Author Topic: Home Built Sawmill Count (Read 17376 times)

fishpharmer · « **Reply #80 on:** January 20, 2010, 01:48:01 am »

Coalsmoke, that's a slick rig in the video. Thanks for posting it. I'll check out your new site.

Coalsmoke · « **Reply #81 on:** January 20, 2010, 01:51:13 am »

You're welcome, and thanks. Its not too fancy, but hopefully it serves its purpose. I needed a way to advertise some of the less common stuff I have in stock. Here is the Home page link http://www.coalsmoke.com/Coalsmokes/Blue_Moose_Earthworks_-_Sales.html

captain_crunch · « **Reply #82 on:** January 21, 2010, 01:38:37 am »

C_M
Neet vidio but that is too much production for me Ain't got that many trees

Note how heavy that carrage is Bellsaws dont have heavy enough rigging for that log turner so we are a peevee opperation. What I can't figure is that Fancy infeed deck and he is rolling logs by hand

I hate logs that small when sawing love 18-20" on scale end get some nice 1X12 for barn sideing out of center and 2X6 out of edges. 2X4's are a waste of time as far as market and usage so we cut 1X4 for batting and people seem to want them. Had a horse person come by today and wanted All the sawdust I could sell them

But most of ours goes into sheep barn for bedding. So maybe I need to saw for dust and heat house with boards $:-\$ $:-\$

Coalsmoke · « **Reply #83 on:** January 21, 2010, 03:12:25 am »

Ha, you mentioned heating your house with boards. Here's something I have been thinking about lately. I reclaim some profits by selling bulk slabs as firewood, but at the end of the day, I am only recovering 40% of the cost it took to buy that wood that got turned into firewood. Its better than nothing, but it definitely pays better to saw all you can out of a log. I see some people with huge slabs in their slab pile and don't know how they manage, must be cheap logs. Lately I have been aiming for maximum yield, makes for less lifting heavy slabs, means less money to the chiropractor. 2 for 1 eh

I suspect he may not have had his infeed deck hooked up yet. Just a thought, since it was a new mill to him.

captain_crunch · « **Reply #84 on:** January 22, 2010, 12:20:03 am »

C_M
We own our stumpage but after 100 years of taxes proably ain't cheap. But I was raised waste not want not so my slabs are better described as Alligator skins

If I can resaw a 1X2 out of it it goes thru again. I generally don't square a cant run 2 sides to get a 90 face then slice what you want then run it thru again to demintion. Not the fastest way but better recovery. anything 10" or smaller we cut in half then cut pre split firewood

Hilltop366 · « **Reply #85 on:** January 22, 2010, 07:30:18 pm »

Talk about thrifty,
I tore a 1870's carrage house apart 12 years ago and found that all the boards on it were random width and tapered, the boards were put on with the narrow end in one direction then the other direction. They must have been slabed off and then edged on both sides just enough to square the edges, I would think this would save quite a bit from the slab pile after a while and also makes you wonder why we some times think everything has to be perfect even when you don't see it after, the building stood up well for over 100 years and could have been still standing for another 100 if it had been looked after better for the last 30 years before I tore it down.

pineywoods · « **Reply #86 on:** January 22, 2010, 08:56:21 pm »

Not completly home built, but enuff to say add a 1/2 to the count. Mine started life as a 14 year old bare-bones manual WM LT40. Now has a kawasaki motor(original was briggs), home made log turner, home made log clamp, home made toe roller, red neck autoclutch, back yard engineered power backstops, and a home brew remote console. Now I'm hankering for a setworks, but WM parts won't fit, Sooooo...

Hilltop366 · « **Reply #87 on:** February 02, 2012, 07:35:15 pm »

Perhaps some new members ( or not so new) would like to add their mill to this " home built" list so I thought I will bump it up to the top.

steve phillips · « **Reply #88 on:** February 02, 2012, 10:10:05 pm »

howdy all
i am in the progress in building a mill . its a blast so far and i am scrapping up most of my material . i have 2 motors 1 20 hp onan that need to be rebuilt ,low compression .today i went and got an 18hg wisconsin jdh ? . the man garentee the motor for a year.
spindals are made ,track is aabout ready to weld up.. and got carriage wheels mounted .
i owe a lot of thanks to the folks her at ff , tons of info ,good folks ,very helpfull

mikeb1079 · « **Reply #89 on:** February 02, 2012, 10:43:15 pm »

built this mill this summer. best thing i've ever done.

so much better than a chainsaw mill. cuts 12' by 24", powered by 16hp v twin. lot of work but worth all the cussin

guards off:

shelbycharger400 · « **Reply #90 on:** February 03, 2012, 05:02:47 pm »

chain bar mill , still working on redoing my clamps

mad murdock · « **Reply #91 on:** February 04, 2012, 12:48:34 am »

Nice looking rig shelbycharger. Is your track all metal? Or angle on top of wood beams? I am wanting to "mill up" myself, and am rich on wood/steel poor. Was thinking of building framework of timbers, a la d school circle mill, and build either a cantilever head rig, or 4 post, to bolt my saw into for now and maybe upgrade to band later on when I have the $$. I like the uncluttered work area of the cantilever design.

pyrocasto · « **Reply #92 on:** February 04, 2012, 11:52:19 am »

Started: sept 3, 2010
Finished: Never!

I wonder what the count is up to?

Blaszer · « **Reply #93 on:** February 04, 2012, 12:41:08 pm »

I have a homebuilt bandmill too.

shelbycharger400 · « **Reply #94 on:** February 04, 2012, 04:15:28 pm »

mad murdock...
its an all metal frame

davey duck · « **Reply #95 on:** February 04, 2012, 06:42:38 pm »

Hello, I am just about done with my home build bandsaw,it is going to be able to cut 36"x25' logs.I used 19" band wheels and set up to use Woodmizer 158" blades,it is hydraulic up and down and back and forth from the operator station at the end with. Auto board return.It is a stationary mill with bolt on axles,it also has a 7.5 hp motor for now and a electric hydraulic power unit. Photo's to follow soon after I get it out of the shop. David

bandmiller2 · « **Reply #96 on:** February 04, 2012, 08:47:28 pm »

M. murdock,I considered a cantilever head when I built my bandmill,but its tricky to get right.A four post is best, and more stable than a two post.Also a four post is better able to support a heavier engine.No reason you can't use wood for the track ways its used on much heavier circular mills.Tabs to screw down inverted "^" angle iron can be welded to the side. Frank C.

shelbycharger400 · « **Reply #97 on:** February 04, 2012, 09:15:20 pm »

4 post works well.. but with my mill im running 1 1/2 square tube inside 2 inch square tube, i have a small amount of rock. its what i had laying around.
perf tube from mcmaster or holy tube from 80/20, or even the steelworks perf tube from menards, they are designed to slide inside of eachother 1 1/2 and 1 1/4 all up to 2 inch something. its spendy starting at $28 for a 4 ft piece.
my mill in picture, has angle iron layed down as a L with it stich welded
my bellsaw has a wood frame/iron track. and it was layed down as an L, wood screws were countersunk in the iron, the guy used 2 pieces and layed them back to back, staggard so their was no sudden gap from the ending of the iron.

bandmiller2 · « **Reply #98 on:** February 04, 2012, 09:31:56 pm »

Shelby,maybe some of the play could be taken out by welding say a 1/2" nut to the tube and use a nylon or brass bolt and jam nut to take up the play. Frank C.

shelbycharger400 · « **Reply #99 on:** February 04, 2012, 11:15:24 pm »

bandmiller.. yea i could do that, currently im not too concerned about it, it only rocks when i push tOOO hard and cause the clutch to slip and grab.
i have come to the conclusion, either i direct drive it, or hydraulic motor drive it, then i will be able to do a VERY brisk walk .
this is just a problem solving mill, later when i make money off of it, i will build one that will support a 48 inch bar, and use a 36in and a 20 in when cutting small stuff.
i already have a hydro pump with 5 stages stacked (can you say, live feed, clamps, and leveler)

just drew up 1/2 of the new dogs. still working on the drawing of the tensioning of them. o... and id take a picture of the drawing but my WEEK old camera broke TODAY.

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Author Topic: Home Built Sawmill Count (Read 17376 times)