Mill revamp and upgrades

[Happycamper]

It's been a busy time getting the mill operating well but we are there now I am happy to report.
                                        Jim


 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 


   Takes two fingers to move the mill head up or down from very bottom to very top, 1/2 turn of the crank handle = 1". This is one incredible improvement. The sprockets and chain are ones I replaced years ago on my planer. Winch made in china.



 

[drobertson]

Everything looks great! nice shed too!

[Peter Drouin]

Nice job

[WDH]

I can see that you are a thinking man  ;D.

[MEMountainMan]

Real nice, I did some of the same mods to mine

[scully]

realy like what I see nice job !

[mikeb1079]

jim those look like some great mods.  well done!  thanks for sharing  ;D

[justallan1]

Nice work and great ideas.

[Ga Mtn Man]

Nice job on the mods, especially on that hand crank. smiley_clapping

So, no fix from WM?

[thecfarm]

All good ideas.Anything to make sawing easier.

[Happycamper]

Ga Mt Man,
  No, no fix from wm. Jacob Money said quote (We have thousands of these little mills out there, and this is really the first time we've had any negative feedback on this feature, hence the lack of a perfect solution.)

[dboyt]

The mill shed, log deck and sawdust catcher would work for any mill.  Thanks for posting.  Do those rollers on the log stops come out so that you have a flat stop for the last cuts?

[Happycamper]

deboyt
Do those rollers on the log stops come out so that you have a flat stop for the last cuts?

The mill comes with two sets of log stops one set longer than the other set. I use the rollers for large logs only.
                                   Jim

[Chuck White]

Nice mods you've done there Jim. 

[YellowHammer]

Very useful improvements.  Good job 8)
YH

[redbeard]

Nice job on the modifications with your ingenuity you will have your mill all tricked out. Your set up looks really good!

[rambo]

Great tricks for the water line.

[Sixacresand]

I like what you have done, HappyCamper.  Great pictures. 

[Happycamper]

Thank You Fellas,
  For your kind remarks about the mill. I remember reading when I first joined the forum that the mill will give you many sleepless nights. Now I know what they were talking about. I woke up many a time working out the next improvement that I wanted to make but now it was all worth while. The little mill does all I expected it to do and is easy to work with and pleasure to use.
                                       Jim

[frye]

 

  wired this gas shutoff valve to my electric clutch on my Timberking 1600 so that it turns on and off with the blade clutch.

[Seaman]

Awesome mods. I know about nothing for ban saws, when you get a minute, come down south and show me some mods for my Lucas setup! ;)

[rimshot]

 Nobody can dare argue that the LT10 is not one of the best entry level mills on the market but Jim has managed to give his mill a personal touch that even Wood Mizer can't repeat.  Hey Jim, you forgot the cup holder.  And you got this all done in a heart beat.

Thanks for the boost to the rest of us.

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busy copying a genius



 

[Happycamper]

Rimshot,
  Many thanks for the kind words. Necessity bring the mother of invention helps. I have stickered a stack 4 ft. wide, 8 ft. 6 inches long and 7ft. high after sawing many logs. I'm still using the band that came with the mill. The box of 15 blades await their turn. Remember (Necessity being the mother of invention.) I take my little thermos of coffee with me to the mill.
                                  Jim

[rimshot]

Hey Jim,


could you tell us the dimensions of the mill shed.  It looks to be about 14 long nd maybe 10' wide?  Tht is  nice looker

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[Happycamper]

Bingo, you win the prize measurements as you guessed.