Making Rough Sawn Yellow Pine Lumber on Our Homemade Sawmill: Sawmill Series Ep. 2
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- We go through the process of making some lumber for my Cabin Remodeling Project. Basically, start to finish, tree to lumber, but not without failure.
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My guess on the feed, make sure that pot is a wire-wound pot, not a carbon-pot, same ohm rating... had that problem on my cross table feed, milling machine, two new pots, till I went to a wire-wound pot... 20 years latter still works... Nice job on that saw mill, Pops...
That's good to know. Thanks for the input and the compliment.
I would add some electric actuators to hold the log in place. To keep from having to bend over.
The mill looks fantastic. I watched your sawmill tour video. But wow, does that ever cut slow. I have the 27hp efi on my swing blade and it cuts like a bat out of hell. I would love to see what that engine can do when you optimize things to go faster. My old bandsaw with the 14hp kohler cuts faster than this.
I have learned that in softer woods you actually have to push a lot faster. I mainly cut hardwoods and when I tried cutting White Pine the cut was terrible and rough. Picked up the pace and the cut smoothed out. You are running a much more powerful engine. I usually push as fast as I can without bogging down the engine. Looks like to me Pops has that speed geared perfect for a much wider cut. Time to roll out the big logs lol.
Yeah, the hardwoods we cut run about that speed. Much more load. I've been wanting to speed up the gearing, and it just so happens we did while the machine was down. Pushing it by hand showed Pop it can handle more speed, especially in soft wood. We have some very large white pines to cut so........
He should use that wheelchair motor instead of the crank!
Love y'all's video and mill. I'm starting the process of building one. What is your dimensions from center to center on band wheels and what length blade are you using
Alex, my nephew has a 29 acre ranch close to College Station near Bryan, Tx. He has a barn dominium where him and his family live on top and his computerized 3-D machines and shop are at the bottom. He makes firearms & custom rifles. He has plans to get a saw mill and build cottages from his forested land. I find that working on wood projects is relaxing & soothing. You & Pops look very relaxed and having a good time working with your hands. Keep them coming… I’m hooked.
Cool. You got it. 👍
Those 7 degree blades are bad about diving when getting dull try 10 degree they’ll just get dull and slow down. I cut for a living and I hate 7s
There for the comment. We use both depending on what we are cutting. Diving has been a problem with both when getting dull, but the current tension setup doesn't allow us to apply enough tension to the blade. That's going to be a redesign.
Iam definitely looking for a sawmill not sure if I want to build one or just buy one.
It is super handy to have one if you have access to trees or logs. Ours is a work in progress. I say go for it if you have the time and means. You'll understand it better if you build it yourself, but there are quality mills out there ready to go. If you can, try to see one working up close in person. Good luck.
@Red Stem Orchard definitely have access to trees 17ac uncut in Southern Virginia. I have the means to build one just not the time been looking at some of the cheaper mills that I could change as my needs change.
@@fordlav I see. Well I know some companies have a long lead time, that is what pushed Pop into building one himself. Finding one that is built heavy duty, would be the key for me. Heavy duty rails, frame etc.... You can always upgrade motor things of that nature. Nice having 17acres at your disposal. 👍