Homemade saw mill#2

Crusarius · May 09, 2022, 08:05:12 PM

Looking good. Do you like this one better than mill #1?

JoshNZ · May 09, 2022, 09:23:29 PM

Missing a zero from your band tension psi? Cool if they're working well that's a whole lot cheaper than steel mill wheels

Vautour · May 10, 2022, 04:14:11 AM

Crusarius... actually mill #1 is only half way on completion and the back burner for a while and debating if i want to widen it up to mill up to 6' wide!!..,... a zero has been added,. gonna check my gauge when the sun is up haha.

RAYAR · May 11, 2022, 04:32:49 PM

So you had to build mill #2 to get to sawing before mill #1 gets into service ...

. Well, at least you're sawing.

Vautour · May 11, 2022, 08:39:41 PM

RAYAR... yeah something like that :D...had a 14'' on the big end by 10' long log and the chain roller turned it no problem... had some slippage on the blade .. more fine tuning needed.

RAYAR · May 11, 2022, 09:03:45 PM

Quote from: Vautour on May 11, 2022, 08:39:41 PM
RAYAR... yeah something like that :D...had a 14'' on the big end by 10' long log and the chain roller turned it no problem... had some slippage on the blade .. more fine tuning needed.

You can expect to have to do some fine tuning on a custom build. I guess we call that 'working the bugs out, to have it perform like envisioned.