I failed...

[Magicman]

That last picture was taken in 2002 shortly after I bought the sawmill.  That is the picture on my business cards.   ;D

[bkaimwood]

Well, the day has come...this morning I picked up my mill...what a great facility Marty Parsons has there!!! And a great staff, very experienced and knowledgeable. Thanks again to Marty, who trained me. Thanks to Chelsea, who took all the money I had and then some, and set me up with my blades, parts, and additional information. I also noted the way their counterpeople interacted with customers...and there were lines of them...top notch place, that's all I got to say!! Onto my new LT40 diesel hydro...what an incredible piece of machinery...it is 3x's the saw I thought it would be...wish i would have taken the plunge sooner...updates and pics to come

[Peter Drouin]

Happy for you , and good luck bkaimwood 8) 8) 8) 8)

[Magicman]

Congrats on the sawmill.  I look forward to seeing pictures of your smile.   

[bkaimwood]

MM, don't think even a wide angle lens could capture it...and on a footnote...as fast as this thing will saw, I see the true value in the seat now...on my old mill, it was me helping the mill, and the mill was the production limiter...with this saw, I'm the production limiter...it just sits there running with a smile on, waiting its next command...now its the other way around...I can't keep up with it!!! I can't believe how fast it is...I wonder why there is an LT40 super...must need roller skates to keep up with that thing. The only thing I could see a benefit in is faster bed hydraulics...anything else faster and I'd need a barf bag in my chair!!!

[SawyerBrown]

Congratulations, sir!  Wish you were a little more excited about it though ...   ;D

[customsawyer]

Congrats on your new mill. Take good care of her and she will take care of you.  ;D

[78NHTFY]

Congrats on the new mill!  Always good when you pay for something and it exceeds your expectations... by a (s)mile!   8) 8).  Looking forward to pics of your journey.  All the best, Rob.

[gww]

I always wondered why them mills cut so much faster then a manual mill.  It uses the same blade.  I am guessing that 50 percent or more of the speed comes from pure horse power.  The rest from stream lining guide movement dogging, turning, loading and depth setting.  I do wonder though if it is mostly horse power that allows the blade to be shoved through the wood as fast as it does.
gww

[bkaimwood]

I supposed its a combination of things you mentioned, gww...I think I pooped my pants a little when Marty shoved/ran the blade through the first full can't cut...couldn't believe it...

[MartyParsons]

.I think I pooped my pants a little when Marty shoved/ran the blade through the first full can't cut...couldn't believe it...

Then BK pushed me out of the way and said let me try that!   

M

[gww]

Except for the posible smell, It sounds like an exciting time for everyone.  Must be a cool feeling knowing you are going home with that.  what is even cooler is a 40 foot long eight foot high stack of logs waiting for you to get home.  I hope the handy man needers are a bit paitient untill you get your equilibrium back in order, cause it is going to be hard to keep your hands off the new mill for at least a bit.

Good luck
ghww

[bkaimwood]

Much truth to that gww...unfortunately, handyman needers are about as patient as me...when they finally decide they want something, they want it now!!! So, got a reno to finish by Friday...then 3 tree removals next week... Then starting a rough cut lumber pergola...so unfortunately, sawing will be limited to Saturdays...but it'll happen...it has too...got lots of logs sittin' awhile with bad pith cracks presumably from sitting... I'll try to salvage 1/2 of my black walnut...I'm not worried as much about my other hardwoods, I'll be looking to quartersaw most of it anyway to maximize value from such logs, and hope to minimize losses...see how it goes...most of my pine is fresh, and I have a lot still coming in...best rest up for the haul...

[Nomad]

.I think I pooped my pants a little when Marty shoved/ran the blade through the first full can't cut...couldn't believe it...

Then BK pushed me out of the way and said let me try that!   

M

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