Ideal backstop height

[Percy]

No, not everyone.  My sawmill has four sides; a front where the tongue/controls are, a back where the taillight is, and two sides. One is the loader side, and the other is the log support side which has the "side supports".

If you are gonna get all tek-nickle like, your mill actually has 6 sides....uhh-huh...  :D :D

[Dave Shepard]

A WM is actually a trapezoid, so one could argue it has eight sides.

[Magicman]

We all know which part is being referred to and I imagine that at least some of our sawmill "lingo" evolved from circle sawmills.  :P  For me, I choose to call them what my sawmill manufacturer calls them.   ;D

[beenthere]

Thinking for a circular sawmill, the "stops" would be the knee's and log held by the dogs.   ;)

[redprospector]

I've seen where some manufacturers call them "log squaring arms".
Since I'm the manufacturer of my mill I guess I get to call them what I want to. So I'll call them those thangs that keep the log from rolling off the other side of the bed...if I remember to put them up.  ;)  :D

[Kbeitz]

Backstops or what ever you call them... Am I the only one that has
carrage stops that wont let you saw into the backstops?
My stops has saved me a few blades.

[WV Sawmiller]

Backstops or what ever you call them... Am I the only one that has
carrage stops that wont let you saw into the backstops?
My stops has saved me a few blades.

That would take all the fun and suspense out of sawing! That's no fair!

[Kbeitz]

It's not hard to make.



 

[thecfarm]

Kbeitz,I saw that same thing on another mill. I forgot the name of it now. Kinda of a bulky-diffeant set up on the band roller guides,but it worked.

[John S]

I believe that feature is standard on the EZ Boardwalk mills.  I am sure that some of the owners here will confirm.

[tmarch]

Yep it is on the Ezboardwalk, not sure if it's on the Jr. tho.

[Ga Mtn Man]

Backstops or what ever you call them... Am I the only one that has
carrage stops that wont let you saw into the backstops?
My stops has saved me a few blades.

On WM and, as I recall, TK mills, the fixed guide roller is located to the outside of the log stops.  A carriage stop like you have would reduce the throat width.

[Banjo picker]

I have been keeping up with this thread for a while, but i think I'll weigh in on it.  I have never had to use extensions on my mill.  i guess i could have a time or two, but got by without them.  Anyway the other day I was cutting some boards out of a customers logs, and when i put the biggest one on there, i could see that if i had big long stops up they would prevent my mill frame from clearing the log on the other side.  Talking about a 4Post mill.   

     If i had longer ones, i would constantly be making sure they were lowered. Banjo