Pictures of my WM comin' home!

[woodbeard]

Will you be tuning it to the oboe?  ;D

[ronwood]

Better late than never. Good luck on getting the mill up and running.

Ron

[broker farmer]

Paschale......I've crossed that Mackinaw bridge several times myself going back and forth to Canada fishing.  That thing always gave me the creeps!  Your trip home pulling your mill sure reminded me of my trip home with my mill from Northern Wisconsin last winter.  I wasn't smart enough to check the wheel bearings prior to heading home like you did.  Ever try to find bearings and an axle at 4:30 pm on a Saturday night 700 miles from home out on the interstate?  Ainnnnnnnnn't fun.  You're really going to enjoy your new toy!

[chet]

Glad yer finally gettin' er done.   ;)  I was beginnin' ta think ya brought Wally home for a lawn ornament.   :D

[Stump Jumper]

 8) woo hoo  8)

[UNCLEBUCK]

I cant believe I have never seen this thread . I hope you get the sawdust flyin Paschale , great story and pics and what a great uncle Wally was and still is . 

[Furby]

 

[pasbuild]

hows the restoration project comin along Paschale ???

[Lud]

Machines that have set can be a challenge.   I found that the Rust Reaper can be invaluable!

Great of you to share this piece of your life..........

[Kevin]

Just an important note here on these jacks.
Don't ever leave the handle down when the jack is under pressure.
I know a guy that bumped the handle when it was down like that, it sprung up and opened up his face and nearly killed him.
He has had extensive surgery and is in constant pain.

[Paschale]

hows the restoration project comin along Paschale ???

Slowly...   :

;)

[LOGDOG]

Hey Paschale,

   Looks like you've got a projsect on your hands. Keep the faith and stay at it. It looks just like one I bought about 10 years ago. The cool thing was it was THE very 1st WoodMizer I ever saw, and I saw it when I was about 11 years old. It belonged to the retired friend of the family who had land near Madison,WI that we used to deer hunt on. He had Cherry on his property 36 " in diameter and Red Oak even bigger. He had grand plans and never got to them. We were able to saw lumber with it when he first got it ...enough to build a warming shack there at the farm for when the 20 odd hunters in our group would come in for a break. He got sick not long after and passed away. Years passed and I expressed interest in the machine. I made arrangements to purchase it, brought it home and began work. I sandblasted everything and repainted it Allis Chalmers orange (closest match I could find) and it turned out pretty if I must say. I replaced the belts and a couple seals, greased everything, and off we went. My dad and I sawed a good bit with that machine. Sold it a while later for twice what I gave. Talk about good re-sale value. Really cool getting that machine too since it was the one that sparked my entire interest which now is about 20 years ago. Time flies!!! Keep us posted with picks. By the way, if you decide to blast it, I had better luck with the black sand than the white silica sand for heavy rust removal.

LOGDOG

[sawguy21]

Just an important note here on these jacks.
Don't ever leave the handle down when the jack is under pressure.
I know a guy that bumped the handle when it was down like that, it sprung up and opened up his face and nearly killed him.
He has had extensive surgery and is in constant pain.

Very good point. Those things have a nasty bite, keep the pins lubed and free of rust.

[Paschale]

Well, it's time to get this thing fired up.  I've decided that I'm so busy that I'm going to just pay someone to work on it.  I had hopes to turn it into a project for my dad, my nephews and me, but I simply don't have the time.  It's been sitting idle for long enough, and now I've got a huge incentive to get it done.  My brother has about ten trees he's paying a guy to bring down, and about half of them could be sawed into lumber, which is what he's planning to do.  He called a guy with a sawmill and got an estimate, and my brother told me that he'll either give the money to me or to the guy he called, depending on whether my Woodmizer's ready to go or not.  We've got a lead on a guy who's really talented with small engines and hydraulics, so I'm going to use the money from my brother, plus the money I had planned to invest in it, and hopefully in a month or two I'll be making sawdust...finally!  My brother's under a time crunch...he basically told me that it's either me or the other guy, so I figured it's gonna me!

I basically bought the mill because I had the money and the opportunity, and knew that I'd have it fired up eventually.  It looks like this will finally be the summer for making sawdust!

[metalspinner]

It looks like this will finally be the summer for making sawdust!

8) 8)

[gizmodust]

I know I'm late with condolences on your Uncle, but I offer them still :(.  Remember he's never gone if he's not forgotten.  And I'm sure that's not about to happen.  Good story, good pics, and good luck.  If I can help with the project, even the cutting, HOLLER.  Best of time is coming 8).

[Toolman]

Sorry about your loss. Your memories will keep him around forever. Have fun with your  new project!! Good luck and God be with you and your family. NOW GET CUTTIN!!