Author Topic: Bell saw mill pictures (Read 3323 times)

GT · « **on:** October 19, 2009, 10:48:04 pm »

Here are some pictures of my Belsaw I use can anyone give me any info on witch mill this is .

bandmiller2 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2009, 07:08:00 am »

GT,nice job on your hyd.log loader do you use it to turn the logs/cants too,by puting it up and turning the log twords you and letting it slide back on the carriage??Frank C.

bandmiller2 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2009, 07:15:35 am »

GT,your mill looks to be the heavier duty model,not sure,it has a real gear rack not just punched channel iron.What do you power it with??What did you use for a foundation??sawdust removal ?? Frank C.

GT · « **Reply #3 on:** October 20, 2009, 08:06:59 am »

Hello, The log loader does work fine for rolling logs. I stand it up and turn the log over on it and then let it down and slide the log back on to the bunkes. It is setting on solid concrete blockes and has steel stobs run through eyes on all corners. I power it with the tractor setting there a 175 allis chalmers about 69 horse, and runing a 48" insert blade. The shaft on this mill uses a 2" blade not the smaller shaft that is why i do not know what mill it is.

If you can see on the carriage there is a s1" shaft running all the way down it with little cames on it?? WHAT ARE THE CAMS FOR??? Thanks Butch

bandmiller2 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 20, 2009, 08:27:39 am »

Butch,I believe those cams are for clapboards.Like I said Belsaw made a heavier duty mill and it looks like thats what you have.Frank C.

apm · « **Reply #5 on:** October 20, 2009, 08:50:21 am »

Wow! What a great looking setup. I've never seen a Belsaw quite like it. I'd guess that someone has done a lot of customization somewhere along the line. I'm with Frank, that looks like a lap siding maker attachment. I'd heard that Belsaw offered them, but have never seen one. Did you fabricate the log loader? I never heard of Belsaw offering any kind of hydraulics. That looks like a pretty productive operation.

Greg

KyTreeFarmer · « **Reply #6 on:** October 20, 2009, 09:07:55 am »

Great looking setup! Wish I could see that in person. What do you do with your lumber?

KTF

James P. · « **Reply #7 on:** October 20, 2009, 11:47:40 am »

GT, welcome to the forum and that is a nice little operation you have going. I use a dust collector/ blower too. although I don't have a cyclone . Mine blows it all over , like how that just drops it out the bottom . Hope you will tell us more about your operation. thanks James P.

GT · « **Reply #8 on:** October 20, 2009, 08:21:28 pm »

Hello, Thanks for all the comments on my mill. I bought my mill about 10 years ago from an old man that thought it was still ready to saw at anytime. Well that was not quite the story. It was covered up in the weeds with some old used tin and then some lumber on top of that to keep the tin from flying off. The lumber was rotton and fell apart as you picked it up. the wood for the track was more of the same all i had to do to get the iron track off of the top of the wood was pull it off by hand. I brought the mill home and looked at if and decided to go steel, that is where it all started. I got 2 40' I beams in the shop and started. I made the log loader hyd, and added a hyd motor to the feed and added a gear box with hyd to a drag chain. Later i changed the drag chain over to the blower. I pull this mill with my farm tractor and use the hyd on it for the hyd on the mill. It also has the trailer package for moving when i want to. I saw logs up to 24" and 14' in lenth. When i got the mill it had a 33" solid tooth blade and was wore out. It made me mad every time I tried to saw any thing other than soft wood. I Found a 45" blade that was some better but the set , lead,curf and evrything was wrong try to saw and the blade led into whe log, blade got hot started to woble and i would quit . Now I am using a 48" insert with carbide. The mill saws as streight as can be. I sawed 3200' of sedar 5000' chery 1500' of ash and about 3000' hickory in the last 3 months. I use my lumber mostly for making handles such as Cant Hook 3' 4' 5' plow handles garden and field, broad az, and ax of all kinds and others. I sell some lumber for furniture are what ever and most all of it comes off of my farm . Thanks and I hope I did not Bore you with this . Butch

KyTreeFarmer · « **Reply #9 on:** October 21, 2009, 10:17:36 am »

GT
Don't think your post bored anyone. Especially not me. Do you make all those handles by hand or some type of machinery? I need a good cant hook handle, where are you?
KTF

GT · « **Reply #10 on:** October 21, 2009, 05:02:51 pm »

Thanks KTF
I make most of my handles on a German made lathe called a Cosma. It will make 2 at a time and sands them at the same time. I am at the present time automating a lathe just for canthook. This lathe is 11.5' long and will swing 42", weighs around 3500lb I am out of canthook now but will have some in about 30 days, sold most evrything this summer and now winter is the time to work in the shop. I am about 90 miles south of St Louis down I-55. Thanks Butch

KyTreeFarmer · « **Reply #11 on:** October 22, 2009, 10:30:20 am »

Butch
If you get time post a pic of that handle maker. Sounds quite interesting. Have never seen but one handle mill, was a teenager then, it made hammer handles. Would love to visit your mill if I ever get in that direction.

KTF

GT · « **Reply #12 on:** October 23, 2009, 09:50:58 pm »

KTf
HOW ABOUT THESE CHERRY LOGS

here are some pictures of my Cosma lathe. Standing in fromt of it is some of the paterns it uses made out of steel, allum, or wood. The other picture is the lathe that i am automating now to make only round pieces such as canthook. tentstake and baseball bats. The other lathe will make any thing from ax , boat paddle ,or golf clubs. Thanks for your intrest, Butch

Dave Shepard · « **Reply #13 on:** October 23, 2009, 10:03:19 pm »

Wow! Those are some great cherry logs.

James P. · « **Reply #14 on:** October 23, 2009, 10:04:53 pm »

thats a heck of a niche you've got covered GT , and some sweet cherry logs. thanks for the pics . keep up the good work. James P.

bandmiller2 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 24, 2009, 08:00:46 am »

GT,will that Cosma do gunstocks??Looks like your round lathe is an old reworked metal lathe.Mayby I should just make a tailstock extension for my old Hendy metal lathe seems I always need peavy handles.[ have a blue handle mill special cant]

Meadows Miller · « **Reply #16 on:** October 24, 2009, 08:29:37 am »

Gday

And welcome to the forum Butch

You have a Bloody nice settup you built there Mate

I like the log loader

how dose it go on the biguns

you have a nice niche there with the handel machine and i Like those Cherry logs

It looks like you might have a Model D there but ive only seen models A & a D and the more popular M14 & M16s before the D had a carriage settup a lot like yours abit heavy'r allover than an M14 Mate

Dont worry your not gonna bore us keep going Mate

James p you can make a nice cyclone out of a heavy gauge 44gal just cut it in half cut a 10" hole in the top to let the excess air out and put a hole in the side about 3 down from the top and have your pipe entering inline to one side of the drum as that starts the cyclone effect going ive seen and made afew like that myself over the years their Cheap N Effective mate

Regards Chris

James P. · « **Reply #17 on:** October 24, 2009, 01:03:16 pm »

Thanks Chris, never thought of it . I only have a 1 hp blower but it draws the chips from 10 ft away and blows them easily 30 ft. i have a block wall stopping it but its deflected everywhere. I will have to give the drum a go .

GT I would love to see that machine in operation. If you ever have the time maybe a video. It would be a forum box office hit. Free admission of course

GT · « **Reply #18 on:** October 24, 2009, 01:54:59 pm »

Here is a my 27 Chevy that i sawed the Ash for. There is a lot of wood in these old Chevys. That is my son driving.
The answer to James ? I will be running this lathe a lot this winter and i will see about a video.

And yes Bandmiller it will make a gunstock all you need is a patern. Thanks Butch
This is the mill before the shed

Dave Shepard · « **Reply #19 on:** October 24, 2009, 02:40:20 pm »

I never knew how much wood was in some old cars. I knew the Model Ts used specially designed packing crates to makes certain parts after the parts were unpacked. Very efficient. There is a family of Franklin collectors near here that store a couple of their cars in a friends barn. They also use an ash frame.

Do you get a lot of nice cherry like that around you? We have a lot of cherry here, sometimes you get some that is really nice, but most tends towards a less than straight growth habit. My grandfather used to tell me about some of the great cherry he'd see down in PA. Nothing like we have here.

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