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Looking for Small Sawmill for slabbing large firewood size pieces

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
February 14, 2025, 12:30:30 AM
Written by Woodcarver62
Views: 1106
I'm looking for a cheap, small wide sawmill that can slab out large diameter firewood rounds of hardwood chunks that are easy to find from tree guys and homeowners around most cities. Will use slabs for small furniture items. Logs would be 24-60" long and 24-36" diameter. Even wider would be better to utilize some wide but short crotchwood sections of trees.Read More

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Sawdust dreams coming true

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
February 13, 2025, 04:49:53 PM
Written by Kit B
Views: 1282

I've gotten so much help and guidance from the FF over the last few years, as a way of giving back I thought I'd share a little of my sawdust journey. I apologize in advance for being long winded.

My parents are originally from Northern Florida. My mom's people had a small farm where I was sent every

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"Great bunch of fellers: the heroic wartime lumberjills – in pictures "

LT 70 Tensioner Question

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
February 12, 2025, 03:29:15 PM
Written by Dewey
Views: 730
The hose on my LT 70 tensioner started leaking.. We tightened the hose but think We may have to add oil.
I looked in manual I can't find anything about it..
I have two assumptions
1. Fill it by removing plug on top of Cylinder.
2. I probably can use ATF or Tractor hydraulic oil.

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Tracking Slabber Mill

Posted in Sawmills and Milling
February 10, 2025, 10:49:19 AM
Written by Ews
Views: 1084
Long story short, I purchased a used slabber mill (27" wheels, 3" blade) with all sorts of issue, and tracking seems to be one.

The idle wheel sits on arms that can be adjusted to tilt it forward (cutting direction) or back (away from cutting direction); by adjusting these, I can get the blade to track on the idle wheel, but no matter what I do the blade sits too far back on the drive wheel - the tip of the teeth work their way to ~ 1/4" behind the front edge of the wheel and then it seems to stay there. To me this would seem to indicate the wheels are parallel, but no coplaner. Is that correct? If so does this indicate the idle wheel is a little proud (ahead of/cutting direction) the drive wheel, or vice versa? I've read one post on line that suggests that this indicates the idle wheel is proud, but I would think the opposite is true - if it's running stable on both wheels, then it is would be running parallel to both the wheels but would sit further back on the wheel that is further forward. Read More

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