I made a cant hook holder from 3" steel pipe welded to an old tire rim, holds it perfect and if it gets in the way by mistake it tips over and no damage. Very easy to move around and never in the way for loading logs on the mill,,, Good video, and ideas
Good idea about saving the log stops. I just wrecked a blade yesterday!! Both my log stops have battle scars but the worse part is the lost use of a blade. Love the PVC uses for the cant hook storage. Already have a homemade diverter where the sawdust comes out - just wasnt smart enough to put a bucket on it. Sometimes Im so proud of coming up with half a solution, it doesnt dawn on me to finish. Anyway, I will no longer have a snowdrift of sawdust running along the backside of my table! Had developed longer steel posts to use in the log stop spots to help roll 'the big ones'. Noticed how bigger logs would bite in to the shorter stops. Love your solution of the PVC over the standard longer stops! Its a timesaver! Thanks for the hints. As a mill owner of about 8 months, I'll be watching for more 'lessons'!
I don't have a mill but can see advantages to a lot of the hacks. Especially liked the comment bellow (Bucky) regarding wooden stops. Your long skinny one great with cants. Thanks for the video.
nice video i have almost finished my sawmill shed. i think i will put pvc pipe on the shed post for the cant hooks. i have got a dust collector. but have not got it hooked up yet. i have not sawmilled any thing in over a month it's so hot here over 100f again today. take care, be safe and well.
Thanks again John! Your a goodun. It sure has been a hot summer so far, 80s and 90s here in Muddy Pond TN. I can’t imagine it being over 100, I wouldn’t be sawing anything either. where are you from?
@@Jared-Brubaker i live in roocky mount va. near blueridge park way east side. north of martinsville va. it has been hot 90s to 100 or more here for a while.smoke is getting bad here to from fires in the west. i will have to look up muddy pond tn. i went to nashville once and that is a real hot place in summer. take care, be safe and well.
@@johnwoody4905 muddy pond is around 1300’ higher in elevation than Nashville, thankfully takes the edge off the extreme heat… no smoke here from the wild fires yet this year.
All good hacks , particularly the buckets. My wife collects the sawdust from our original Logosol by holding a trug , soft big plastic bucket , beneath the chainsaw dust port beside the big Stihl , Very dusty and noisy for her. She uses all of the sawdust in the sheep pens to keep things drier. Rots down with the straw and composts well. My wife is really looking forward to our new Woodland Mills 30 but not holding our breath due to supply problems we all seem to have these days. Keep those videos coming please. Lloyd -Wales, UK.
Howdy- I’ve seen most of these tips but I really like the pvc pipe for the cant hook. I’m going to borrow your idea. Thanks for sharing this. God bless
I found ALL of your suggestions thoughtful and helpful. The only one I have a question about is the pipe to hold the kant hook; doesn't it get in the way of the saw head coming up the track?
Thanks Thomas. The pipe doesn’t. My track is over 20’ long so I have pipes in the middle for short logs so I don’t have to walk to the end but if I’m sawing long logs I move my Cant hooks to pipes I have at the end.
Great ideas. I use the stop markings along with markings on the saw head post like you do. I have not hit a stop yet, but I am sure that I will someday. I also like the cant hook holders! Be safe.
The bucket idea is a cool idea and I have seen it before. All you need it to cut…heat and bend the PVC to make a turn down shot and drill and bolt it on. I think only a regular 5 gallon bucket will be needed after that. Well, give it a try and see if it works, and let us know. Thanks for sharing.
@@Jared-Brubaker Maybe even a piece of galvanized metal. If you use a piece of paper or a piece of cardboard to make a template. I’m thinking might be the best way, and would save you material. If you have like three tabs at the top to screw or bolt it to your mill and then just a downward shoot witch could be just two 45° bends would probably work best.
@@Jared-Brubaker i absolutely love it. It is simple, nothing fancy but it is what I could afford, and it simply works! Just last night I experimented with using a cordless drill to replace the up and down hand crank... and it works! It works great! Now I just need more TIME...
@@gotrocksinhead that’s great! I definitely need to look into that cordless drill idea. I’ve been thinking about it, just haven’t looked into yet, are you going to make a video about it?
Have you had any trouble with bands coming off? I track the band and it's running true. I make a couple cuts and then I power it up to make another cut and the blade Flys off.
The log STOP that keeps the log from rolling off the back side, the ones you and Sandy cut and mess up your blades. Take a piece of wood big enough to stick down in hole and used it to keep log from rolling off and the key is to find the hardest wood you know and cut it square to that square hole and no worries of dulling your blade. Hope this helps. Hickory is a good hardwood to used. Have a great day be safe.
I found that hack on another YT video, it worked great until one of the cubes I cut off, got sucked into the blade housing, and bent the heck out of the sheet metal guard, and it threw the blade off the wheels.
A car jack under the rails, so you can get the most heartwood out of a log. You measure from bark to center of log, and jack up the narrow end of the log before cutting.
I am going to use the PVC idea, not attached to my sawmill but maybe at the bottom of a pole in the sawmill shed. I will try to remember to give u a mention when i get it done. Other mods; Diesel drip, (but not if you use a hog bedding) sawdust boxes. (maybe not work at your mill being against the wall) but i like carrying the sawdust in two big boxes at the end of the day. Great ideas, (don't listen to the "naysayers", Good luck, keep sharing, and keep making sawdust!
Set up a square or hex jackshaft to drive a vertical blade for edging each board as you go thru the log. This blade can be adjusted right or left with a guide that slides it on the jackshaft.
I did the bucket trick as well. What I did differently however was I got two strips of double sided velcro and cut out a piece of inner tube. It wraps around the saw head and blows 99% of the sawdust in the bucket and I don't need to remove it to open the door.
try raising your cut bucket up to desired height and put a couple screws in it. I use a piece of cardboard. I also use Oak or Hickory log stops if you hit one no big deal. The pvc is a good trick Thank you.
Not super sure this will work as intended but adding a wire mesh to your bucket top, think of cutting a sphere into quarters (that shape), then lining the mesh with even finer wire screening material. It would catch the sawdust, channeling it into the bucket but also allow blowing air an escape route. Might get too clogged but might not.
Numbers on log stops wore off fast. I depend on the blade guard that came with the mill. I like the PVC over the stops to make turning logs easier. Easier than welding on skateboard wheels.
Like all your hacks. But on the sawdust bucket you could put 2 screws in your bucket to hold up the sawdust deflection a little higher that’s what I’m thinking
looks like you forgot to add the homemade bed extension....how well does it work? I could have saved myself close to $1000 for the 2 extensions I bought
Add a bracket in front of the blade guide then mount a finger of some k8nd that is just slightly lower then the blade it will hit your. Log stops and keep your blade from hitting the stop I did this and don't hit them anymore
Replace the metal stakes with wood. I used oak. You wont hear that mystery noise as you saw thru the metal again. Trust me on this. I have.Use a brow to load your logs on instead of on the mill. A couple of metal bridges from scraps to roll from that onto the mill.What weird bases people have to mount their mill on. I ran a slab.Extending the saw bed and adding jam cleats to hold the logs is a good idea. I dont plan on logs longer than 12 feet.More is too big to handle, my opinion.
To stop the "blow-over" of the finer saw dust particles, just drape a coarse sack over the bucket, it'll prevent the fine stuff from getting out and over the rim of the bucket.
Heads up on the logrite cant hooks. They make the cant hooks for Stihl and I guess Ace hardware buys deep being a Stihl dealer. They're about $30 cheaper than buying from Logrite and Stihl warrantees them for life. If you can make to break one, they'll swap it out. Period.
nice set up, about those metal log stops just putting marks on them won't keep you from hitting them when you get .distracted. unless log stops are indexed to log clamps you're going to hit them, replace with hardwood stakes cut to fit pockets. bevel the end or use pvc pipe over them to make turning large logs easier.....have fun
All great ideas! I personally like the PVC for storing the cant hooks and thanks for the info on the difference between them and how they work!
Thanks Jeff!
I made a cant hook holder from 3" steel pipe welded to an old tire rim, holds it perfect and if it gets in the way by mistake it tips over and no damage. Very easy to move around and never in the way for loading logs on the mill,,, Good video, and ideas
Good idea about saving the log stops. I just wrecked a blade yesterday!! Both my log stops have battle scars but the worse part is the lost use of a blade.
Love the PVC uses for the cant hook storage.
Already have a homemade diverter where the sawdust comes out - just wasnt smart enough to put a bucket on it. Sometimes Im so proud of coming up with half a solution, it doesnt dawn on me to finish. Anyway, I will no longer have a snowdrift of sawdust running along the backside of my table!
Had developed longer steel posts to use in the log stop spots to help roll 'the big ones'. Noticed how bigger logs would bite in to the shorter stops. Love your solution of the PVC over the standard longer stops! Its a timesaver!
Thanks for the hints. As a mill owner of about 8 months, I'll be watching for more 'lessons'!
Thanks Joe! I’m great at copying others ideas. The log stop numbers help me remember but I still have to remember.
I don't have a mill but can see advantages to a lot of the hacks. Especially liked the comment bellow (Bucky) regarding wooden stops. Your long skinny one great with cants. Thanks for the video.
nice video i have almost finished my sawmill shed. i think i will put pvc pipe on the shed post for the cant hooks. i have got a dust collector. but have not got it hooked up yet. i have not sawmilled any thing in over a month it's so hot here over 100f again today. take care, be safe and well.
Thanks again John! Your a goodun. It sure has been a hot summer so far, 80s and 90s here in Muddy Pond TN. I can’t imagine it being over 100, I wouldn’t be sawing anything either. where are you from?
@@Jared-Brubaker i live in roocky mount va. near blueridge park way east side. north of martinsville va. it has been hot 90s to 100 or more here for a while.smoke is getting bad here to from fires in the west. i will have to look up muddy pond tn. i went to nashville once and that is a real hot place in summer. take care, be safe and well.
@@johnwoody4905 muddy pond is around 1300’ higher in elevation than Nashville, thankfully takes the edge off the extreme heat… no smoke here from the wild fires yet this year.
All good hacks , particularly the buckets. My wife collects the sawdust from our original Logosol by holding a trug , soft big plastic bucket , beneath the chainsaw dust port beside the big Stihl , Very dusty and noisy for her. She uses all of the sawdust in the sheep pens to keep things drier. Rots down with the straw and composts well. My wife is really looking forward to our new Woodland Mills 30 but not holding our breath due to supply problems we all seem to have these days. Keep those videos coming please. Lloyd -Wales, UK.
Thanks for nice comment Lloyd! Sounds like You’re wife is a worker! I hope you’re sawmill shows up soon…
Great idea
Looking great! I like the sawdust idea. I always make a huge mess at every site I mill at.
Thanks man, Hope it’ll work good for you!
i have a 126 also for about 5 years. your doing a good job..
Awesome. Thanks Joseph!
Some good ideas for sure. Simple and effective.
Howdy- I’ve seen most of these tips but I really like the pvc pipe for the cant hook. I’m going to borrow your idea. Thanks for sharing this. God bless
Howdy brother, thanks for watching!
I found ALL of your suggestions thoughtful and helpful. The only one I have a question about is the pipe to hold the kant hook; doesn't it get in the way of the saw head coming up the track?
Thanks Thomas.
The pipe doesn’t. My track is over 20’ long so I have pipes in the middle for short logs so I don’t have to walk to the end but if I’m sawing long logs I move my Cant hooks to pipes I have at the end.
Great ideas. I use the stop markings along with markings on the saw head post like you do. I have not hit a stop yet, but I am sure that I will someday. I also like the cant hook holders! Be safe.
Some good ideas! Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome!
The bucket idea is a cool idea and I have seen it before. All you need it to cut…heat and bend the PVC to make a turn down shot and drill and bolt it on. I think only a regular 5 gallon bucket will be needed after that. Well, give it a try and see if it works, and let us know. Thanks for sharing.
That’s an idea! I’ll have to experiment when I have the time.
@@Jared-Brubaker Maybe even a piece of galvanized metal. If you use a piece of paper or a piece of cardboard to make a template. I’m thinking might be the best way, and would save you material. If you have like three tabs at the top to screw or bolt it to your mill and then just a downward shoot witch could be just two 45° bends would probably work best.
I got the 122 and I sometimes use wood for log stops. Mill them to fit snug and just hammer them down as you go or just let them get cut.
I enjoy your content, I wish you well on your endeavors with the tube.
Thank you Pat!
Thank you! Very helpful! We have the hm126 and love it!
Thanks Courtney! They’re great sawmills!
Really enjoy your presentations. Did you mill the six by sixes the tracks go on?
Thanks Luke! Yes I did.
You had the right idea with the buck Bucket. Just slide it in half way and and put a 1/4” bolt through it to hold the height.
Thanks for the idea!
GREAT VIDEO THANK YOU, i was wondering if log stops could also be made of a hardwood, oak?
Cheers from Iro Rock, Nova Scotia Canada.
Planed on using the bucket for sawdust
Good ideas! I use the bucket idea for sawdust and it works wonderfully!
Thanks man, how are you liking your new Mill?
@@Jared-Brubaker i absolutely love it. It is simple, nothing fancy but it is what I could afford, and it simply works! Just last night I experimented with using a cordless drill to replace the up and down hand crank... and it works! It works great! Now I just need more TIME...
@@gotrocksinhead that’s great! I definitely need to look into that cordless drill idea. I’ve been thinking about it, just haven’t looked into yet, are you going to make a video about it?
Id like to. Well see what I have time for.
Thank you. Good luck and God Bless
Dude , the camera love you , thats rare! Keep up the good work
Thanks bro!
great idea on the pvc usages.
Thanks!
Jared! We miss you, dude!
Have you had any trouble with bands coming off? I track the band and it's running true. I make a couple cuts and then I power it up to make another cut and the blade Flys off.
Great ideas thanks
Nice ideas Jared!
The log STOP that keeps the log from rolling off the back side, the ones you and Sandy cut and mess up your blades. Take a piece of wood big enough to stick down in hole and used it to keep log from rolling off and the key is to find the hardest wood you know and cut it square to that square hole and no worries of dulling your blade. Hope this helps. Hickory is a good hardwood to used. Have a great day be safe.
Thanks for the suggestion Arthur. I’ve been meaning to try that, I think that would be the best solution.
I found that hack on another YT video, it worked great until one of the cubes I cut off, got sucked into the blade housing, and bent the heck out of the sheet metal guard, and it threw the blade off the wheels.
Yes. I used oak. No hickory here Any hardwood beech would be ok.Ash.Birch maybe. Good idea.
Do you have any info on the extension you built for your mill?
Sure do! Here’s a video I made about it.
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A car jack under the rails, so you can get the most heartwood out of a log. You measure from bark to center of log, and jack up the narrow end of the log before cutting.
This video has done great!!
Yeah it has, and it’s still plugging along!
I am going to use the PVC idea, not attached to my sawmill but maybe at the bottom of a pole in the sawmill shed. I will try to remember to give u a mention when i get it done. Other mods; Diesel drip, (but not if you use a hog bedding) sawdust boxes. (maybe not work at your mill being against the wall) but i like carrying the sawdust in two big boxes at the end of the day. Great ideas, (don't listen to the "naysayers", Good luck, keep sharing, and keep making sawdust!
Yeah there’s some disadvantages of putting my mill against the wall. Thanks for nice comment brother.
I'll be building those cant hook holders. 👍
Set up a square or hex jackshaft to drive a vertical blade for edging each board as you go thru the log. This blade can be adjusted right or left with a guide that slides it on the jackshaft.
That sounds awesome, is there a video you can point me to so I can see it?
I did the bucket trick as well. What I did differently however was I got two strips of double sided velcro and cut out a piece of inner tube. It wraps around the saw head and blows 99% of the sawdust in the bucket and I don't need to remove it to open the door.
Hey that’s pretty smart.
What's the best way to level logs if don't have hydraulic bunks?
Look up “Toe Board” for sawmill
try raising your cut bucket up to desired height and put a couple screws in it. I use a piece of cardboard. I also use Oak or Hickory log stops if you hit one no big deal. The pvc is a good trick Thank you.
Not super sure this will work as intended but adding a wire mesh to your bucket top, think of cutting a sphere into quarters (that shape), then lining the mesh with even finer wire screening material. It would catch the sawdust, channeling it into the bucket but also allow blowing air an escape route. Might get too clogged but might not.
Numbers on log stops wore off fast. I depend on the blade guard that came with the mill.
I like the PVC over the stops to make turning logs easier. Easier than welding on skateboard wheels.
Yeah I should probably try and find that piece for extra insurance. Thanks for the comment
Like all your hacks. But on the sawdust bucket you could put 2 screws in your bucket to hold up the sawdust deflection a little higher that’s what I’m thinking
Put a half lid on top of the bucket. 👍
Thx for sharing
Jared hang in there my Friend!!
Thx. Going to do those
You’re welcome, thanks!
I am not seeing the link for the log roller
Here you go Tony!
The Cheap Cant hook. amzn.to/3Vqg9QQ
looks like you forgot to add the homemade bed extension....how well does it work? I could have saved myself close to $1000 for the 2 extensions I bought
Add a bracket in front of the blade guide then mount a finger of some k8nd that is just slightly lower then the blade it will hit your. Log stops and keep your blade from hitting the stop I did this and don't hit them anymore
Log stops on the right side you make one cut into dirty bark all the rest into clean fresh sawed wood saves blades
You have a bit of blow over out the top of your bucket. You can make it taller by lifting it up and putting a couple of screws in to hold it
That’s a good idea 👍
My favorite hack is sticking a 2x4 in the cross member while moving the log around. Keeps the log from rolling off.
Good idea Doug 👍 I’ve had that happen a time two.
Replace the metal stakes with wood. I used oak. You wont hear that mystery noise as you saw thru the metal again. Trust me on this. I have.Use a brow to load your logs on instead of on the mill. A couple of metal bridges from scraps to roll from that onto the mill.What weird bases people have to mount their mill on. I ran a slab.Extending the saw bed and adding jam cleats to hold the logs is a good idea. I dont plan on logs longer than 12 feet.More is too big to handle, my opinion.
To stop the "blow-over" of the finer saw dust particles, just drape a coarse sack over the bucket, it'll prevent the fine stuff from getting out and over the rim of the bucket.
That would work, Thanks for the tip John!
I use 1 3/4 aluminium pipe
Heads up on the logrite cant hooks. They make the cant hooks for Stihl and I guess Ace hardware buys deep being a Stihl dealer. They're about $30 cheaper than buying from Logrite and Stihl warrantees them for life. If you can make to break one, they'll swap it out. Period.
Get rid of the yellow blade guard to.
That logrite is $201 now. Gotta love that lovely inflation smh
It’s crazy, Now if only my paycheck would inflate like that
Sorry, That's Iron Rock.
Just be careful it does not bring termites, to your Building
Borrowed the Bucket idea off you
Just subscribed, i have a woodland mill too and similar channel, check it out!
Thanks Aaron, I’ll check it out.
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Bro!!!! Your voice does NOT match your build!!!!
Not much I can do about that lol!
hahahaha sorry but your so call hack n tricks are very funny n silly but hey if its make you happy ..hahaha
Glad I gave you a good laugh! If you have any non silly hacks leave them in comments to help us out.
@@Jared-Brubaker
nice set up, about those metal log stops just putting marks on them won't keep you from hitting them when you get .distracted. unless log stops are indexed to log clamps you're going to hit them, replace with hardwood stakes cut to fit pockets. bevel the end or use pvc pipe over them to make turning large logs easier.....have fun