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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: GAmillworker on October 30, 2011, 02:21:46 PM

Title: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: GAmillworker on October 30, 2011, 02:21:46 PM
You can see more pics of the build in my gallery.  This is the saw before I started to modify.  Yes it was a verticle saw.


(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/24656/0721111126.jpg)



(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/24656/3599/first_cut.jpg)

Currently I can cut 50" wide at 1" thick.  I am planning on making the head adjustable out to 70" so I can quarter some massive oaks given to me by a client.

My second cut is to be 2.5" thick and third cut 6" thick, thus the notch.  The top flat measures 40" wide after notching.

Yes I know I need to get the gaurds on.  I worked on a drive unit after just four cuts pushing the saw through.  Should have chain drive done monday so I can finish this log and another crotch from same tree.
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: Chuck White on October 30, 2011, 02:29:27 PM
Looks like a really heavy-duty mill.

Do you intend on putting some blade guide rollers on it and some sort of easily adjusted tensioner?
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: GAmillworker on October 30, 2011, 02:43:04 PM
Yes I plan on putting cooks roller guides on it.

It allready has a hydrolic tensioner.
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: GAmillworker on October 30, 2011, 03:00:06 PM
This is the view from the top.


(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/24656/3599/top_of_cut.jpg)
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: pineywoods on October 30, 2011, 03:20:41 PM
 smiley_thumbsup  smiley_thumbsup  viva le cantilever head. What kind of power plant ?
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: GAmillworker on October 30, 2011, 03:27:11 PM
Currently has 25HP 480v. 

The drive motor to be installed tomorrow is 3HP 480V.

Future plans for mobile milling include a 4CLY deisel with built in hydrolic pump.
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: redbeard on October 30, 2011, 08:01:17 PM
Nice work  :)
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: GF on October 30, 2011, 09:39:59 PM
Way to go, nice work.   smiley_thumbsup smiley_thumbsup
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: Burlkraft on October 30, 2011, 09:44:38 PM
That is awesome!!  8)   8)   8)

Nuthin' better than an engineerin' job like that.

Looks like it cuts pretty good too!
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: zopi on October 30, 2011, 09:48:01 PM
That is pretty cool...and there I was thinking that I was cool for converting a log splitter to and upright fixed wedge type...oh well...next project..
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: JP135 on October 30, 2011, 11:33:01 PM
Go big or go home! 50" and 480v. Nice.
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: Satamax on October 31, 2011, 03:32:31 AM
Way cool!
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: Bill Gaiche on October 31, 2011, 10:24:02 PM
Good build. Have you considered going down and have some blood drawn to see if you have an addiction now? bg
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: Coon on November 01, 2011, 12:02:41 AM
Can they extract the blood from the sawdust?  I think the blood would come tainted with oak genetics.   ;)  :D 
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: Satamax on November 02, 2011, 10:04:28 PM
Gamillworker.

I don't quite understand what you have done with the forklift  part. Would you mind showing to me?

Thanks a lot.

Max.
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: GAmillworker on November 02, 2011, 11:39:36 PM
Satamax,

The forklift mast is what i am using to raise and lower the track that the saw travels on.  I will try to get some better pics and post tomorrow.
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: WildDog on November 03, 2011, 03:48:24 AM
Hats off to you, well done :)
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: Satamax on November 03, 2011, 05:15:25 AM
Quote from: GAmillworker on November 02, 2011, 11:39:36 PM
Satamax,

The forklift mast is what i am using to raise and lower the track that the saw travels on.  I will try to get some better pics and post tomorrow.

Thanks a lot. I've vaguely seen how it's done. You still have an hydraulic ram  actuating it? Or something else? How do you keep it parallel end to end? How precise is it?

Thanks a lot.

Max.
Title: Re: Pics of my sawmill build & first cut
Post by: Piston on November 03, 2011, 06:53:24 AM
That's awesome! Great job and I love the wide cuts like that  8) 8)
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