How do you cover your mill?

[Magicman]

What you do not want to do is to trap water/moisture under a cover.  That would be rust/corrosion city.   :-\

[WV Sawmiller]

Chuck,

   I'm glad you chimed in. I was beginning to feel guilty for not covering the rest of my mill after reading and seeing other people's responses. I believe Peter would almost take his in the house with him at night after looking at his high class shed.

[Deese]

 

 

[Chuck White]

What you do not want to do is to trap water/moisture under a cover.  That would be rust/corrosion city.   :-\

I absolutely agree!

If you cover your mill with a tarp, DON'T take the tarp all the way to the ground, that will seal it in and it will draw moisture from the ground.

Same principle as covering a stack of lumber.

[Sixacresand]

When I had an LT10,  The cover was attached to the head.


 

[Magicman]

And now you have an LT40 and the only cover that you have is your hat??   :D

[wolf nemeth]

The first two trees that I cut after buying  my HD40  went to lumber for building the pole shed around the mill.....still just breaking even!

[Sixacresand]

And now you have an LT40 and the only cover that you have is your hat??   :D

:D :D  The mill not getting my cap.

[Rougespear]

Peter: Your shed looks very good!  May I ask the particulars about the front header (span = 45', what about beam size)?

I like everyone's idea about ATF on the mill... thanks!

[stefan]

In the winter it is usually covered with snow.  arg-smiley
My machine needs some shelter...

Edit: changed the text a bit.




 

[Robert Owens]

I keep my mill in the barn. It is a bit of a hassle backing it in and out and setting it up each time I want to use it, but I'd rather do that as opposed to letting it sit out in the weather. I just ordered my metal trusses and am building a 30x36 barn that I will be able to leave the mill in and cut lumber as well as stack lumber for air drying.

[Ox]

I use a tarp bungeed loosely around the head and carriage.  The track is exposed.  I put tennis balls on the tops of all the sharper stuff sticking up so the tarp lasts longer. 

I recently made some old fashioned oil cloth tarps I'll be using when this plastic tarp gives out.  Cotton duck/canvas drop cloth sprayed with 50/50 boiled linseed oil and paint thinner. 

I had an old army truck that had the canvas cab top.  I painted over it when I painted the rest of the truck and it was absolutely waterproof.  A man can buy a canvas drop cloth that house painters use and paint it thoroughly with latex paint and it'll be waterproof.  They did the same procedure on the rail cars in the old days but used asphalt/tar.  A decent roof for cheap is using old bed sheets stapled down to the roof and painting it thick with latex paint.  When the paint starts to show wear or deterioration give it another coat.  Just wet the canvas/cotton first and let it dry, it'll close the weave up.  To get a tight roof you staple it down dry, then wet it and let it dry and it'll dry taught.

[bkaimwood]

You guys are gods compared to me... Set aside a little time and cut the lumber for that sawmill shed...kinda goes against what I said in an earlier post, but I took half a day today, and cut half of my barn siding... Putting it up is another story...

[Peter Drouin]

Peter: Your shed looks very good!  May I ask the particulars about the front header (span = 45', what about beam size)?

I like everyone's idea about ATF on the mill... thanks!

I'm not sure, I think 10" wide and 20" to 24" tall 48' long, all 1" thick steel.

[fishfighter]

Built a portable shed to just cover the head. Was the first thing I did. If and when I build my trailer, then I will build a bigger shed. To many things in the fire right now.



 

[Hookpilot]

If you have any billboard companies around you may see if they sell the old signs (tarps) they remove. I have seen them on the web for $20 for a 12x20 I think it was.

[waho]

fishfighter, that shed is portable? Is it on rails?