1st log on New(old) Peterson

[Dank11]

Good Afternoon .
Just finished setting up to start sawing my 1st log . 8)










Dan K.

[VooDooChikin04]

Is it exciting!??

[dgdrls]

Congratulations,
how did it go??

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[thecfarm]

Sawing is fun!!
What's the plan for the lumber?

[WIwoodworker]

Congrats on the new (old) mill. Is it an 8" or 10" ? 

[terrifictimbersllc]

Actually sawing is when the fun really starts.  

[Dank11]

Good Afternoon .
8" mill 

Spent the day trying to get all adjustments set.
Cut an 8" beam ( ended up 8x7.5 ) 
might need a little more tweaking !





Dan K.

[Nebraska]

Looks  like a good start anyway.

[terrifictimbersllc]

I can understand.  Of all the 4 adjustments 1) horizontal lean-in, 2) horizontal criss-cross, 3) vertical intersect, and 4) vertical criss-cross, the last one was the most difficult to get right in a testing mode.  In the end on my former swing mill, the best approach to 4) was to have the blade exit the cut without a ZINGing sound, and, as a test,  to have it be able to go right back in to that vertical kerf easily without re-cutting. Then things were sweet.

[WIwoodworker]

The mill looks great and so does the beam. You'll figure out the adjustments.Congrats!