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Do you have trees to grow? Logs to saw? A forest to manage? Chainsaws to fix? A sawmill to purchase or maintain? Timber related business to run? Lumber to dry? Trees or plants to identify? A cabin to build? Are you hungry and like FOOD?

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Facing the Wind

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
February 13, 2024, 09:04:07 PM
Written by Sixacresand
Views: 1152
This was one of the days where there was only one direction and location to set up the mill. That was facing the wind. After eating sawdust on a dried red oak first cut, I shut down and dug through my boxes and found a pair of cheap safety glasses. I studying the idea of a covid type plexiglass windshield....

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Electric clutch and pulley math

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
February 11, 2024, 07:26:04 PM
Written by Jbird5986
Views: 495
Hello all im getting close to ready for a test run problem is i have a electric clutch and I dont think it can handle the stresss of car tires so I need to change pulleys and the math is killing me.I have 13 horse motor maxes out 3500 rpm and my tires have a diameter of 30 inches I tried using calculator...

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Sapling pine

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
February 10, 2024, 01:56:13 PM
Written by moodnacreek
Views: 1196
Had to slow down this morning sawing w. pine as the inner bark layer is rolling between the slab and the log. The logs think they are still standing and are putting on the new growth. Do the small band saws do this?

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Douglas Fir Discoloring

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
February 10, 2024, 11:27:33 AM
Written by EOLogtruckin
Views: 1085

Hi everyone,
I ran into some discoloring on some Doug Fir I am milling. I'm not a tree wizard or even a tree whisperer, but I think our local Doug Fir is classified as Interior, not Coastal, if it matters. I wonder if it is starting to rot. Something I haven't ran into before. It seems to be mostly

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Sawmills and mechanical skills

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
February 09, 2024, 07:50:02 PM
Written by scsmith42
Views: 5129
It has struck me more than once that I don't see how a little guy can be successful running a full time milling business if they didn't have really good mechanical and electrical skills.

It seems that on a weekly basis I'm having to troubleshoot some type of problem and either repair it or fabricate a custom solution.Read More

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