Building my mill...

[terrifictimbersllc]

That's why I was trying to trade you mine.  ;)  I don't plan on dying here like I was 10 years ago so I need to get rid of my stuff.  I'll be darned if I die in a state that doesn't care about its upstate people and only focuses on that filthy city and its people.

Hey Ox, where you going to go?

[Ox]

TT - I'll go to Kentucky or Alabama.  Not sure which yet, it's a toss up.  I have another 6 plus years to think on it.

K - do you have a sawdust diverter directly in front of your driven wheel?  Mine is just a rubber piece that actually slightly touches the blade and kind of scrapes the blade a bit.  It mostly keeps sawdust from building up on the wheels.

[Kbeitz]

TT - I'll go to Kentucky or Alabama.  Not sure which yet, it's a toss up.  I have another 6 plus years to think on it.

K - do you have a sawdust diverter directly in front of your driven wheel?  Mine is just a rubber piece that actually slightly touches the blade and kind of scrapes the blade a bit.  It mostly keeps sawdust from building up on the wheels.

That's next on my list of things to do...

[Kbeitz]

It took me all day to mill drill hole and bolt these 3 planks on.



 

[Carson-saws]

Looks like it cuts as good as it looks Sir.  Obviously a Man of many talents,,,I was curious..of all the mill builds on here..why hasn't anyone but a mill with the cantilever head?  So many on here clearly have the skills and knowledge.  No matter...the imagination and ingenuity of so many members is very cool to watch.

[Kbeitz]

Looks like it cuts as good as it looks Sir.  Obviously a Man of many talents,,,I was curious..of all the mill builds on here..why hasn't anyone but a mill with the cantilever head?  So many on here clearly have the skills and knowledge.  No matter...the imagination and ingenuity of so many members is very cool to watch.

You would need some serious steel to build a cantilever head mill. It takes some very heavy
stuff structure to hold the weight and stress a cantilever head puts out. Much easier to make one
with a track I would think.

[Ox]

There was a member here who moved to Costa Rica, I think, who built a homemade cantilever head mill for extra large lumber.  I haven't seen him around in a while now...  The mill looked a lot like a big Woodmizer.  Painted red, I think.  Anyone know who I'm talking about?

[PC-Urban-Sawyer]

There was a member here who moved to Costa Rica, I think, who built a homemade cantilever head mill for extra large lumber.  I haven't seen him around in a while now...  The mill looked a lot like a big Woodmizer.  Painted red, I think.  Anyone know who I'm talking about?

That would be Harold (username Fla._Deadheader) and it looks like he's not logged on since February. You can find lots of posts by him related to his mill by searching for posts with wide mill keywords and his username...

Hope he's ok down there in Costa Rica... Maybe his daughter who is a member (don't know her username) will see this and fill us in.

Herb

[Ox]

That's it!  Fla Deadheader!  Thanks for that, PC.  Don'tcha hate when you know you know something but it won't come out?

[terrifictimbersllc]

https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php/topic,75329.0.html

[Czech_Made]

It took me all day to mill drill hole and bolt these 3 planks on.



 

Too bad you are so far, I would help you. 

[Kbeitz]

It took me all day to mill drill hole and bolt these 3 planks on.



 

Too bad you are so far, I would help you.

Hey thanks...  :embarassed:

[Kbeitz]

Five more beams to go. When I was younger this was fun...



 

[Czech_Made]

It took me all day to mill drill hole and bolt these 3 planks on.



 

Too bad you are so far, I would help you.

Hey thanks...  :embarassed:

It cost me nothing  ;D  But people help me with roof and such, I believe in pay it forward, besides I would love to see your setup and all the toys  ;D

[Kbeitz]

I got all the 3" x 8" x 16' beams up ... Roofing comes next. Note... All the tin came from the junkyard.



 



 

[Ox]

Guess she won't sag, huh?  ;D  Looks good.  As a side note:  I hate you and your junkyard too.  ;)

[Kbeitz]

Guess she won't sag, huh?  ;D  Looks good.  As a side note:  I hate you and your junkyard too.  ;)

I had the ground all packed down real good all around the I-beams that it sits on .
I seen cracks in the dirt where the beam have flexed from the weight added to the roof.
Just for safety I'm adding removable winter legs out front. I could let one leg on the right
stay all the time without it being in my way. The left side the leg could stay until I would
need to cut something over 20 feet long. The middle leg would need to come out any time
I used my mill. So the left and middle will stay out all spring, summer and fall. They will all
have a fast hitch hookup. Might use 2" heavy wall pipe.

[btulloh]

I'm thinking about moving up near you just to be close to that junkyard.

[Ox]

That's a good plan, K.  I would have been hesitant with a big sloppy snow load with the bottom legs not being more than twice the length of the roof legs.  You'll likely only need your additional legs in a big snow, right?  Or after a hard winter and spring melt comes with rain.  Wet snow is how much heavier than regular?  Crazy the loads on our roofs are, huh?

[Kbeitz]

Speaking of rain... I kinda got rained out today.
So I welded up my snow support legs.
They just slip in the small chunk of stub pipe on top and it will
get a 1/2" bolt so it stays there until I take them out.
The third leg on the right can stay there all the time.
It's not in my way. One piece of roofing is laying on the roof.
Hope to finish it tomorrow.




 



 



 

[Peter Drouin]

Coming a long nicely. 8) 8)

[Kbeitz]

Coming a long nicely. 8) 8)

It's one job that I will be glad when it's done.
It's also one job that I did not expect to get done this year.

[larrydown60]

Kbeitz looking good it makes me tired and jealous watching you work on all your builds.  I am still waiting to see your log loader finished

[CaseyK]

Looking good kbeitz.

[Kbeitz]

Kbeitz looking good it makes me tired and jealous watching you work on all your builds.  I am still waiting to see your log loader finished

Since I made my log deck on wheels I'm thinking that I'm
Not needing a log loader to trip over.