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Offline wood monger

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Re: renewal of an old mill
« Reply #20 on: August 09, 2011, 07:08:27 pm »
I have an old friend who has an old circle mill, Most everything is belt driven, he uses belt dressing if the belts are too dry or slick. I think the carriage is moved with a cable that is wrapped a few times around a shaft, do you have enough wraps around the shaft with the cable?
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Re: renewal of an old mill
« Reply #21 on: August 09, 2011, 07:48:20 pm »
Welcome to the FF  :)

Great story and pics!  8)

Neat to see another ol' mill up and running.

Great Job!
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Re: renewal of an old mill
« Reply #22 on: August 09, 2011, 08:31:57 pm »
A true inspiration to those of us who have roots in the country and love old machinery.Thanks for posting,and Welcome.  Regards, Clark
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Re: renewal of an old mill
« Reply #23 on: August 09, 2011, 09:34:42 pm »
Loved the story and the pictures and agree with your logic. Money and profit are not everything in life and considering the normal activities in life that waste money and time the lumber you produce is valuable just because of the participation of your family. The use of the traction engine is icing on the cake. I certainly remember hearing about belt dressing but I am not familiar with the conditions it was used for. The last time my family thrashed was around 1980 and we used an International W6, borrowed for the extra horsepower. I do recall my father digging in the rear wheels when he was happy with the alignment of the tractor.
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Re: renewal of an old mill
« Reply #24 on: August 09, 2011, 11:45:39 pm »
Welcome Geericks, That's a great project you and son are building. Thanks for sharing, we're anxious for more. Tractor Supply carries flat belt, reinforced rubber seems like it's 12" wide by 1/4"thick. They also have clipper lacing and the vise to install the lacing. My mill uses 4" carriage drive belts and after sitting for a while the surfaces rust a bit causing the belts to grab a little until the rust wears away. Afterwards there's little effort to advance the carriage so I'm wondering about the adjustment /alignment, possibly something binding or maybe a crossed cable from the reel to the carriage...     
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got me a cat and a bull dog too, the cat don't love me but the bull dog do.... a shotgun, chainsaw and a 4 wheel drive, a country boy can survive

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Re: renewal of an old mill
« Reply #25 on: August 10, 2011, 11:57:32 am »
Welcome to the Forum!  I love your project!!!  Here's a link to a discussion we had about my mill

 http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,47202.0.html

Thanks for taking time to provide such great pics and narrative.  I have to admit that I am experiencing some "steam envy"  :D
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