Working hard is one thing, but working clean is another world. When you work clean you have a system where efficiency takes over. A tidy yard with minimal rubbish is nice to see.
We are looking to do something like a chain-style log turner in the spring. The roof structure isn't strong enough for the larger logs (some of them weigh 4+ tons). Thanks for watching, I appreciate it! -Andy
I'm actually quite surprised surprised at how many people mention the sawdust part! We installed a winch a few months the ago, I have to put up a video, thanks for taking a look! -Andy
When you had the monster white pine on the mill. Have you ever considered installing a HD pulley at the top of the wall on the operators side of the mill. And than attach a winch to the wall 4-5’ off of the floor. Run a cable from the winch up the wall and around the pulley with a cant hook attached to the cable and down to the log. Hit the switch and roll the log into position. When I saw the two pretty good sized guys fighting with those two cant hooks I was just waiting for one of them slipping, and when of you go flying and getting hurt. Love the channel!!!
Thanks Sean! This is right around the max we like to do. We've done bigger in the past, but there's not much benefit to doing it, when you calculate the board-footage that we produce per hour. -Andy
minor correction the lt15 is or was a hobby entry level mili andy and crew added the max wide option and the power feed. since they are focused on board foot yield per hour i guess it is a commercial operation on an upgraded entry level mill. they added even more than i noticed. every upgrade brings value and costs and added features. so if i were a one person shop ( note to self there are both men and women who run bandsaw mills. (linda bandsaw or something like that they have/had an electric powered wood mizer lt40 hydraulic mill ) two teenaged girls or young ladies at lumber capital log yard have a lt40 super hydraulic wood miser with debarker and some computer automation. also a version lt15 for some manual cutting no power feed but the have have a shingle and slap sider and a grand pa to help and guide and problem solve. then there is nate in the out of the woods lt70 diesel powered mill. the professional grade and commercial rated mill. he also kiln dries lumber with his own design of commercial available components. nate bought some wood mizer brand 4 sider planer to plane and rip lumber. wood miser pioneered the bandsaw mill of 1 1/2 inch band saw mills in 1982 40 years ago. and then there are other brands like norwood mills and even then there is a os version that is norwood designed mills with off the hardware store components. lower costs and some locally found replacement parts. then in new york state has hud-son forestry products. and there is baker products with all kinds of mills. sorry to those i know and forgot to mention. the ability to cut trees into lumber at a working man price reach is out there. your choice of tools and price points and features and what might work for you or maybe not. lots of choices and lots of pros and cons. some goods some not so good and some improvements or desired added features. find what you like and can afford and go for it and have some fun. like they say do what you love and you never work a day in your life. enjoy.
Jeff, we are going to do a t-shirt giveaway for the person who guesses the closest to the board-footage in the log (the second part of the video is coming out this weekend). Thanks! -Andy
I actually bought one, and attempted to attach it with a bracket to the mill, but the vibration kept knocking it out of wack. We might put a level laser on the wall, with a scale, to solve that problem. -Andy
Maec, we have all the parts and pieces, but had a power surge and it blew out the small 3 phase motor on the blower. Have to either swap the blower, or get a new motor that fits. -Andy
@@cripplecreeksawmill pretty neat setup. I saw at a pallet mill in southern Ontario. We actually make breeze dried sticks for dir/kiln drying lumber. You may have heard of them. The leave no sticker stain and are made out of wood not plastic like some are
@@cripplecreeksawmill yes they are there is very little surface area touching the lumber it’s all about air flow Ya there’s a machine that has been modified over the years to keep making it better we make crossers as well. Custom orders too whatever u want everyone orders to what specs they want we even make 9 ft sticks some mills have 9 ft wide bundles which is crazy
We actually installed an overhead hoist a few months ago, it's been a life-saver! We are going to do a quick video on it, here in the near future. Hope all is well with you! -Andrew
Another awesome vid on that beast. We could feel the weight of this one! It must have been a majestic tree to yield 4 massive straight logs like that, 16'6" each.
There (thankfully) are still plenty of old growth stands here in southern Vermont. The state selectively logs the national forests to keep them well-managed, and we source some of the trees there. Glad the t-shirt arrived safely! -Andy
@@cripplecreeksawmill Nice! Responsible forestry management is so important. Glad you can harvest it's bounty while preserving it's integrity for the future.
@@theshadow4292 Lol, the "Beast" I was referring to was the tree itself, in case you missed the video. They got 4 similar sized logs out that one tree. In their next video #60, they even referred to the tree as the "Beast". And apparently you know even less about sawmills than I do, 'inasmuch' as there are 3 models smaller than the LT15 produced by Woodmizer. The LT15Start, LX55, and LX25. But thanks for demonstrating your ignorance.
Esa hermosa máquina Carro (asi se llama) se la utiliza para aserrar y sacar las tablas y tablones ya con sus "cantos" hechos, listos para la venta. Empezaron aserrando bien al sacar la segunda tabla larga, esa parte se la pone como base y se hace lo mismo, después se lo pone a ese hermoso rollo con las 2 "caras" hechas y se empieza a sacar las tablas "limpias" sin cascaras y como lo dije antes con los "cantos" ya hechos...se gana tiempo y se aprovecha al máximo lo que puede dar ese rollo. Y es preferible una máquina Carro de volantes de 1.50m. de diametro que corte verticalmente y con columnas y ganchos para sujetar los rollos y se hace el trabajo mas rapido y más fácil. Lo se porque fui Oficial Aserrador de máquina Carro y de máquina Sinfin con más de 25 años de experiencia. Saludos desde República Argentina. P/D. Me gustaría recibir una opinión de mí comentario, pero el único idioma que se es el idioma español...
Juan, my spanish is not perfect, but I understand the large part of what you are saying. In the US, we call that a "head saw" and a "resaw". The head saw does the initial breakdown/squaring of the log, and then a large vertical bandsaw cuts boards off of the "cants", on a separate conveyor/chain line. What kind of wood did you saw? What species? Be well! -Andy
Todd, we just (thankfully) set up a winch in the mill building. It will be in the future videos, and we will give a quick run-through. Have a great weekend!
Alan, we miss you guys too! Dave and I have been busy doing construction (and running the mill!). We have about a dozen videos that i have to edit, in addition to lots of stuff planned for this summer. We will be back shortly, thabks for the kind words! -Andy
It definitely is. Probably the best smelling species that we cut. And The sawdust is very wet/thick so it's easy to deal with. When we slab out the hardwoods, the sawdust is extremely fine/abrasive and get in your eyes etc. Thanks for taking a gander! -Andy
We love Little Boy! Anything under 6" height on the mill bed, and its perfect. No dragging on the floor, and deep enough to catch one full cut of sawdust. -Andy
That is a massive log, I'm not sure if you guys went insane or not but I could only picture somebody flying around when trying to rotate that beast around
Joel, it definitely was well-suited to big/clean beams, but timber framers in our area typically only will work with beams that are brand-new/fresh-cut (because the green wood works very well with the timber-slick tools that they use). That means that we can't let beam-stock sit in our yard and dry out too much, so all the beams are cut-to-order for a specific job. -Andy
Tim, I just saw this comment. We have a 3-phase dust collector mounted on the end of the mill building, but our phase converter burned out. My plan is to rearrange it this summer👍
Salvatore, we can fit 32.5" in between the guides on an lt15 Wide. Keep in mind, once the log is "canted" square, it is reduced even further in size. The biggest we've broken down on the mill so far is 54". -Andy
Al, you might have! I edited a small part of the video put where they thought they might have hit something and doubled-back on the cut. We kept the same blade on, and it cut well for the rest of the log. (We always check for straightness with the body of the level). -Andy
Working hard is one thing, but working clean is another world. When you work clean you have a system where efficiency takes over. A tidy yard with minimal rubbish is nice to see.
Anthony, we have slowly learned that the hard way. A clean work space is more efficient, and (for the sawmill) much more safe overall. -Andy
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You guys are killing yourselves turning that log.
Mount small winch directly above that mill, and a big hook on the end of the cable.
Good video 👍
We are looking to do something like a chain-style log turner in the spring. The roof structure isn't strong enough for the larger logs (some of them weigh 4+ tons). Thanks for watching, I appreciate it! -Andy
My OCD really appreciates the saw dust clean ups. :) Careful with your backs.
I'm actually quite surprised surprised at how many people mention the sawdust part! We installed a winch a few months the ago, I have to put up a video, thanks for taking a look! -Andy
When you had the monster white pine on the mill. Have you ever considered installing a HD pulley at the top of the wall on the operators side of the mill. And than attach a winch to the wall 4-5’ off of the floor.
Run a cable from the winch up the wall and around the pulley with a cant hook attached to the cable and down to the log. Hit the switch and roll the log into position.
When I saw the two pretty good sized guys fighting with those two cant hooks I was just waiting for one of them slipping, and when of you go flying and getting hurt.
Love the channel!!!
I seriously admire the incredible amount of hard work y’all put into running those massive logs on a manual mill. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Sean! This is right around the max we like to do. We've done bigger in the past, but there's not much benefit to doing it, when you calculate the board-footage that we produce per hour. -Andy
minor correction the lt15 is or was a hobby entry level mili andy and crew added the max wide option and the power feed. since they are focused on board foot yield per hour i guess it is a commercial operation on an upgraded entry level mill. they added even more than i noticed. every upgrade brings value and costs and added features.
so if i were a one person shop ( note to self there are both men and women who run bandsaw mills. (linda bandsaw or something like that they have/had an electric powered wood mizer lt40 hydraulic mill ) two teenaged girls or young ladies at lumber capital log yard have a lt40 super hydraulic wood miser with debarker and some computer automation. also a version lt15 for some manual cutting no power feed but the have have a shingle and slap sider and a grand pa to help and guide and problem solve. then there is nate in the out of the woods lt70 diesel powered mill. the professional grade and commercial rated mill. he also kiln dries lumber with his own design of commercial available components. nate bought some wood mizer brand 4 sider planer to plane and rip lumber. wood miser pioneered the bandsaw mill of 1 1/2 inch band saw mills in 1982 40 years ago. and then there are other brands like norwood mills and even then there is a os version that is norwood designed mills with off the hardware store components. lower costs and some locally found replacement parts. then in new york state has hud-son forestry products.
and there is baker products with all kinds of mills. sorry to those i know and forgot to mention. the ability to cut trees into lumber at a working man price reach is out there. your choice of tools and price points and features and what might work for you or maybe not. lots of choices and lots of pros and cons. some goods some not so good and some improvements or desired added features. find what you like and can afford and go for it and have some fun. like they say do what you love and you never work a day in your life. enjoy.
That guy running the mill is awesome 😎
He's an interesting character, thats for sure😁😁
How many board feet was that log. Amazing
Jeff, we are going to do a t-shirt giveaway for the person who guesses the closest to the board-footage in the log (the second part of the video is coming out this weekend). Thanks! -Andy
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Great video. Have you ever used a green line laser module as an alignment tool ?
I actually bought one, and attempted to attach it with a bracket to the mill, but the vibration kept knocking it out of wack. We might put a level laser on the wall, with a scale, to solve that problem. -Andy
@@cripplecreeksawmill Where did you get your bracket ? We use one a BRH mounting bracket that is pretty sturdy and never had an issue.
@@ApinexCom I used the (flimsy) bracket that came with the laser
Nice to have some crew. That solo one all most whipped your tail. But you got erdone!!!
It's always better to have multiple guys shoulder the load, that's for sure! -Andy
Need a blower system hook the sawdust up to some kind of flex pipe and pump it right outside
Maec, we have all the parts and pieces, but had a power surge and it blew out the small 3 phase motor on the blower. Have to either swap the blower, or get a new motor that fits. -Andy
@@cripplecreeksawmill pretty neat setup. I saw at a pallet mill in southern
Ontario. We actually make breeze dried sticks for dir/kiln drying lumber. You may have heard of them. The leave no sticker stain and are made out of wood not plastic like some are
@@TheWildWestMillMarc, are they the stickers that have the weird helical-twist? Are they run through a specialty moulder after drying? -Andy
@@cripplecreeksawmill yes they are there is very little surface area touching the lumber it’s all about air flow Ya there’s a machine that has been modified over the years to keep making it better we make crossers as well. Custom orders too whatever u want everyone orders to what specs they want we even make 9 ft sticks some mills have 9 ft wide bundles which is crazy
my back hurts watching this... awesome job though and beautiful boards!!!!
over head hoist would help your backs out a whole lot building an a frame over the table would be easy fix
We actually installed an overhead hoist a few months ago, it's been a life-saver! We are going to do a quick video on it, here in the near future. Hope all is well with you! -Andrew
Another awesome vid on that beast. We could feel the weight of this one! It must have been a majestic tree to yield 4 massive straight logs like that, 16'6" each.
BTW, the t-shirt you sent me arrived a couple days ago. Excellent quality. I'll send an email to confirm. Thanks again!
There (thankfully) are still plenty of old growth stands here in southern Vermont. The state selectively logs the national forests to keep them well-managed, and we source some of the trees there. Glad the t-shirt arrived safely! -Andy
@@cripplecreeksawmill Nice! Responsible forestry management is so important. Glad you can harvest it's bounty while preserving it's integrity for the future.
"Beast", apparently you know little about sawmills, inasmuch, as the LT 15 is the smallest sawmill produced by Woodmizer Manufacturing.
@@theshadow4292 Lol, the "Beast" I was referring to was the tree itself, in case you missed the video. They got 4 similar sized logs out that one tree. In their next video #60, they even referred to the tree as the "Beast".
And apparently you know even less about sawmills than I do, 'inasmuch' as there are 3 models smaller than the LT15 produced by Woodmizer. The LT15Start, LX55, and LX25. But thanks for demonstrating your ignorance.
Esa hermosa máquina Carro (asi se llama) se la utiliza para aserrar y sacar las tablas y tablones ya con sus "cantos" hechos, listos para la venta.
Empezaron aserrando bien al sacar la segunda tabla larga, esa parte se la pone como base y se hace lo mismo, después se lo pone a ese hermoso rollo con las 2 "caras" hechas y se empieza a sacar las tablas "limpias" sin cascaras y como lo dije antes con los "cantos" ya hechos...se gana tiempo y se aprovecha al máximo lo que puede dar ese rollo.
Y es preferible una máquina Carro de volantes de 1.50m. de diametro que corte verticalmente y con columnas y ganchos para sujetar los rollos y se hace el trabajo mas rapido y más fácil.
Lo se porque fui Oficial Aserrador de máquina Carro y de máquina Sinfin con más de 25 años de experiencia.
Saludos desde República Argentina.
P/D. Me gustaría recibir una opinión de mí comentario, pero el único idioma que se es el idioma español...
Quise poner las 2 caras del rollo hacia los costados y se saca las....
Juan, my spanish is not perfect, but I understand the large part of what you are saying. In the US, we call that a "head saw" and a "resaw". The head saw does the initial breakdown/squaring of the log, and then a large vertical bandsaw cuts boards off of the "cants", on a separate conveyor/chain line. What kind of wood did you saw? What species? Be well! -Andy
Could a winch be used to flip that log?
Todd, we just (thankfully) set up a winch in the mill building. It will be in the future videos, and we will give a quick run-through. Have a great weekend!
I miss your videos. You suddenly went away.
Alan, we miss you guys too! Dave and I have been busy doing construction (and running the mill!). We have about a dozen videos that i have to edit, in addition to lots of stuff planned for this summer. We will be back shortly, thabks for the kind words! -Andy
So when is the new hydraulic mill arriving? LOL Just kidding. What a beast of a log for an elbow grease mill.
Not soon enough! All in good time, we are planning on getting a nice hydraulic mill on the future👍 -Andy
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We will be posting new clips soon, thanks for watching, we appreciate it! -Andy
Smelling all that pine smell, has to be wonderful.
It definitely is. Probably the best smelling species that we cut. And The sawdust is very wet/thick so it's easy to deal with. When we slab out the hardwoods, the sawdust is extremely fine/abrasive and get in your eyes etc. Thanks for taking a gander! -Andy
Little Boy is a prototype? Won't make you rich, but it's cool!
We love Little Boy! Anything under 6" height on the mill bed, and its perfect. No dragging on the floor, and deep enough to catch one full cut of sawdust. -Andy
Hey, fine looking crew, I just wanna know who’s in charge ? Y’all Tighten Up and take care. AC
Dave (dark blue shirt) is the captain of the ship 99% of the time. -Andy
How much do they sale for
How can we purchase this machine in kenya
Julius, Google "woodmizer usa" and call their number. Ask them for the distributors contact number for Africa
That is a massive log, I'm not sure if you guys went insane or not but I could only picture somebody flying around when trying to rotate that beast around
It's definitely close to the max for manually-turning. We've done about 25% bigger than that, but it gets dangerous fast. -Andy
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You know what the market is but seems some added value in some big old beams there...
Joel, it definitely was well-suited to big/clean beams, but timber framers in our area typically only will work with beams that are brand-new/fresh-cut (because the green wood works very well with the timber-slick tools that they use). That means that we can't let beam-stock sit in our yard and dry out too much, so all the beams are cut-to-order for a specific job. -Andy
How come the mills that run all the time don't have comercial dust collectors
Tim, I just saw this comment. We have a 3-phase dust collector mounted on the end of the mill building, but our phase converter burned out. My plan is to rearrange it this summer👍
I did not think an lt15 could do that big a log. I thought 22" was it
Salvatore, we can fit 32.5" in between the guides on an lt15 Wide. Keep in mind, once the log is "canted" square, it is reduced even further in size. The biggest we've broken down on the mill so far is 54". -Andy
Can you say hernia?
I thought I heard the blade hit metal!
Al, you might have! I edited a small part of the video put where they thought they might have hit something and doubled-back on the cut. We kept the same blade on, and it cut well for the rest of the log. (We always check for straightness with the body of the level). -Andy