I love the way you solved that flat sided shaft problem. I have a wheeled brush cutter with two flat sides and I have been struggling with how to easily attach a blade to it. This is perfect.
A friend of mine and I built a Trebuchet and we squared the timbers with his Alaskan Mill. He had a chainsaw that was old and reliable but the muffler was blown out. It got the job done but my ear defenders had a lot of work to do. This thing will be a lot quieter!!
I just came across your electric chainsaw mill build. Awesome job, thanks for sharing with all of us. I have a procut chainsaw mill that I built a few years ago and I always wondered if I could build an electric motor for it instead of the chainsaw. Now I know that it can be done. Thanks man. If you ever see this post I’d like to know what size motor you used.
Hi, interesting project, like the low tech solutions, just wondering about the chain speed, obviously the motor speed is slower than a chainsaw engine, is this a problem? cheers
@@mtarrant3 Thanks for that, I'm thinking a 5Hp motor at 240v will pull about 4 amps per Hp so 20amps is quite some current. No wonder it has some grunt, cheers
I actually thought about doing the same thing but with a chainsaw mill attachment and a 3/4 HP electric motor. Cause these larger saws are pretty high but you can get a decent length bar for under a hundred.
Hallo, I would like to ask you. What kind of flux core did you use? It weld very well and there is almost no splash and small balls during welding. Thank you very much.
i would have kept the clutch on the assembly though, or add some type of fuse within the system in case the motor stalls. this is why you see a clutch within the assembly so that the engine can still turn when it pushes too low of an rpm. your electric motor will burn out and will cause magnetic saturation and overheat unless you have either a clutch, band, or self resetting fuse to limit motor stalling
Hi First, thank you so much for sharing this inspiring build with us. I'm planning to build something similar this summer and hope you may answer a few questions: What rpm is your motor running at and do you wish it was on a pulley to increase the rpm on the sprocket?
the motor is 2800rpm, this makes for ok chain speed with the chainsaw sprocket that i used. It would be better if the sprocket was maybe 2 to 4 times the size it is.
@@mtarrant3 thanks for the info. I'm thinking of using a 3500 5hp motor and mounting it on a horisonttally swinging steel plate with a bolt to tighten against the frame, so I can tension the chain without having to built a complex tightening mechanism.
@@alexanderreuss-ym1yx Wow, that's awesome. But I'm not sure to understand how you would get the tension on the chain. Could you explain this in more details. I'm looking to get the same result! Thanks
@@simonlaverdure9449 I changed plans a little and now intent to mount the plate attached to the motor onto a steel plate. As the backing plate has slots where it bolts on that should allow me to tension the chain by moving the motor.
Great idea and work, kudos, inspired me to finish what I started a few years back. The welds would be stronger and batter if you had a nozzle on that mig gun (unless you’re using flux core wire).
Pretty clever. Been wanting to engineer a DC powered sawmill with a motor somewhere between a 37 hp forklift and a 5 hp golf cart. Logosol does *sell* a three-phase motor ready to go that goes 8 kilowatts, or 20 hp. The next step in invention I would guess is making a fold-out photovoltaic trailer housing for such a mill.
@@lonewolftech Yes. Do you understand how batteries already power 10,000 lb forklifts...my alternative motor source compared to a golf cart? I can charge a bank of them all day before going to the transportable sawmill with the battery, or batteries...interchangably.
Мужик с умом, полотно жёстче,да и на цепи зуб крупней и скобами. Не то что лента чуток про.....бал ,всёлента куда хочет туда и режет. А тут в нагляк пихать можно и сырой распустит. На счёт экономичности и мобильности можно китайский Лифан на 5,5квт. Лайк!
Looking at going on a similar journey myself, thank you so much for showing us the details. One point! I don’t think your machine has high enough RPM! The logosol electric mill (e5) uses a 2800rpm motor with a large 24t sprocket. Just done the maths and that leads to 21m/s speed which is about right for a chainsaw. Assuming you're using a 3/8" pitch chain and 2800rpm motor with 7t sprocket, the chain speed is just 6.2m/s.
Would a 3/4hp washing machine motor work? My brain says no cuz my 395 has like 7something HP I believe, but id rather not stress out the big baby ya know.
I thought the same thing. I thought I looked up the HP to CC conversation calculator and I thought it would be enough HP. Apparently not, 3/4 HP only converts to 11.22 CC.
So miotch after use 18mos later what should be changed made better spocket sizes/quality. Motor rpm, Hp bearings transport feed dust chips vibration???
One consideration not addressed by you video is that chainsaws require lubrication of the bar and chain or they overheat causing the chain and bar undue wear. I have used chainsaws most my life and if you skip filling the bar oiler you end up with a chain and bar that will not cut straight even if carefully and accurately sharpened. In addition your chain will not hold an edge as the heat will soften the heat treated saw teeth. I would suggest an oil tank, and line to feed into the bar oiler hole with a cylinder and plunger assembly of some sort that you can use to like the bar and chain.
great build so far, thank you! How did you calculate feet per minute for the chain, or motor RPMs required to know the chain was moving fast enough? did you have data from other electric or gas chainsaws? also, how is that motor breakered at the panel? double 20 amp breakers, or higher? thank you very much!
Great concept, imo isolate failure points such as using wood for motor spindles..take the wood you created and at least sand cast out aluminum or steel with the wooden ones you created. I do it often with plastic parts from tóols I purchase. A few hours could save a person thousands. Anyways, kudos! Welll done.
The reason no one uses chainsaws for proper mills is if you have an in situ mill you sure as hell can use a band therefore instead of wasting a quarter inch of wood per cut and scratching the shit out of the surfaces you get a nice clean 2-5mm cut with brushed surfaces.
Boa noite amigo eu sou brasileiro moro no Brasil.queria muito fazer uma serra fita de bancada usando corrente de motosserra.mas minha pergunta é qual potência do motor que você está usando nessa serra
I love the way you solved that flat sided shaft problem. I have a wheeled brush cutter with two flat sides and I have been struggling with how to easily attach a blade to it. This is perfect.
This guy is not messing around. I was looking for circular saw guides and I ended up here. A whole apparatus for guiding a chainsaw. Ha. Good stuff.
Undoubtedly, ingenious design, accurately and professionally made, above all, efficient and very useful tool . Thanks
Hard to beat that feeling when you test a prototype for the first time
Geez! So far that looks incredible and I can’t wait to jump to parts two and three.
Nice work Mitch
Damn you need an award for this one 🔥🏆🥇🏆🥇🔥🧨🧨🧨👍👍👍
You are talented. Good job.
You my friend are a genius, particularly they way you turned the wood drum like a lathe !
Mitch, this is outstanding! Good job
Exactly what I want to do. A great example of multiple discovery of ideas. We can all see the problem and many of us see this solution.
Very good idea. Like.
There is a Nobel Prize for do-it-yourselfery on it's way to you. Congratulations. Well done
Appreciate your creative idea I do wish you shuld get the noble prize award thanks
A friend of mine and I built a Trebuchet and we squared the timbers with his Alaskan Mill. He had a chainsaw that was old and reliable but the muffler was blown out. It got the job done but my ear defenders had a lot of work to do. This thing will be a lot quieter!!
You are a genius, so simple and do-able thanks for sharing
Good job 👍
I love what you did here bro👍👍👍
Привет! Спасибо большое за хорошую работу!👍🌲
"...and that's how I got one foot shorter!" :)
I like this a lot, thanks for sharing it.
TO !! ANT !! SIZE !!
Great Job
Oh damn my mans a genius
I just came across your electric chainsaw mill build. Awesome job, thanks for sharing with all of us. I have a procut chainsaw mill that I built a few years ago and I always wondered if I could build an electric motor for it instead of the chainsaw. Now I know that it can be done. Thanks man. If you ever see this post I’d like to know what size motor you used.
3hp
Now that folks , is some great Design , Engineering and Fabrication all wrapped up into one package. Great Job !!
Hi, interesting project, like the low tech solutions, just wondering about the chain speed, obviously the motor speed is slower than a chainsaw engine, is this a problem? cheers
yep its slower than a chainsaw but it has a lot more torque, i think it works well.
@@mtarrant3 Thanks for that, I'm thinking a 5Hp motor at 240v will pull about 4 amps per Hp so 20amps is quite some current. No wonder it has some grunt, cheers
It's a B.O JOB !! AT !! BEST !!!
nice job
Great Job!
You think this would work with a 72 inch bar?
Do you manually add bar oil to chain? I’m curious how you keep it lubed, absolutely awesome idea though!
Love it!
I love it!!!!!
Brilliant.
Awesome 👌
Dzięki za info 💪😁
Wiiih keren , cerdas.
I actually thought about doing the same thing but with a chainsaw mill attachment and a 3/4 HP electric motor. Cause these larger saws are pretty high but you can get a decent length bar for under a hundred.
Perfect i was thinking about doing something with a 42" bar on my escavator in order to trim my lelands trees thanks for your sharing !
Молодец парень! Супер.
Unbelievable. This is awesome
Hallo, I would like to ask you. What kind of flux core did you use? It weld very well and there is almost no splash and small balls during welding. Thank you very much.
I think this is Boss Weld brand. The cheap stuff is rubbish, stick to the trusted brand name stuff.
Would a gas powered large cc chain saw mounted to your frame. For off grid living.
Yep an normal chainsaw would also work but an Alaskan mill setup is simpler option.
How many RPMs is the motor running at
i would have kept the clutch on the assembly though, or add some type of fuse within the system in case the motor stalls. this is why you see a clutch within the assembly so that the engine can still turn when it pushes too low of an rpm. your electric motor will burn out and will cause magnetic saturation and overheat unless you have either a clutch, band, or self resetting fuse to limit motor stalling
Hi
First, thank you so much for sharing this inspiring build with us.
I'm planning to build something similar this summer and hope you may answer a few questions:
What rpm is your motor running at and do you wish it was on a pulley to increase the rpm on the sprocket?
the motor is 2800rpm, this makes for ok chain speed with the chainsaw sprocket that i used. It would be better if the sprocket was maybe 2 to 4 times the size it is.
@@mtarrant3 thanks for the info. I'm thinking of using a 3500 5hp motor and mounting it on a horisonttally swinging steel plate with a bolt to tighten against the frame, so I can tension the chain without having to built a complex tightening mechanism.
@@alexanderreuss-ym1yx Wow, that's awesome. But I'm not sure to understand how you would get the tension on the chain. Could you explain this in more details. I'm looking to get the same result! Thanks
@@simonlaverdure9449 I changed plans a little and now intent to mount the plate attached to the motor onto a steel plate. As the backing plate has slots where it bolts on that should allow me to tension the chain by moving the motor.
Curious what rpm your motor is rated for. Thanks
Great idea and work, kudos, inspired me to finish what I started a few years back. The welds would be stronger and batter if you had a nozzle on that mig gun (unless you’re using flux core wire).
Pretty clever.
Been wanting to engineer a DC powered sawmill with a motor somewhere between a 37 hp forklift and a 5 hp golf cart. Logosol does *sell* a three-phase motor ready to go that goes 8 kilowatts, or 20 hp. The next step in invention I would guess is making a fold-out photovoltaic trailer housing for such a mill.
Do you realize how many solar panels would be needed for that setup?
@@lonewolftech
Yes. Do you understand how batteries already power 10,000 lb forklifts...my alternative motor source compared to a golf cart? I can charge a bank of them all day before going to the transportable sawmill with the battery, or batteries...interchangably.
@@akryeguy AND !! POLLUTION !! TO ! MATCH ! IT !!
Классная идея 👍👍👍
LOL when he said making the chainsaw he really meant it eh?? amazing video
Pretty darn good idea you have there
Thanks, already safe all you're video's on your build. Do you have drawing of the structure, from South Africa.
Genius
How do you get oil to the bar?
See video 2
Semplice, pratico, forse un tantino troppo leggero ma tutto si può migliorare un bel 👍
AND !! PUT !! STRAIGHT !! INTO !! THE !! METAL !! SHREADDER !! FOR !! PEACE !! OF !! MIND !! TOO !!
Это великолепно, а то всё пильную ленту да ленту ставят. Очень понравилась твоя идея.
Але це ж НЕ економваріант !!Багато в тирсу іде !!!!
@@Leon-vs1bx но зато пильная шина очень доступна, а ленту тяжелей достать.
Мужик с умом, полотно жёстче,да и на цепи зуб крупней и скобами.
Не то что лента чуток про.....бал ,всёлента куда хочет туда и режет.
А тут в нагляк пихать можно и сырой распустит.
На счёт экономичности и мобильности можно китайский Лифан на 5,5квт.
Лайк!
Single phase 5hp motor? Doesn't the current become quite large? All motors with 4hp and above i have seen are 3 phase
How many revolutions is the engine
Do you think an old washing machine motor would work ?
Yep but with a smaller bar
That's pretty impressive. Now I have to see how it all works out.
Hmmmm. I know a bloke who's got something like that. Similar colour scheme. Nice work. I never got around to making the slabber attachment on mine.
SOUNDS !! QUITE !! STUFFED !! ALREADY !!
Super, m8.. This IS just whar i needed to see with my own eyes =) Thank you for doing this vid on your truly amazing sawmill!
The saw mill has arrived
Eu gostei vou copiar a ideia parabens
Mate what camera was used for this? Loving the video!
A Canon 70D
@@mtarrant3 Thank you!
Looking at going on a similar journey myself, thank you so much for showing us the details.
One point! I don’t think your machine has high enough RPM! The logosol electric mill (e5) uses a 2800rpm motor with a large 24t sprocket. Just done the maths and that leads to 21m/s speed which is about right for a chainsaw.
Assuming you're using a 3/8" pitch chain and 2800rpm motor with 7t sprocket, the chain speed is just 6.2m/s.
still cuts!
@@fuzzzeballs AND ! JAMS ! UP !! TOO !!
I know this is old, but have you found that a clutch isn't necessary or is the drum also a clutch?
Does that motor run fast enough??
Does it cut the wood?
Very good
How do you lubricate chain?
See part 2 & 3
hi what is the engine technical data you are using. ?
I think I saw a 240 volt sign on the motor and it was 5 horsepower.
Would a 3/4hp washing machine motor work? My brain says no cuz my 395 has like 7something HP I believe, but id rather not stress out the big baby ya know.
I thought the same thing. I thought I looked up the HP to CC conversation calculator and I thought it would be enough HP. Apparently not, 3/4 HP only converts to 11.22 CC.
@@mattcasdorph that just send off cuz it was from a 80 lb load washer
What brand and model welder are you using? Cheers!
Its a Unimig Vipper mma 182, a mid range welder here in Aus. I'm running using flux core wire (so no gas).
Nice
So miotch after use 18mos later what should be changed made better spocket sizes/quality. Motor rpm, Hp bearings transport feed dust chips vibration???
Bom trabalho parabens.
Sou fã desta arte.
Prático de vez em quando também.
De cuantos hp es ese motor que usaste kiero aser algo similar
How many rotations a minute does the motor have?
I can only get ones with 1400. Is that any good?
Normal chainsaws seem to have more.
how heavy is the motor? any issue with it moving during cutting?
CUTS !! SO !! WONKY !! ALONG ! WITH !! M.B
O !! TOO !!
Nice!
Спасибо.........Все понятно и доступно а то показывают как пилит
One consideration not addressed by you video is that chainsaws require lubrication of the bar and chain or they overheat causing the chain and bar undue wear. I have used chainsaws most my life and if you skip filling the bar oiler you end up with a chain and bar that will not cut straight even if carefully and accurately sharpened. In addition your chain will not hold an edge as the heat will soften the heat treated saw teeth.
I would suggest an oil tank, and line to feed into the bar oiler hole with a cylinder and plunger assembly of some sort that you can use to like the bar and chain.
G'day Ed, please see the next videos in the series
ABOUT !.AS !. GOOD ! AS ! MISTER ! HADD !! JADDDS !! HANDS !! FROM !! INDIA ! MAKES !!
This is so awesome. What size hardwood log can this handle before it really bogs down
it can cut the bar length, about 60cm in hard wood but it is slower.
About ! MATCHSTICK !.Size !
great build so far, thank you! How did you calculate feet per minute for the chain, or motor RPMs required to know the chain was moving fast enough? did you have data from other electric or gas chainsaws? also, how is that motor breakered at the panel? double 20 amp breakers, or higher? thank you very much!
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Great concept, imo isolate failure points such as using wood for motor spindles..take the wood you created and at least sand cast out aluminum or steel with the wooden ones you created. I do it often with plastic parts from tóols I purchase. A few hours could save a person thousands. Anyways, kudos! Welll done.
Good idea Henry! Thank you for that one.
LASTS ! ABOUT ! THE ! SAME !.TOO !!
NICE Thanks
Hi Mitch, you weld with out gas?
Thats right, I'm using flux core wire
ok, i want one ... and a truck and trailer to haul logs and land to stack wood
Y el lubricante en la cadena?
Wow, don't have to listen to a gas powered chainsaw, sweeeeet!!!
Don't worry this isn't any less loud. At least you don't need a gas mask though.
Hi where about in Australia are you
How many Kw in electric motor?
А если шину сделать 5-10 метров и секвойю распускать можно!!!
Good but what about chain lubrication??
Check out the next video
no doubt man
a gdzie smarowanie lancucha ?
Ничего не ок. Смазка как подаётся?
капельница наверное
Не увидел как осуществляется смазка цепи.
Та ніяк, ця вся ідея до одного місця через годину роботи насухо накриється мідним тазом.
Не подскажешь какой у вас двигатель?
И если можно, чертежи вашего устройства?
3hp motor, sorry no drawings
3,49 ТЕХНИКА БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ!!! Можно пальцев лишится!
The reason no one uses chainsaws for proper mills is if you have an in situ mill you sure as hell can use a band therefore instead of wasting a quarter inch of wood per cut and scratching the shit out of the surfaces you get a nice clean 2-5mm cut with brushed surfaces.
No one? What is a situ?
Boa noite amigo eu sou brasileiro moro no Brasil.queria muito fazer uma serra fita de bancada usando corrente de motosserra.mas minha pergunta é qual potência do motor que você está usando nessa serra
This is a 3hp motor
@@mtarrant3 quantos rpm você sabe me dizer
Three volt ! MATCHSTICK ! Motor !!