A day cutting wood

[Bruno of NH]

Peter
Like the bike sold my Harley to build my house . Miss it  .
The siding looks nice on the dormer .

[Peter Drouin]

Better pics.



  

  

  

 

[Bandmill Bandit]

Total cost of the repair was $16.79 for that push rod. As per Kohler service rep it is not an uncommon issue.

Fishing the busted piece out of the crank case was the most time consuming. the rest of it was about a 20 minute re-assembly task.

Now for the completion of that day of cutting wood.


 



  





1156 BF 1"x6"x10' in 3 hours by my self. Not counting clean up. Straight up sawing and moving 2 fork loads of trash to fire wood bucking rack.

[thecfarm]

domer siding looks good. Like the trade you made.

[Peter Drouin]

Bandit, You did a full day's work there, Good job. 8) 8)




Thanks cfarm, Going to be up by you Fryday at Ross to get some stuff.

[thecfarm]

I'm a working 7:30-6 that day. Enjoy the ride.

[Bandmill Bandit]

Bandit, You did a full day's work there, Good job. 8) 8)

Thanks Peter
With the way am I set up for this site and the board return and logs that were as  consistent as main line 16" ish power poles it was pretty easy to get there. I didnt really have to even pick up the boards. Just a bit of a lift as the pick box was filling to get one end up and slide them in.

Even the trash wood was an easy move. Slide the Heavy down on to the forks and toss the light end over. Nothing is more than 3 feet to move.

Nice tight set up


  

Not the best pic but that is the bucking rack. I can dump the forks right into it. MOST of the time. A few minor mods in order for it are in the works.


 
 

The saw dust is about 2 feet deep (about a tote and a half + worth) and I had a neighbor of the customers stop by and ask for the saw dust yesterday. They are coming today to clean it up and paying me to do it. $75 for a full tote.


      

[Chuck White]

BB, I like your setup in the first pic.

Really makes it nice!   8)

[Bandmill Bandit]

Thank you Chuck and to the forum in general. Much of what I do and how I do it has been and continues to be directly influenced by the good people of this forum.

I have no idea how many years of combined experience there are here but I know I could never live long enough to gain all that experience on my own.

A very heart felt THANKYOU to ALL of you AND to Jeff for making this site availble.

[4x4American]

BB- great job there.

How did you work out that deal where they pay you for the customer's sawdust? 

[grouch]

Nooooooooooooo! I've reached the end of the thread.

Peter: Do you put anything on that live edge siding to preserve it?

I like the owl and the bears.

[Bandmill Bandit]

BB- great job there.

How did you work out that deal where they pay you for the customer's sawdust?

Customer said what ever you can get is yours and they offered that price. I didn't even ask for it. I was about to say to them to go ahead and come clean it up and they could have it but they offered about half of what they were paying to get it delivered so I am not gona argue.

[4x4American]

Can't beat that, good tip it was

[Peter Drouin]

Good set up you have Bandit.

grouch, No, I think I'll let it weather till I get to the silver color I want then spray it with a clear sealer. 

[Peter Drouin]

No room when I get log trucks in and unload, Then have customers in too.
I'm waiting for someone to run into the logs and sue me. :D :D :D



  

 

[Peter Drouin]

Ride to Maine today, nice ride,  Came home with a truck load of stuff. Went to set up the bx6'. But I had some fixing to do first.
Pulled the mill to the barn with the welder. Fix the fangs on the clamp.



 

The covers on the mill will vibrate and wear.


  

  

  

 


Not as nice a job 4x4 would do. :D :D

Use my WM paint and good to go.


  

 

Power wash the radiator.



 

Tomorrow I will set the mill back up with the 6'bx.


  

 
The saw is level, going to have to go up.

I wonder why WM calls, it is a 6 ' extension?


 

[4x4American]

Looks good, Peter.  I tell ya, you have some great ideas, I think I will try the fangs on my mill.  And yea, looks like they shorted you about a foot!


And wadaya mean, not as nice? I never paint it with WM orange, so you have me beat right there...remember, a grinder and paint will make a welder what he ain't lol

[Bandmill Bandit]

Looks good, Peter.  I tell ya, you have some great ideas, I think I will try the fangs on my mill.  And yea, looks like they shorted you about a foot!


And wadaya mean, not as nice? I never paint it with WM orange, so you have me beat right there...remember, a grinder and paint will make a welder what he ain't lol

So I guess my 25 inch extension is only 2 feet short of being a 6 foot extension by those numbers.

[paul case]

maybe 3'? or 2' 11''?

PC

[Peter Drouin]

Watch out for the fangs, 4x4 If you go down with the clamp before you back the thing up , You will rip the corner off the cant.  :D :D :D
The fangs will pull a cant down to the bed, if it comes up a little, If you're good. ;D

Got the bx all lined up, I use a string on the blocks so when the cant is up to them they all hit .



 
 

  

 

I was having trouble with mill drift, After a week of milling and banging logs on and up against the mill. I would have to pull the thing back in place.  :D :D
But, I hope I fixed that today. I bolted the Bx down, then put some steel up to the legs of the mill. So will see. ;D



  

 

Fine tune tomorrow, Monday will be the test with 8x8 timbers. :D :D

[Dave Shepard]

Now you have to change your signature to can saw 50'.

[Peter Drouin]

 :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

Now you have to change your signature to can saw 50'.

You know, I did not think of that, Now I can cut to 50'. So now I have to make a mill shed with a 60' door. :D :D :D :D :D :D


You know I did measure from stop to stop without the seat, 27'

[Jim_Rogers]

Well, you had me concerned so I went out and measured my 6' BX and mine is almost 6'.

I don't know if they shorted you or if they are now selling a 5' model.



 

Jim Rogers

[Lakehouse2012]

- im glad i am not the only one staying up till the wee hours of the morning to read theses novels called forums posts.....  ;D

Nooooooooooooo! I've reached the end of the thread.

Peter: Do you put anything on that live edge siding to preserve it?

I like the owl and the bears.

[Peter Drouin]

Jim I did not count the part past the black line.
I was measuring how much cut I get. I think WM counts the last 10" of the mill that's not used when the bx is not on. 
You can see you only can use 5' 3" of yours.