Looking to purchase LT-15 or Timberking 1220

Piston · April 02, 2011, 11:47:38 AM

He certainly meant that since he did his researched and tried out his options and went with the one he liked better, he can be confident he chose the right mill for him.
It wasn't a slam on timberking or any other mills. ;)

thecfarm · April 02, 2011, 11:50:33 AM

I doubt MM meant anything bad.He's not the kind that thinks his stuff or his ideas are better than yours.

maineframer · April 02, 2011, 02:45:43 PM

Thank you. I do feel like I made an informed decision----I like both mills ---i just felt the Woodmizer would work best for our situation. I like the fact that service is local (only 1 hr. away.) I feel the set works on the woodmizer is more positive with 1/16th inch detents.
Piston, the mill now comes standard with three sections and I purchased a fourth.
Thank you for the bolt loosening heads up ---I will watch and listen for that.
I love my new mill. 8)

Magicman · April 02, 2011, 08:54:02 PM

Quote from: ladylake on April 02, 2011, 10:38:26 AM
Quote from: Magicman on April 02, 2011, 08:57:18 AM
I really admire your game plan for deciding on a sawmill. Ask direct and information seeking questions. Learn from the answers. Actually put your hands on the different alternatives and then make an informed decision. Follow through.

Congratulation on getting your sawmill. You can now spend your energy sawing instead of second guessing your sawmill buying decision. ;)

So does that mean if he bought a TK 1220 he would be spending his energy second guessing???? We don't need slams on here. Steve

Steve, it does not mean anything other than what I said. Your last statement was yours, not mine. Adding words or other meanings to my statement was inappropriate and unwelcome.

I have never recommended a particular brand of sawmill nor have I ever "slammed" any particular brand. Each sawmill owner needs to make his own choice regarding a sawmill purchase. It's a big and sometimes expensive investment. It is also usually a long term investment, and the sawmill owner needs to be comfortable with their own decision.

Congratulating a person for making such a decision is also a confidence builder for that buyer. I admired maineframer's decision making process and told him so. If he had made a TK decision, my response would have been exactly the same. No one would like to think that they maybe made a bad decision, and certainly everyone likes to be recognized for making an informed and rationalized decision such as mainframer did.

I thank the other posters for not adding to or attempting to change the meaning of my statement. I will stand on and be judged by my past record.

Brucer · April 03, 2011, 03:15:15 AM

I did things backwards from a lot of folks. I did my research and decided which brand of mill I was going to buy, if I bought a mill. Then I agonized over which model go get, if I bought a mill. Then I couldn't decide if I should really buy one or not. Took me a year to make up my mind.

When I decided to buy there was a tremendous feeling of relief that the deciding was done. MM's last sentence describes exactly how I felt. It was nothing to do with what the decision actually was -- I was finally done deciding!

Jeff · April 03, 2011, 07:00:50 AM

Both companies sell very good mills and both are long time much appreciated supporters of the forestry forum and I personally am tickled pink when a prospective sawmill buyer does his research here and chooses a mill from any one of the companies to the left. When they do, I know the forum did its duty to help those that come here looking for answers find the answer that works for them.