Whatcha Sawin' 2021 ??

firefighter ontheside · February 02, 2021, 07:49:02 PM

I picked up this walnut log today. It strained my log loader the most i've seen. Calculator said it should have weighed about 2,000 lbs. It's 12' long and about 22" diameter. I think I will be cutting it either in half or as an 8 and a 4 for the mill. I'm leaning toward the latter. The 4' piece would have a bunch of crotch figure in it.

DPatton · February 02, 2021, 08:47:51 PM

Quote from: Sixacresand on February 02, 2021, 09:34:06 AM
Quote from: Dave Shepard on February 01, 2021, 11:07:53 PM
Extra battery is for unclamping when the head is at the other end of the mill.
When I get into trouble on the far end, I hook up jumper cables from the truck battery or riding mower to power the hydraulics.

I don't understand, why do you need the extra battery when the cutting head is at the other end of the mill?

Magicman · February 02, 2021, 10:15:36 PM

I had an eventful afternoon. 53 mile road trip and the (repeat) customer could not be at the sawing location until 12:00 so I left home at 11:00.

One of my tailgunners was waiting.

Five 6' ERC logs and two 8' Pecan logs.

Yes, the largest Pecan log had a 40" butt. Thankfully I was able to hang part of it out of the cantilever and saw it without any chainsaw Bibbying.

ERC and the ends of some Pecan slabs on the left.

My customer on the right watches as the two tailgunners wait for me to adjust the log with a Magic Hook and the sawmill log clamp. The stump seen just above the Logrite Cant hook on the right might be familiar so some.

The above 3 pictures taken in November, 2018, give a closer look. :D

Mostly 1" lumber from the butt log and 2" & 3" slabs from the second log. The remainder of the first log is seen beyond the sawmill and was abandoned after the second nail strike.

It was a productive (hourly rate) afternoon and the customer tipped me $20. ;D

Dave Shepard · February 03, 2021, 12:22:59 AM

Quote from: DPatton on February 02, 2021, 08:47:51 PM
Quote from: Sixacresand on February 02, 2021, 09:34:06 AM
Quote from: Dave Shepard on February 01, 2021, 11:07:53 PM
Extra battery is for unclamping when the head is at the other end of the mill.
When I get into trouble on the far end, I hook up jumper cables from the truck battery or riding mower to power the hydraulics.
I don't understand, why do you need the extra battery when the cutting head is at the other end of the mill?

You don't have hydraulics unless the carriage is on the power strip, which is about five feet long at the head end of the mill.

Magicman · February 03, 2021, 01:45:45 PM

My Thursday's customer LINK called me this morning. "I have something for you that I made out of the cedar that you sawed".

We met at the hardware store....

A neat ERC platter for PatD.

I sawed it on the 28th.

And he made it yesterday.

WV Sawmiller · February 03, 2021, 02:31:53 PM

MM,

Awful purty platter. I hope Miz Pat enjoys it. We'll expect to see it soon with some BBQ or grilled redfish on it for accent.

Still too cold and miserable up here to saw. We have about 3" of crusty melted down snow on the ground. I charged my cell phone and took my WM manual, and toolbox out to the mill to see if I could figure out the gremlin that got hold of my debarker which had quit working recently. I waited till after lunch so I could call the WM gurus for troubleshooting help if needed. I shook most of the snow off the cover and removed it, put the key in and turned it on and set the speed control to full stop and locked the power feed toggle in forward position, then wiggled the wires in the control box with the breaker. I had already checked the connections to the motor last time I was out there and they looked good. When I wiggled the right wire the debarker blade started spinning so I had narrowed it down to something in the box. I removed the plate and it was obvious immediately. The little wire to the solenoid had broken at the ring connector. I looked but did not have that size connector so I stripped the wire about 3/4" and wrapped it around the solenoid post and tightened the nut back in place. It works fine now and I'll pick up some more ring connectors the next time I go to town and make a proper fix instead of a temporary patch.

firefighter ontheside · February 03, 2021, 05:44:09 PM

I sawed more short walnut chunks today. One of them must have had barbed wire in it. I hit something and removed it and then scanned the log and found more metal. I chiseled down to find it, but it just kept going down into the log.

I also stacked some sassafras that I milled a while ago, but never got around to stacking properly. I like the winter when it doesn't mold if I don't stack and sticker right away. I wish you could smell the pictures, because the odor is amazing.

I'm gonna mill a bunch of ERC tomorrow. I picked up about 20 logs for $20 a few weeks ago. I will probably saw it all into 1x6, except for a few 2x6 that I need to replace some stair treads going off of my deck into the backyard.

Clark · February 03, 2021, 10:40:09 PM

Magicman- It took me a bit to make the connection between those different sets of photos. Several minutes were spent wondering what in the world they did when they tried to drop the tree. Felling by the learn-as-you-go method?

Clark

Magicman · February 03, 2021, 10:54:53 PM

Yup, same customer, same location, and that stump is still there. :D The funny thing was that the tree fell toward the "smile". Well maybe funny or maybe not but at least no one was killed. The stump is visible with Google Earth.

Greyhound · February 03, 2021, 10:59:15 PM

Working up a whack of tulip poplar. Still have a 36" DBH tree to drop, buck, and skid to this pile.

Patrick NC · February 04, 2021, 07:17:29 AM

Delivered these to a friend that deals with stave logs.

The bigger 12 footer in the middle went to the trailer decking pile, but the other 3 got me $500!
Not bad for free logs.

TimW · February 05, 2021, 01:12:29 PM

I milled a 30 inch 20 foot long SYP. Yesterday. I was cutting a 6x16 beam for a door header, but left it at 7x17 until for now. It also gave me 3 full dimension 2x12s and 3 nominal sized 2x12s.

I had to bibby it also.

hugs, Brandi

doc henderson · February 05, 2021, 03:35:17 PM

nicely done, well stacked and organized. you should be an aeronautical mechanic! good skills cross over.

Bruno of NH · February 05, 2021, 04:14:21 PM

Sawing rustic white pine again. I had to pull a guy off firewood today to get some stuff out quicker today.
It's snowed most of the day just enough to make it fun :D

firefighter ontheside · February 05, 2021, 04:59:54 PM

I'd enjoy sawing in the snow. Might get that chance this coming week, if its not too cold. I'll say too cold is less than 15. That might mean a late start to sawing in the morning. I have some ERC to saw and an order for some white oak 1x6. Not a ton, but I'd sure like to get it done.

Old Greenhorn · February 05, 2021, 06:05:57 PM

FFOTS, yeah, um sure, c'mon up and play on my mill. It'll be fun!

But first, you have to find it. ;D :D

DPatton · February 05, 2021, 10:25:06 PM

Our forecast says single digit highs and subzero lows all next week for me. The saw is going to stay parked at home.

WDH · February 05, 2021, 10:28:43 PM

Everything was going along just fine, and then............from the right side to the left side, something changed :D.

caveman · February 05, 2021, 10:39:07 PM

Nailed it. It looks like your blade kept cutting flat with a tooth out of set. Blades are the best metal detectors.

DPatton · February 05, 2021, 10:40:28 PM

Danny, when you run that thru the planer the lines will run the other way :D :D ;D.

WDH · February 05, 2021, 10:43:25 PM

:D :D Exactly! You can use a bandsaw blade as a metal detector, but never a planer

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firefighter ontheside · February 05, 2021, 11:18:52 PM

From right to left and from the nail on down. Lol.

Don't think I wouldn't enjoy it OG. I didn't get to go skiing this year, I am really needing some snow in my life. Supposed to get 2" tomorrow. Of course I'm at work...the only time I don't really enjoy snow.

Patrick NC · February 06, 2021, 06:14:15 AM

Quote from: WDH on February 05, 2021, 10:43:25 PM
:D :D Exactly! You can use a bandsaw blade as a metal detector, but never a planer .

My blades will even help lower backstops and loosen clamps! 🤣

olcowhand · February 06, 2021, 06:36:37 AM

Quote from: WDH on February 05, 2021, 10:28:43 PM
Everything was going along just fine, and then............from the right side to the left side, something changed :D.

Danny,
I find this pic fascinating, as it teaches me a little bit about "Speeds & Feeds". As most of you know, I don't (yet) own a sawmill- I use a CSM. Your pic tells me that (not sure how wide the piece is, but assuming it's in the 6" range) the band makes one full revolution for every ~3/4" of travel... That is humming right along. My CSM wouldn't surprise me to find the same tooth on the 32" bar making contact with the piece about every 1/8". So I can complete my calculations, how wide was your work piece- and was it Softwood or Hardwood?
DanG, I've got to get me a Bandsaw Mill!
Thanks.
Steve

longtime lurker · February 06, 2021, 06:48:43 AM

Playing truck drivers because neither of my haulage contractors likes dealing with them at that size.... about 9 tonne in the head end of the log and when you start shunting them over the side with a dozer its hard on the gear and things get broken. 20' x 50"... 2645 BF Doyle... butt log will go somewhere up around the 4000 BF mark.

They'll bring the weekly average back up anyway.