" run by Linda with the help of ElectricalAl.
I guess this is old news since most everyone gets their Wood-Mizer Way before I do.

Brad_S. · « **Reply #1 on:** April 05, 2006, 09:13:15 pm »

I didn't get mine yet, probably lost in the mail.

pigman · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2006, 09:36:20 pm »

Brad, I will mail you my copy. I am sure you really want one.

Brad_S. · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2006, 10:40:32 pm »

Actually, I find them interesting and informative and I envy that perk of owning a WM. (Did I just say that out loud?)

Dana · « **Reply #4 on:** April 06, 2006, 07:39:32 am »

Brad, Thats yet another reason us Orange owners are "cheer leaders"

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #5 on:** April 06, 2006, 07:42:07 am »

Gee nuthing like dig'n and rib'n is there.

Dana · « **Reply #6 on:** April 06, 2006, 08:15:28 am »

Sorry, couldn't resist.

All in good friendly fun.

Brad_S. · « **Reply #7 on:** April 06, 2006, 08:34:46 am »

If I couldn't stand or expect to have a shot taken at me, I wouldn't have made that post!

It's not the bragging, it's the timing!

DoubleD · « **Reply #8 on:** April 06, 2006, 03:20:59 pm »

I read the article on WM way about Al and Linda congrats to you

but now you have to pay a cold one to us

ElectricAl · « **Reply #9 on:** April 07, 2006, 06:31:45 pm »

DoubleD,

That "Cold one" will be warm before it gets to you

Brad_S,

Here is a link to a PDF copy of Wood Mizer Way.
http://www.woodmizer.com/pdfs/wmw72.pdf
No body will know you were looking from the privacy of your own home

Furby · « **Reply #10 on:** April 07, 2006, 07:44:15 pm »

Brad_S. · « **Reply #11 on:** April 07, 2006, 10:12:45 pm »

I'm waiting till Diane's asleep, then I'm going to pull the blinds so the neighbors don't get the wrong idea when they see an orange glow coming from the monitor.

Thanks for the direct link, I'd like to read of your celebrity. I would never have Googled the site for fear of them telling the government about my viewing habits.

Kevin_H. · « **Reply #12 on:** April 07, 2006, 10:56:30 pm »

Hey man that is pretty neat, pics and all

Way to go Al and Linda

Norm · « **Reply #13 on:** April 08, 2006, 09:01:03 am »

Thanks for the link Al, I was hoping to get my copy in the mail soon but snuck in and read the pdf version.

Great write up on two of the hardest working folks I know.

Quartlow · « **Reply #14 on:** April 08, 2006, 01:47:54 pm »

Quote from: Brad_S. on April 05, 2006, 10:40:32 pm

Actually, I find them interesting and informative and I envy that perk of owning a WM. (Did I just say that out loud?)

Funny,,, I don't own orange and they send them to me

I do buy their blades though

Al and Linda, congrats!!!

oakiemac · « **Reply #15 on:** April 08, 2006, 04:53:42 pm »

Congrats Al and Linda!

What are some of the pro's and con's of the Sanborn minimax? I was talking with a guy this week that was thinking of buying one to replace his circular head rig. He had their video and couldn't say enough good about them. But then again he had never ran one either.

inspectorwoody · « **Reply #16 on:** April 08, 2006, 08:41:20 pm »

Congrats Al and Linda

Now when we shoot the breeze, I'll be talking to a celebrity!

Jeff · « **Reply #17 on:** April 08, 2006, 10:30:56 pm »

Hey! Tammy and I know those people! There is even a picture of me somewhere standing with al in the saw shop wearing a green complexion. Congrats Al and Linda.

ElectricAl · « **Reply #18 on:** April 09, 2006, 10:07:35 pm »

Norm,

We got our copy on the 3rd. I would never guess it would take the US Mail a week to haul a book 60 miles further West $:-\$

I should have driven it over. That way I could re-enact a famious sceen from a Steve Martin movie. It's were Nathan Johnson points to his name in the new phone book and yells. "I'm somebody now"

Who knows the name of the movie

Inspector,

I bet I don't get the Red Carpet treatment up at your place

This is the first time this photo has been shown.
Poor Jeff had to learn the hard way to avoid Polish hot dogs at QuickyMarts.

Oakiemac,

The biggest draw back about the minimax was blade maintance, blade price, & production. After the sawmill band speed was corrected at the owners expense production went from 2500' to 4000' in 7 hours. Then, it was down to the cost to ship and sharpen blades. The sawmill cost $70,000 new in 1995. Now, a guy can buy a LT70 for $45 and get 4000'. Bakers new big saw is pretty slick too (sponsor

)
I did like the 17 degree slant on the blade. I could see the log face fairly good. Blade guides were a real pain to dress every blade change. Also, the diesel fuel drip for the blade splattered my glasses at times

We had a 50 hp electric motor that did a fine job. Over all the machine was built well, but had a few quarks owners will have to live with or fix them selfs. I have seen used ones for $10 to $30 grand.
Menominee Saw (sponsor

) can do the blades if you can get on the truck rought.
Swedge tooth worked better for us. Tried Stellite for a while and did not like it.

If we were to get bigger and had $80 grand to burn I'd buy a 70 or 300 thin kerf and a HMC debarker. I have used two HMC's and have like them fine.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #19 on:** April 10, 2006, 06:02:26 am »

Was the Steve Martin movie 'The Jerk' ?

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Author Topic: Famous Board Moderator (Read 1749 times)