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larrydown60 · August 30, 2015, 09:56:33 PM

I am building a sawmill I have added a few pictures of it. Looking for any tips and info anybody wants to share thanks in advance. I have been reading about the wheelchair motors and think they are a great add on. I am also looking for material sources for the build thanks Larry

beenthere · August 30, 2015, 10:05:55 PM

Welcome to the Forestry Forum.
Saw your pics the other day, and now you can pull those pics into your post and tell us about them. We are interested.

Click the "modify" button on your post, then the "click here to add photo.." which will bring up a new window that you saw when you uploaded pics. But click the "my gallery" button in the menu and your gallery will show your pics. Click the one you want to show and discuss, and it will enlarge. SCROLL down a page or two and you will see the "insert image in post" button. Answer "yes" and your pic will be posted. Add some words to it at that time.

Hope it works for you.

Magicman · August 30, 2015, 10:09:08 PM

Hello larrydown60, and Welcome to the Forestry Forum.

Jeff · August 30, 2015, 10:11:33 PM

Welcome to the forum.

Now for the hard part. Please read the rules pertaining to posting photos. You can't simply refer people to your gallery. Photos MUST be in a post. It is not allowed to upload photos unless they go in a post.

larrydown60 · August 30, 2015, 11:16:49 PM

Sorry I think I figured out how to add photos to post sorry about the double pic

Chuck White · August 31, 2015, 07:04:53 AM

Welcome to the Forestry Forum, larrydown60.

I see you're down in "PetefromBearSwamp's" territory!

Nice place.

justallan1 · August 31, 2015, 07:13:56 AM

Larry welcome to The Forestry Forum.
Can you tell us the basics you have planned for your mill. How long and wide is it, what's going to power it, is it going to be manual or hydraulic?
There's a bunch of very knowledgable folks here, willing and eager to help out.

4x4American · August 31, 2015, 07:35:44 AM

Welcome! Every so often I'm out your way visting in DeRuyter, would love to pop in and offer any advice I can. What are ya lacking?

larrydown60 · August 31, 2015, 08:37:08 AM

Thanks I will post more pics later today. Thanks 4x4 American you are more than welcome to stop by. I have a cousin that lives in Corinth by Lake George. He has a small Hudson mill and his son in law and his father also run a sawmill in that area. I would like to get up there before winter starts.

Ox · August 31, 2015, 10:50:49 AM

Welcome to the forum! Another upstater, that's good to see. It's amazing how many people hear NY and think the whole state is covered in concrete. :D

Jeff · August 31, 2015, 11:03:55 AM

The only parts of New York I have ever visited, were quite Beautiful, and actually looked a lot like Northern Lower Michigan.

mesquite buckeye · August 31, 2015, 11:32:10 AM

Welcome ;D 8) 8) 8)

red · August 31, 2015, 11:42:55 AM

8 million people in the big Apple 19 million in entire state. Second biggest state in Apple production www.nyapplecountry.com. if there are apples there must be trees

4x4American · August 31, 2015, 08:05:05 PM

Funny I live about 5 mins from Corinth! Whats the name and whereabouts is the sawmill that the son-in-law and father run?

Chuck White · August 31, 2015, 08:14:23 PM

Quote from: Ox on August 31, 2015, 10:50:49 AM
Welcome to the forum! Another upstater, that's good to see. It's amazing how many people hear NY and think the whole state is covered in concrete. :D

There are lots of Forestry Forum members in New York.

Whenever I see a new, New York forum member posting, I add them to my list!

At this point, my list consists of 148 members!

There are a few locals that have sawmills or are otherwise into the forestry business that I try to convince them to join the Forestry Forum!

dgdrls · August 31, 2015, 09:01:01 PM

Welcome larrydown60

to the best place on the web, great folks here.

I'm a short distance to the North, Onondaga Hill area.
uncertain of your needs, you may want to look to Linn Lumber for your sawmill head
or other bandmill parts. I also suggest Cooks http://www.cookssaw.com/ for guide rollers as other have praised their durability and value.

Dan

drobertson · August 31, 2015, 09:41:12 PM

you bet you have a build going on! looking forward to the next phase!

Ox · September 01, 2015, 12:49:29 AM

Chuck - if there's one thing we have a lot of around here, it's trees.
I've heard and read stories of when this area was first settled and it was wall to wall trees. Then farming and town building started and most of these hills were bare and pasture land. Now it's back to lots of trees again, albeit less than before.
Heck, there's 4 sawmills within a 3 mile radius of me, including mine. Crazy, right?

I just deleted a few comments that could have been spun off into a political venue. I'll just say I love it here in the country, born and raised, but I'm finding it increasingly difficult to tolerate things happening around me!

Chuck White · September 01, 2015, 07:38:26 AM

I think I understand where you're coming from, Ox.

I remember hearing my Grandfather and my Dad talking of the old home farm where I grew up, and how they cleared rocks, brush & trees in order to make hay fields!

21incher · September 01, 2015, 07:54:22 AM

Welcome to the Forestry Forum larrydown60. We love pictures of sawmill builds. If you ever travel to the Rochester area Klein Steel has a great surplus outlet open to the public for low cost steel. Surplus Center has good deals on mechanical and hydraulic components.

Ox · September 01, 2015, 10:08:23 AM

Just remember, larrydown60, that if you have questions to just ask and I can guarantee that someone will come along that knows the answer. It's hard to suggest anything on your build without knowing what, if any, problems you have at the moment.