I caught sawmill sickness with a chainsaw mill from Sweden , very good , noisy and too much effort as I get older , covid and heart surgery. Our workshop is 30ft x 16ft and is now half full of , yes , a HM130 MAX , trailer and extension. It is huge which should not have come as a surprise but OMG. We have excavated a new pad for it , have temporary covers and the first sawings will go to building a permanent shed. Sawing with Sandy is our 'go to' for 'how to' so many thanks for your videos, especially the build ones with page numbers. Will let you know when we get to actually cutting . Lloyd , West Wales.
I just spent 12 hours logging, splitting and hauling firewood. Put aside a few nice saw logs too. I'm beat tired but keeping my eyes open a little longer to watch you do what we both love to do. Best regards from the Northeast Kingdom!
Howdy Sandy- another great video! It’s always enjoyable to watch someone using their Woodland Mills sawmill even though I have my own. We don’t have the snow but we’re getting the rain here in Arkansas. Hope you have a great weekend. Keep up the good work. God bless
Looks like you had a good day for sure no problems just the fun part with making some nice lumber from the wind storm blow downs.We all need these days to keep us going Great video Sandy really enjoyed it
Amazing how much vibration is actually going on. Watching the Lazer really makes that apparent. I've got an old Norwood mill across the river in MN USA. Like your dogs too. Mine are the old screw type. Need to change them out some day.
Sure is some vibrations for sure. I'd imagine since the engine is mounted right ot the steel without any rubber mounts or aything. Great to hear about the Norwood. Bet that things treated ya well making nice lumber over the years.
@@sawingwithsandy the Norwood has been a good mill. If I was going to complain about anything it would be the Honda twin engine. It's a little cold blooded. I like the way your saw starts in the cold.
Good for you Sandy, I am so glad you have sawmill sickness. I have chicken sickness, I breed purebred chickens. It is something I love (since I was a kid). I pretend that I will make some money one day from it, but I just keep spending money on coops and other upgrades. Yes I am sick but happy. We all need something that we enjoy. I love the way you care for your forest. You try not to waste any lumber products or trees. Best wishes!
Hi Sandy great videos, I ran a woodmizer at our yard in pemberton bc, and we always used a to have the bark removed ASAP like you said but also, we brushed the line where the blade entered the log with a chain saw so if there was a Stone or san d on that side the blade didn’t have to push it through the log and get damaged, also, cedar seemed to need the most lubrication, it’s like the tree pulled dirt into itself while it grew. Dear needs the most water when milling.
Hello Mr. Sandy, Everything can be rocket science if you overlook the simplicity of it, You have become accomplished enough at this you consider it simple, but it took you several logs, several attempts at nailing procedure before it became easier, I have been here for a while watching you grow, improve, and acquire the equipment needed, YOU have done well, my Nephew made your 3 pt hitch weight for his tractor, he swears by it, his tractor actually moves now instead of spinning wheels half the time. or nose dive when the front loader is loaded.
Hey Sandy! Another great Saturday morning video to enjoy with my morning coffee! Thanks for putting this together for us and taking us out to the red pine forest today! Definitely a beautiful spot right now with that little bit of snow down 🙂Yes glad for sure you went to change that blade and found the squirrels food there, as like last time 🥴. I enjoyed seeing you go through the milling process on these logs, they turned out really nice Sandy! It’s always a pleasure dropping by and seeing you out and about! Anyways hope all is well up your way and we’ll see you on the next one! Take good care! Andrew from NB :)
Hello Sandy. That grapple is a sure way of controlling a log to put on the rack for sawing. If you find yourself using the forks and have a log that has not been placed on the rack, cradle the log, forks all the way back, lower the log over and onto the rack and tip the forks down. Perhaps the squirrels would like a place similar to the sawmill where they like to hide the pinecones. "If you build it, they will come". Have good days!
Sandy, I really appreciate your videos and your enthusiasm. It couldn't be more perfectly timed. My HM130 Max arrived about a week ago. It's sitting on the pallet in my garage, and I just have to assemble my saw mill base that I built for it. Cannot wait!🤞
This Christmas, instead of playing the "Yule Log" on the TV, I'm going to play "sawing with Sandy." it is repetitive, yet satisfying! I mean that in a Good way!
An idea for another time is a tutorial on how you fold and unfold your saw blades. My husband and I are learning but still find it awkward. We are newbies to sawing. Thanks for all your great videos Sandy!
If you can find an old fan belt, it can be used to practice folding it into a smaller circle. Putting a half turn in one end will start the process. There will be less possibility for an injury and that practice will make it easier when using gloves on a blade. Have good days!
Good morning Sandy those tree rats were at it again never had that problem with the mill but those little rascal did trash 2 of my best gas can by chewing holes in them Has far as the thithening goes my hm 126 2015 they told in the book to put 35 pd. Pressure but all the new ones says less then mine so I will keep doing mine at 35 never had trouble with it also with 1 extension could barely do 16 feet and 4 or 5 inches and had to be place right so now I got 2 extra extention and max 23 feet I did do some 20 footer and that is a long way on the same cut have a great day
All those pine cones bring in an army of squirrels. The forest has become their source of food from those nice tasty pine cones and probably making the squirrels a little oversized
Sure could use some of that lumber on my shed leanto addition and on the greenhouse for the Mrs. But alas I don't have an HM 122 or 126 yet. Nor a parcel of wooded land either. I keep hoping though. Another great sawmilling Vid Sandy. Thanks for doing them. Be Blessed
Truly is nothing like a productive day at the sawmill, brand new blade cutting through that log like butter. Watching you turn that last log, glad with my decision not to get the trailer. I'm 5'2" on a good day and your setup is a little tall for this elf. That's why options are good! No milling for me today, snowing an inch an hour right now and supposed to get a foot total. Good day for a warm fire, hot chocolate and a Hallmark movie! Take care! ✌❄☃️🎄
I was so happy to be sawing I waited 72 years and finally have a sawmill and I had the sickness 3 hours in. I didn't cut it off but the blade will be framed hopefully in black walnut and cherry, I like to add a little ash gives a nice accent to the frame. Stay well. Be safe up there. 300 ft visibility dense dense fog. We've been socked in most of the last week.
you mentioned in one video that your log bunk to wide easy fix bolt another 4x4 are bigger to the inside then move your extenders in that way you have a mulity size bunker
Great to hear you're liking the videos. I think I"ll have to scratch my brain a bit harder to come up with something like a plug. May be a nice thing to have for sure
Nathan Elliot from Out of the Woods UA-cam channel uses blades from Joe(?) Maine in GA. I have no experience with them, but he really rants about them.
Hi again Sandy! I was wondering if you noticed, (besides the obvious height difference, and portability!) if there any advantages (or disadvantages) between the stationary and woodlander mills?! Do you find yourself checking the level of the trailer deck more often! what do you use as a base for the trailer jacks? (I would think you would have the same problem as your first mill set up, during the freeze/thaw cycles!)
I don't regularly check the level of the sawmill on the trailer as I find the sawmill will tell me if it's too far off level as it will roll away on me. I don't find it settles much at all except for when I"m on soft ground. I like the height on the trailer for working a bit more than the older one on the ground. Only thing I don't like as much is loading the logs from the opposite side that I walk on.
Hey Sandy. Even sitting here with a fire in the fireplace it looked chilly in Ontario. BC is an easy +3C right now. Would you be able to tell me the make and model of those lasers? I hope it isn't FAQ and I'm being a pain. Faithful viewers. 👍😁
I hear comments help with the Algos. Hope you are well, staying warm, and having fun. I am taking a break until after the first of the year from my sawmill. Love your set up...
I’m excited to see the thumb video on the mini-ex. I have a John Deere 490 and when my sawbuck gets full, I cut the wood up, crane the sawbuck out of the way and use the excavator with the thumb to clean up the firewood pieces into a container. Excavators are fun!
I was sure you could not extend the saw mill if it was on a trailer. I was sure you have to order the XL trailer and that the Regular trailer could not be upgrated? We just received our HM126 with Xl trailer. In the process of assembling it. hoping that we will not regret the HM126 over the HM130.
What's up Sandy 👊 just a thought why couldn't they make the blade pulleys a little wider and a wider blade with teeth on both sides just different angle for opposite direction? Cut both directions, Every time I see a mill I have the same thought 😂😂
Hi Sandy - love the channel! If you put the bed extension on, can you adjust your towing package to move the saw with the extension on or do you have to remove it to go back to portable mode? Thanks for sharing - regards Dennis
"You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!" Or squirrels? Hah couldn't resist. It's my first season running my sawmill in november/december and it's been awesome. Fresh air, no bugs, less lubrication (for the sawmill but need more sludge!). Keep on sawing!
Wonder if you could make some kind of cover for your mill to cover the small openings where the blade runs in/out to keep the critters out. I'd worry about them chewing on the rubber tires as well.
I was just thinking, you could mount some pieces of square tubing to the sides of your log station rack,and just slide the 4x4's you use to get the logs onto the mill in and out as needed.
Sandy you are always saying how you like to do thing simple way, i do not know way i see a lot saw-millers on UA-cam doing what you just did on changing your saw blade, way do you like to work over the table to reach the other side when in fact you could run the saw head all the way to the end where there is no table to reach across simple as that, thank you Happy sawing
Good Morning and have a nice Monday morning. @Sandy: May I ask you a question. Looking at your videos is see that your saw-head is perfectly smooth and stabile (beside shakes from the engine). I own the same saw and last time I was cutting a 65cm walnut log for some reason it started shaking and wiggling in the direction of the blade during the cut - orthogonal to the forward movement of the the saw-head. Changed the speed of cutting etc... no real effect on that. Checked the tightness of everything - seems to be so. Any advise? Did you face these movements on our saw? Thx.
Hi Arnold. Only thing I can think of is the blade could be getting dull. Otherwise there is some shims on the vertical steel posts that can be adjusted to prevent the shaking. I don't recall the movements you mentioned.
Hi Matt, love to watch your videos, do you have a trail or a spy cam it would be fantastic to see them filling up the mill with cones, looking forward to seeing your next video
My woodland mill is set up for 16' logs on a trailer and I have the same issues as you with length when trying to cut 16' logs, the bigger the log the harder it is work with too. I wish they had given a little more in length but does open up the 12' & 14' length too. Enjoyed the video aways some good info. 👍
Hey Sandy, I haven't bit the bullet yet in buying the 130max. I'm still working out where I want to layout everything. So I watch A LOT of your videos! So I still have a lot of questions. 1) If you had it to do over again, would you get the extention up front to lengthen the trailer to cut 16 foot logs? 2) How big would you build the shed for the mill? I'm thinking about 12' x 25'. What dimensions do you suggest? 3) I see that when you built your trailer you set the head to cut from tail to tongue of the trailer. Can the head be placed in reverse so it would cut from tongue to tail thus throwing the saw dust to the other side? 4) Now that you have the mill on a trailer would you or have you ever gone on location to saw up someone's down tree. i.e. custom sawing at their location. I realize there would be problems getting the log up on the mill but with ramps and winches it could be done. And at what price? Just a couple of questions I keep coming up with!!
Great questions. I think the extension would be great to have right from the start so it could be installed right when I did the initial assembly. I like the trailer and think its great for going around the property or even to someone else's property to mill. I think I'd still get that in the future for those reasons. Plus nice to be able to move the trailer to clean under the sawmill from time to time. You could rotate the sawig directly around if you would for sure. I think the dimensions of my last sawmill shed were quite good at 20' long by 10'. Hope that helps and thanks again for coming along for the tour
Love my grapple until i got the mini.wish i had them when i was 30.you should put those in a bucket n take to a burn area.they'll be back.this has been the longest length of time you have been w/o sludge,what's up.
Lookin good Sandy- you have snow! Better then mud which is what I have been dealing with up till yesterday. I noticed when you do your second cut that you flip your log to the opposite side instead of 90 degrees … is there a particular reason you do it this way? I have done it this way as well in the past but find I don’t always get a square cant- not sure why exactly - seems to come out better for me when I flip 90 degrees at a time.
The mud sure can be a headache . It’s been warm then cold then warm then cold here lately. I like to flip the log 180 I keep the log flat on the bunks in hopes of getting a steady log to cut a parallel side
@@sawingwithsandy ok Thks - I’m hoping the real cold weather holds off till I get the roof on my new sawmill shed - btw I have red squirrels at my cabin and they are a royal pain and I’m sorry but I laughed when you showed us the stash of pine cones in your mill - I’ve shot some of mine so I don’t have as much problems right now
Up until recently I cut true dimension 2"x4" but recently started cutting 1.5" x 4" which isn't quite the same but the 1.5" is to allow for easy use of things like joist hangers
Hi Sandy. I'm sure you've been asked these questions before, but how many hectares/acres is your woodlot and are you replanting with the idea of maintaining future harvest or letting nature take its course?
Last summer I hired a young man to bring his portable sawmill to my property to mill up a number of logs for me. One day I watched as he changed a blade and realised he was doing it differently than almost everyone I've seen on UA-cam. He brought the carriage to the end of the track so that he had open access to both sides of the band wheels without having to climb over anything. Certainly seemed much easier and quicker than doing it from the operator end of the track.
That would work for sure. Reason I don’t like doing that is I find the sawmill rolls away from me as I put pressure on the odd time to put the blade on and free spin the wheels
I personally would like longer deck so could cut long beams when opportunities arise especially when building next building project the ability to have larger opening without post in the way
Looks like you upgraded your laser mounts from the previous deployment? Did you wire these into your key switch (so that you don't need to separately turn them on/off)?
Hi Paul, I did change out the laser mounts for something more solid just to keep things steady. I've got a video out in the playlist if you want to check out the install. I installed it on a separate switch as I often walk in front of the sawmill to rotate the log and like to turn off the lasers so I don't accidentally get blinded by them
do you have a standard to start with the narrow or wide end? I think you might have said in a video before but I don't recall I am finding I prefer to start on the narrow end and cut toward wider
Does your laser guide work in the cold? Never mind LOL I just saw it. Sandy are you cutting dimensional lumber or full rough cut most of the time? we cut full rough for most of our out building for extra strength. But dimensional when customers request or we are working on repairs of a store bought structure.
I enjoy your videos….. I am always curious about what people do for a living up north and what their family is like. A video about yourself would be enjoyable…..
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Pine cones got me laughing.
Hahah
That log table is really awesome, I love the removable runners.
Thanks John
Looking good Sandy. The 'To-Do' list never ends.
That’s for sure
I caught sawmill sickness with a chainsaw mill from Sweden , very good , noisy and too much effort as I get older , covid and heart surgery. Our workshop is 30ft x 16ft and is now half full of , yes , a HM130 MAX , trailer and extension. It is huge which should not have come as a surprise but OMG. We have excavated a new pad for it , have temporary covers and the first sawings will go to building a permanent shed. Sawing with Sandy is our 'go to' for 'how to' so many thanks for your videos, especially the build ones with page numbers. Will let you know when we get to actually cutting . Lloyd , West Wales.
Hi Lloyd! Great to hear from you
I just spent 12 hours logging, splitting and hauling firewood. Put aside a few nice saw logs too. I'm beat tired but keeping my eyes open a little longer to watch you do what we both love to do.
Best regards from the Northeast Kingdom!
Sounds like a great day in the woods Mark!
Howdy Sandy- another great video! It’s always enjoyable to watch someone using their Woodland Mills sawmill even though I have my own. We don’t have the snow but we’re getting the rain here in Arkansas. Hope you have a great weekend. Keep up the good work. God bless
I’m the same. I find I watch others when I’m not sawing too. Hope all is well with you and thanks again for watching
Looks like you had a good day for sure no problems just the fun part with making some nice lumber from the wind storm blow downs.We all need these days to keep us going Great video Sandy really enjoyed it
100% Jeff
Amazing how much vibration is actually going on.
Watching the Lazer really makes that apparent.
I've got an old Norwood mill across the river in MN USA.
Like your dogs too.
Mine are the old screw type. Need to change them out some day.
Sure is some vibrations for sure. I'd imagine since the engine is mounted right ot the steel without any rubber mounts or aything. Great to hear about the Norwood. Bet that things treated ya well making nice lumber over the years.
@@sawingwithsandy the Norwood has been a good mill.
If I was going to complain about anything it would be the Honda twin engine. It's a little cold blooded.
I like the way your saw starts in the cold.
Good for you Sandy, I am so glad you have sawmill sickness. I have chicken sickness, I breed purebred chickens. It is something I love (since I was a kid). I pretend that I will make some money one day from it, but I just keep spending money on coops and other upgrades. Yes I am sick but happy. We all need something that we enjoy. I love the way you care for your forest. You try not to waste any lumber products or trees. Best wishes!
Hi Sandy great videos, I ran a woodmizer at our yard in pemberton bc, and we always used a to have the bark removed ASAP like you said but also, we brushed the line where the blade entered the log with a chain saw so if there was a Stone or san d on that side the blade didn’t have to push it through the log and get damaged, also, cedar seemed to need the most lubrication, it’s like the tree pulled dirt into itself while it grew. Dear needs the most water when milling.
Hello Mr. Sandy, Everything can be rocket science if you overlook the simplicity of it, You have become accomplished enough at this you consider it simple, but it took you several logs, several attempts at nailing procedure before it became easier, I have been here for a while watching you grow, improve, and acquire the equipment needed, YOU have done well, my Nephew made your 3 pt hitch weight for his tractor, he swears by it, his tractor actually moves now instead of spinning wheels half the time. or nose dive when the front loader is loaded.
Thanks for that Ben. You’re absolutely right. I may overlook some things as they have become second nature but sure took time to practice
Good to see you doing what you love Sandy and we love watching you do your thing. Stay safe.
Thanks for coming along and thank you for the well wishes
Canadian wilderness covered in snow. Beautiful, I'm in Central Pennsylvania, no snow here yet. Great video Sandy
Thanks! I’m enjoying the snow but seems like it melts nearly every other day
Another good milling video - wonderful stability during travelling with the camera. I’ll take your advise and make some saw dust.
I appreciate that
Hey Sandy! Another great Saturday morning video to enjoy with my morning coffee! Thanks for putting this together for us and taking us out to the red pine forest today! Definitely a beautiful spot right now with that little bit of snow down 🙂Yes glad for sure you went to change that blade and found the squirrels food there, as like last time 🥴. I enjoyed seeing you go through the milling process on these logs, they turned out really nice Sandy! It’s always a pleasure dropping by and seeing you out and about! Anyways hope all is well up your way and we’ll see you on the next one! Take good care! Andrew from NB :)
All is well Andrew. Thanks for coming by
Hello Sandy. That grapple is a sure way of controlling a log to put on the rack for sawing. If you find yourself using the forks and have a log that has not been placed on the rack, cradle the log, forks all the way back, lower the log over and onto the rack and tip the forks down. Perhaps the squirrels would like a place similar to the sawmill where they like to hide the pinecones. "If you build it, they will come". Have good days!
That method with the forks tipped back is a good method for sure. I'm hoping the squirrels start helping move lumber at the very least haha
Sandy, I really appreciate your videos and your enthusiasm. It couldn't be more perfectly timed. My HM130 Max arrived about a week ago. It's sitting on the pallet in my garage, and I just have to assemble my saw mill base that I built for it. Cannot wait!🤞
Great to hear that! You'll be hooked from the first cut. No doubt there. Thanks again for coming along for the tour today
This Christmas, instead of playing the "Yule Log" on the TV, I'm going to play "sawing with Sandy." it is repetitive, yet satisfying! I mean that in a Good way!
I like the sounds of that John!
You need a trail camera to film the squirrels…
I’m sure they are watching you from a secret vantage point, plotting… scheming, planning.
Haha I’ve got a camera there will have to check out the pictures
An idea for another time is a tutorial on how you fold and unfold your saw blades. My husband and I are learning but still find it awkward. We are newbies to sawing. Thanks for all your great videos Sandy!
For sure Donna. I’ll keep that in mind
If you can find an old fan belt, it can be used to practice folding it into a smaller circle. Putting a half turn in one end will start the process. There will be less possibility for an injury and that practice will make it easier when using gloves on a blade. Have good days!
Yet another great video Sandy!! Tomorrow iv got a nice 16' oak to mill up for my barn siding.. Snowing or not it will be milled.. lol
That's going to make some nice lumber!
Good ; excellent work, i can see, there is no rush sawing ,log go log go-go-go. Since any 1 piece cut ..... is one less bought😂😂. Great video✌🏼( dan)
For sure. I enjoy the slow methodical cutting . Allows me to think about all kinds of things while im out there
Sandy i need some help with putting the laser on the sawmill. Always good to see you my friend
Happy to help ya. Thanks for coming along for the video today
Good morning Sandy those tree rats were at it again never had that problem with the mill but those little rascal did trash 2 of my best gas can by chewing holes in them
Has far as the thithening goes my hm 126 2015 they told in the book to put 35 pd. Pressure but all the new ones says less then mine so I will keep doing mine at 35 never had trouble with it also with 1 extension could barely do 16 feet and 4 or 5 inches and had to be place right so now I got 2 extra extention and max 23 feet I did do some 20 footer and that is a long way on the same cut have a great day
hahah tree rats haha. I had those pesky rats chew a hole in my gas cap on my snowblower as well. 2 extensions sure would be handy!
That explains why my gas jug was chewed up last winter. I thought it was a coon. Why do squirrels want to chew on gas jugs?? Weird
Also looking forward to getting your SWS decal I ordered. Going to proudly put that on the back of my new Ram 4500. 😃
I really appreciate your support! Nice truck by the sounds of it as well!
Very nice day for it. Thanks for the vid.
Thanks for coming along Joe
Wholly squirrel cache Rocky.
HHaha that’s for sure
All those pine cones bring in an army of squirrels. The forest has become their source of food from those nice tasty pine cones and probably making the squirrels a little oversized
They sure are well fed I’d imagine
Enjoyed your good video with interesting camera angles. Watched the entire length of just making lumber from logs. Guess I have the sickness also!
I appreciate that Terry. Glad the variety of camera shots adds to the video.
Sure could use some of that lumber on my shed leanto addition and on the greenhouse for the Mrs. But alas I don't have an HM 122 or 126 yet. Nor a parcel of wooded land either. I keep hoping though. Another great sawmilling Vid Sandy. Thanks for doing them. Be Blessed
I appreciate your support Joseph
Great video Sandy and enjoy watching your videos cheers fellow Ontarian here Brad👌🏻🔥🇨🇦
Hey Brad! Hope the storm didn’t get y too bad these past few days. Thanks for watching
Thanks Sandy..
Mike M.
Hey Mike!
Nice mill. Nice camera work!
Thanks Wade
Another great Video Sandy, keep up the great work.
Thanks TJ
Just have a happy and safe Merry Christmas from Dave from Elkins West Virginia
Merry Christmas Dave! Thank you
Furthermore, we always had the Top of the tree at the mill head for layout.
Truly is nothing like a productive day at the sawmill, brand new blade cutting through that log like butter. Watching you turn that last log, glad with my decision not to get the trailer. I'm 5'2" on a good day and your setup is a little tall for this elf. That's why options are good! No milling for me today, snowing an inch an hour right now and supposed to get a foot total. Good day for a warm fire, hot chocolate and a Hallmark movie! Take care! ✌❄☃️🎄
Nothing wrong with putting your feet up by the fire! Enjoy
I was so happy to be sawing I waited 72 years and finally have a sawmill and I had the sickness 3 hours in. I didn't cut it off but the blade will be framed hopefully in black walnut and cherry, I like to add a little ash gives a nice accent to the frame. Stay well. Be safe up there. 300 ft visibility dense dense fog. We've been socked in most of the last week.
Never to late to start sawing! Great to hear you’re enjoying it
Perhaps leaving the blade access doors ope after a cutting session will discourage the critters
Think this may be a good idea. Thanks for that J.R.
you mentioned in one video that your log bunk to wide easy fix bolt another 4x4 are bigger to the inside then move your extenders in that way you have a mulity size bunker
Think that would be a good fix. Thanks Curtis
Love your videos. Thanks. Is it possible to make a plug to cover that opening to keep the squirrels out of your saw?
Great to hear you're liking the videos. I think I"ll have to scratch my brain a bit harder to come up with something like a plug. May be a nice thing to have for sure
Nice logs, be perfect for the HM122. going out today to do the same. Happy Milling.
Thanks Paul. Have fun!
Like seeing your sickness at work Sandy
Thanks for that John
Nathan Elliot from Out of the Woods UA-cam channel uses blades from Joe(?) Maine in GA. I have no experience with them, but he really rants about them.
Thanks for passing that along
@@sawingwithsandy No problem. I love your whole setup and very jealous with one exception - It's too freaking cold where you are!!! haha
good video and job. take care, be safe and well.
Thanks for your support John
I spray WD40 on the blades while in the pack, I've had no rust issues here in good old wet western Washington
That would work for sure. My blades get a bit of snow and rain sitting on them I’m thinking
Hi again Sandy!
I was wondering if you noticed, (besides the obvious height difference, and portability!) if there any advantages (or disadvantages) between the stationary and woodlander mills?!
Do you find yourself checking the level of the trailer deck more often!
what do you use as a base for the trailer jacks? (I would think you would have the same problem as your first mill set up, during the freeze/thaw cycles!)
I don't regularly check the level of the sawmill on the trailer as I find the sawmill will tell me if it's too far off level as it will roll away on me. I don't find it settles much at all except for when I"m on soft ground. I like the height on the trailer for working a bit more than the older one on the ground. Only thing I don't like as much is loading the logs from the opposite side that I walk on.
Hey Sandy. Even sitting here with a fire in the fireplace it looked chilly in Ontario. BC is an easy +3C right now. Would you be able to tell me the make and model of those lasers? I hope it isn't FAQ and I'm being a pain. Faithful viewers. 👍😁
Sure no problem Clyde. Laser details:
TZ16X70-520L 50mw
www.apinex.com/ret2/TZ16X70-520L.html
BRH 16mm
www.apinex.com/ret2/brhan.html
K12243
www.apinex.com/ret2/K12243.html
@@sawingwithsandy Thank you kindly amigo. I'll need to Doo a small mill job to get the funds. That's the fun part.
Great video shot on the mill with the blade following the laser. Then you top it with the camera on the 2by when moving the piece to stack.
Thanks Roger
I hear comments help with the Algos. Hope you are well, staying warm, and having fun. I am taking a break until after the first of the year from my sawmill. Love your set up...
I appreciate the support!
I’m excited to see the thumb video on the mini-ex. I have a John Deere 490 and when my sawbuck gets full, I cut the wood up, crane the sawbuck out of the way and use the excavator with the thumb to clean up the firewood pieces into a container. Excavators are fun!
That sounds like a handy setup. I’m working on the thumb real soon
I was sure you could not extend the saw mill if it was on a trailer. I was sure you have to order the XL trailer and that the Regular trailer could not be upgrated?
We just received our HM126 with Xl trailer. In the process of assembling it. hoping that we will not regret the HM126 over the HM130.
Thanks for watching Francis. There is a trailer extension that allows for the sawmill to be extended as well.
What's up Sandy 👊 just a thought why couldn't they make the blade pulleys a little wider and a wider blade with teeth on both sides just different angle for opposite direction? Cut both directions, Every time I see a mill I have the same thought 😂😂
That' would be a neat setup for sure
Hi Sandy - love the channel! If you put the bed extension on, can you adjust your towing package to move the saw with the extension on or do you have to remove it to go back to portable mode? Thanks for sharing - regards Dennis
Great question Dennis. Woodland Mills does sell a trailer extension as well which I"ll get when the time comes.
"You know, I have one simple request. And that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!" Or squirrels? Hah couldn't resist.
It's my first season running my sawmill in november/december and it's been awesome. Fresh air, no bugs, less lubrication (for the sawmill but need more sludge!). Keep on sawing!
Hahaha thanks!
Sandy where is your Wallenstien trailer instead of using the grapple or the forks?
Hi Randy, this video may have been a little bit before I got the log loader trailer.
Wonder if you could make some kind of cover for your mill to cover the small openings where the blade runs in/out to keep the critters out. I'd worry about them chewing on the rubber tires as well.
I think that’s probably a good idea Roger. Wonder if I could put some chicken wire or so in there when not sawing
Did you make videos in the past building your sawmill shelter? Thinking of making one next spring.
I do have two playlists for each sawmill shed if you're interested. Hope your build goes well
I would be having a squirrel soup lunch 😋
Hahah
grapple sure is handy dandy, Sandy
Absolutely!
I was just thinking, you could mount some pieces of square tubing to the sides of your log station rack,and just slide the 4x4's you use to get the logs onto the mill in and out as needed.
Would certainly do the trick
Now that you've used it for a while ,do you like it better on a trailer or on the floor idea.
Think I like the trailer the best for overall working height and option to move the sawmill
Sandy you are always saying how you like to do thing simple way, i do not know way i see a lot saw-millers on UA-cam doing what you just did on changing your saw blade, way do you like to work over the table to reach the other side when in fact you could run the saw head all the way to the end where there is no table to reach across simple as that, thank you Happy sawing
That would work for sure Bill. Often times I keep the saw at the end where I was so the saw dust roll away from me if I push against the saw
Good Morning and have a nice Monday morning. @Sandy: May I ask you a question. Looking at your videos is see that your saw-head is perfectly smooth and stabile (beside shakes from the engine). I own the same saw and last time I was cutting a 65cm walnut log for some reason it started shaking and wiggling in the direction of the blade during the cut - orthogonal to the forward movement of the the saw-head. Changed the speed of cutting etc... no real effect on that. Checked the tightness of everything - seems to be so. Any advise? Did you face these movements on our saw? Thx.
Hi Arnold. Only thing I can think of is the blade could be getting dull. Otherwise there is some shims on the vertical steel posts that can be adjusted to prevent the shaking. I don't recall the movements you mentioned.
how long to saw this model very nice
Hi Matt, love to watch your videos, do you have a trail or a spy cam it would be fantastic to see them filling up the mill with cones, looking forward to seeing your next video
I do have a camera out there. I’ll have to see about grabbing some pictures. Great idea!
Hi Sandy why do you not clean snow from logs ?
Great question. I find that the snow helps me slide the log along the log bunks on the sawmill and comes off when I saw
My woodland mill is set up for 16' logs on a trailer and I have the same issues as you with length when trying to cut 16' logs, the bigger the log the harder it is work with too. I wish they had given a little more in length but does open up the 12' & 14' length too. Enjoyed the video aways some good info. 👍
For sure Del. Thanks for coming along today
Hey Sandy,
I haven't bit the bullet yet in buying the 130max. I'm still working out where I want to layout everything. So I watch A LOT of your videos! So I still have a lot of questions.
1) If you had it to do over again, would you get the extention up front to lengthen the trailer to cut 16 foot logs?
2) How big would you build the shed for the mill? I'm thinking about 12' x 25'. What dimensions do you suggest?
3) I see that when you built your trailer you set the head to cut from tail to tongue of the trailer. Can the head be placed in reverse so it would cut from tongue to tail thus throwing the saw dust to the other side?
4) Now that you have the mill on a trailer would you or have you ever gone on location to saw up someone's down tree. i.e. custom sawing at their location. I realize there would be problems getting the log up on the mill but with ramps and winches it could be done. And at what price?
Just a couple of questions I keep coming up with!!
Great questions. I think the extension would be great to have right from the start so it could be installed right when I did the initial assembly. I like the trailer and think its great for going around the property or even to someone else's property to mill. I think I'd still get that in the future for those reasons. Plus nice to be able to move the trailer to clean under the sawmill from time to time. You could rotate the sawig directly around if you would for sure. I think the dimensions of my last sawmill shed were quite good at 20' long by 10'. Hope that helps and thanks again for coming along for the tour
Love my grapple until i got the mini.wish i had them when i was 30.you should put those in a bucket n take to a burn area.they'll be back.this has been the longest length of time you have been w/o sludge,what's up.
I think I may end up using hte slab wood after all for some base on some wet trails. If I ever get around to it before the snow haha
Don;t worry about the mess Sandy. when my workshop looks that way it is because I have several projects on the go at once....GOOD TIMES LOL
Thanks Jim. I’ve always got several projects on the go it seems . I just have to make cleanup a job and atleast it’ll hit my to do list haha
Awesome setup! That will be me in 5-6 yrs!!
It’s a great time for sure Tim
MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks Mike!
Hi Sandy, great videos. Do you use different blades winter time compared to summer time?
I can smell the fur from here lol
Nice 2x6 lumber 👍👍
Sure does smell great!
What size torque wrench 3/8 or 1/2 inch.
I just bought the Max30 extended and trailer. Need a Lazer too.
Thanks
Bob from Minnesota
Hi Bob I’m using a 3/8” torque wrench here
However I am using a 3/8 to 1/2” adapter for the socket
I had best luck with Simonds Red Streak
Thanks for passing on the tip
Is that bandsaw tire on the left side coming off?
Good question. that belt is designed to run loose like that
Would the bed extension for your old sawmill have worked on the new one?
The dimensions of the rails and bunks were smaller on the old hm130
and with trailer just put a jack on land and very go and for cut it is always straigt not double check with square
Lookin good Sandy- you have snow! Better then mud which is what I have been dealing with up till yesterday. I noticed when you do your second cut that you flip your log to the opposite side instead of 90 degrees … is there a particular reason you do it this way? I have done it this way as well in the past but find I don’t always get a square cant- not sure why exactly - seems to come out better for me when I flip 90 degrees at a time.
The mud sure can be a headache . It’s been warm then cold then warm then cold here lately. I like to flip the log 180 I keep the log flat on the bunks in hopes of getting a steady log to cut a parallel side
@@sawingwithsandy ok Thks - I’m hoping the real cold weather holds off till I get the roof on my new sawmill shed - btw I have red squirrels at my cabin and they are a royal pain and I’m sorry but I laughed when you showed us the stash of pine cones in your mill - I’ve shot some of mine so I don’t have as much problems right now
hey hello where did you get your laser for the cut I'm looking and I can't find thank you
Do you cut your lumber same dimensions as store bought lumber or is the thickness true 2 inches?
Up until recently I cut true dimension 2"x4" but recently started cutting 1.5" x 4" which isn't quite the same but the 1.5" is to allow for easy use of things like joist hangers
Hi Sandy. I'm sure you've been asked these questions before, but how many hectares/acres is your woodlot and are you replanting with the idea of maintaining future harvest or letting nature take its course?
Hi Dallas, this red pine area I harvest mostly from is about 12-15 acres I figure. I’ll thin the woodlot then consider allowing for natural regrowth
Last summer I hired a young man to bring his portable sawmill to my property to mill up a number of logs for me. One day I watched as he changed a blade and realised he was doing it differently than almost everyone I've seen on UA-cam. He brought the carriage to the end of the track so that he had open access to both sides of the band wheels without having to climb over anything. Certainly seemed much easier and quicker than doing it from the operator end of the track.
That would work for sure. Reason I don’t like doing that is I find the sawmill rolls away from me as I put pressure on the odd time to put the blade on and free spin the wheels
Same here on that one Sandy.
I personally would like longer deck so could cut long beams when opportunities arise especially when building next building project the ability to have larger opening without post in the way
I agree with ya there
Looks like you upgraded your laser mounts from the previous deployment? Did you wire these into your key switch (so that you don't need to separately turn them on/off)?
Hi Paul, I did change out the laser mounts for something more solid just to keep things steady. I've got a video out in the playlist if you want to check out the install. I installed it on a separate switch as I often walk in front of the sawmill to rotate the log and like to turn off the lasers so I don't accidentally get blinded by them
You da man!
hahah Thanks!
Nice looking saw log
Thanks Larry
do you have a standard to start with the narrow or wide end? I think you might have said in a video before but I don't recall
I am finding I prefer to start on the narrow end and cut toward wider
Great question. I don’t have a preference
I run a 20' timber king diesel and 20' electric at work but this would be a cool little mill for the house!
Sounds like some nice machines you've got access to!
@@sawingwithsandy yes sir!! Was able to mill a 36" tall log on the electric!!
Where did you get your laser setup
Hi Bobby, it's from a company out of Quebec. I put a link in the description of this video. Let me know if you aren't able to find it.
Does your laser guide work in the cold? Never mind LOL I just saw it. Sandy are you cutting dimensional lumber or full rough cut most of the time? we cut full rough for most of our out building for extra strength. But dimensional when customers request or we are working on repairs of a store bought structure.
I’m typically cutting 1.5” x6” lately
Hi Sandy,
Does snow present any problems during the cutting process?
I actually find it helps to make the cuts even faster as the ice in the log helps the blade stay cool and the snow keeps dirt off the bark
If the saw mill was mine I would have it so I could cut 16 ft lumber on it. Don't know when the extra length will be needed. Have a great day be safe.
For sure. I think the extension is a great option
They become foundations for other projects that should be taken care of!!!
hahha isn't that the truth
What are your plans with the off cuts too narrow for firewood?
I think I’m going to throw them down as is on a trail
What are your thoughts on the elevated cutting deck vs the old one on the floor ?
I do like higher up height but just not the walking around the sawmill if I need something on the other side of the mill
Why cut all 4 sides, wouldn't it be more efficient to leave the 4th side and cut down to it? It must be a stability issue.
Great question Jeff. I do find the flat side on the bunks keeps the logs stable
I enjoy your videos…..
I am always curious about what people do for a living up north and what their family is like. A video about yourself would be enjoyable…..
Thanks David. Will keep that in mind for the future