MX34?

[Brad_bb]

I hope I haven't asked this before.  Anyone using a Norwood/Logosol MX34?  Interested in feedback.  I'm looking at the Logosol log molder for a 2 rail mill which will mean I will need a 2 rail mill.  So the MX34 is in consideration.   Thanks!

[tyb525]

It also works with other mills too, as long as they have 2 rails. Just FYI.

[Apple farmer]

I have a Logosol LM Pro with E-Twin (two electric engines). I have only cut 10-15 logs so far, but it seems to work very well.

rgds, Knut

[mikeydo]

I have a MX-34 just finished with the assembly last weekend. That took about 34 hours of labor and I think I have about 4 to go. I have a few more adjustments to do to fine tune everything but of course we had to saw something. So we loaded up a spruce cant and mad 3 cuts. The first blade jumped off at high throttle, the second blade is what we made the cuts with.

I called Norwood and had a list of questions and one bad switch, they were very helpful and knowledgeable, my thanks to them. I also recieved a additional document from Norrwood on setting up the wheels on the mill. It makes sense to me to start out this way, does anyone have other ideas?

It will be another week before I can get back to the mill and do the final fine tuning and a week after that I take her to the property where the pile of logs is and have some real fun.

Overall, so far, I think the mill is a great product, did not see anything that looked like it was made on the cheap side.

More to come as the wood start being cut.

[Brad_bb]

38 hours of assembly labor?!?  That's one heck of a lot of labor.  They don't do any assembly? they just send you a jigsaw puzzle kit?

[catskillpond]

Hey Mike   What wheels are you talking about carriage or band.
We have had one for 8 monyhs if you have ?

[Mike@Norwood]

Norwood has been designing and manufacturing sawmills to be shipped in knock-down form for all of its nearly 20 years.  We remain committed to this because there are a number of really good reasons why shipping in knock-down form is the way to go. 



Firstly, the LumberMate Pro MX34 is no pixy – it's a 1500 pound monster.  If you add any attachments to it like extensions, or trailer package, etc ..., it can weigh a couple thousand pounds and stretch for 20 or more feet.  In other words, it would take up the bulk of a tractor trailer to ship.  Which would mean LOTS of money in shipping costs.  Shipped on a pallet, the big LumberMate MX34 can be shipped right to your door for a pittance.  The result?  You save lots of money. 



Secondly, because the mills store on a very small footprint, warehousing costs are kept to a minimum and we pass those savings on to our customers.  The result?  You save lots of money. 



Thirdly, most new mill owners are new to milling.  Assembling their mills is a great opportunity to get acquainted with their mills and understand how they work.



So, in a nutshell you save LOTS of money and still get a really well-built, high-capacity machine.  And you also know how it works!  There are other fully or partly "assembled" mills out there, but they're typically fabricated and assembled in the Shangdong province in China or by low-paid workers in Poland.  The result?  More precious jobs lost and questionable quality.  Every Norwood mill is built in the USA and in Canada – we absolutely won't ship jobs overseas or compromise quality.



On average, the LumberMate Pro takes 18 – 22 hours to assemble, but some do it in less time, and some in more time.  It depends a lot on the tools and set-up that you have, and a bit on your personality (and this is sure not meant as an insult – it's just that some people are more detail-oriented and read and reread instructions).  The assembly manual has clear, step-by-step instructions, and is packed with photos and exploded illustrations.  Norwood mills ship all the time to far-flung places such as Tahiti, the Congo, Paraguay, the Ivory Coast, Costa Rica and many other developing countries – those customers mount the mills no problem, and then the mills get used, day-in and day-out, milling super-hard woods seven days a week. 



Assembling a Norwood mill doesn't just save you a lot of money, boost your sawmill know-how and promote keeping jobs at home, but most everyone have a lot of fun doing it. 

[mikeydo]

I think it is a lot of labor time too. But like Mike Norwood points out you really do know and understand the mill after that. Still longer frame sections and rails would make things go much quicker. Also the manual is not bad, but it's not so great, If I had it to do over I would use a little more common sense when putting things together and not be trying to get it just like to manual and pictures show.
The wheels I was adjusting were the band wheels and one of the guys at Norwood tech support sent me a PDF that uses a string to align the faces of the wheels. I did this yesterday and it was quick and easy, I have tried to attach the PDF three times now and have no luck. It looks like it is attaching and then my web browser and air card crash.
I head out to our property in two weeks and have a pile of logs waiting. I am thinking about milling when I should be working. Is that a bad thing?

[mad murdock]

I head out to our property in two weeks and have a pile of logs waiting. I am thinking about milling when I should be working. Is that a bad thing?

Sounds like you are terminal there mikeydo! ;D Join the club 8) 8)  When things get really bad in Cosmopolis, you will have plenty to do to keep you out of trouble back at the "ranch" ;)