I get my new Mill delivered Sunday at 3PM. I can't wait!
It only took me 19 years to get one. It is a Hud-son HFE 36.
Just wanted to share the excitement.
Congrats! I only had to wait 14 years to get my mill. I can't image waiting 19.
Congrats Christmass in Agust 8) 8) 8)
Congrats on the sawmill. :)
Does that mean that I had to wait 59 years ??? :o
Thank you all very much!
So, I'm not the only one that waited. Good things come to those who wait. :)
Not the only one waited till I was 63
Congratulations on the new mill! 8)
Congratulations!
It appears no matter how long one waits on their first mil.....its well worth it. 8)
You will like it. Got a Logrite? cantdog or a peavey??
65 here, but remember I'm retired, YEA RIGHT!!!!!!!!!! :D
Sounds like some of you fellow fellers waited longer than me. LOL
Thank you all for the warm welcome!
I have a cant hook I bought from my father.
I don't have the other equipment though.
What do they do?
I know I need a chain. Would 30 feet be a good length?
It is about $3.50 a foot.
Congratulations on the new mill! 19 years is a is a long time for sure. In 1988 I stopped by Wood-Mizer in Portland Oregon and the lusting for a mill began. Now just 26 years later, I got my mill. So glad that you didn't have to wait any longer.
8) HAPPY SAWING 8)
Congratulations! You will have fun. I saw a woodmizer in a magazine back in 1982 and wanted one. Waited until 2010.
Boy! You all did wait a long time!
I made a road to the sawmill site and pulled a log down there with the tractor. It was a 20" oak log about 9 feet long. The mill is still in shipping, but that's okay. It gave me more time to prepare.
Thanks!
Quote from: jrose1970 on August 23, 2014, 01:21:55 PMI know I need a chain. Would 30 feet be a good length?
I regularly carry two 20's, a 10'. Both of the 20's have a cable hook on one end which allows them to tighten when a load is applied. There is also a large and small set of tongs on the truck.
There are also four Logrite cant hooks and a peavey in the truck. Plus,
plus,
plus.
Not saying that you necessarily need all of that. Wait until you are reasonably sure what you need before buying.
Congrats on the mill!
A choker chain or heavy strap comes in handy.
Have fun! Be safe!
Thanks very much! That is all very good advice.
The main thing is to not get hurt.
The best thing to stock up on before a mill gets delivered is the hardest to acquire---it's a good night's sleep! ;D
Congratulations and enjoy the new mill. We are looking forward to hearing all about it.
YH
Congratulations on the new Sawmill! 8)
Real happy for ya 8)
I will soon be 63 waiting for 12 years but my day is coming smiley_thumbsup smiley_thumbsup in the mean while I am enjoying everyone's stories of new and used mills.( and learning as much as I can)
Thank you all so much for the well wishes! I will definitely keep you posted on the mill.
Hang in there Schakey. Your day will surely come. smiley_thumbsup
My mill still hasn't arrived, but the dealer is letting me know the status. Our little girl (four weeks old)
loves to go the the sawmill site with her Daddy! LOL
;D :D
Amazing what a 4 week old can do to show her love for a sawmill site. ;)
Enjoy as they grow up way too fast.
Next year she will be in the saw dust pile. ;D Mama will be happy about the sawdust in her clothes. :D
I'm sure Mama will be overjoyed about that. LOL
The mill arrived! I may not have any time to set it up for a few weeks.
It is a nice one!
Congrats on the arrival. It will be kinda like "sugarplum memories". 8)
You're right!
Thanks again for the advice. I will have pictures in about two weeks!
Quote from: jrose1970 on August 25, 2014, 01:44:31 PM
Thanks very much! That is all very good advice.
The main thing is to not get hurt.
Congrats on the new HUDSON mill! You are going to enjoy it.
LEON
Congrats on the new mill. I have a new Woodland Mills mill thats been un-crated and sitting in my shop for nearly a month. Hopefully when the weather cools, I'll have some time to get it set up.
Congrats my friend, you will soon be looking at trees the same way a pussy cat looks at birds in the feeder. Frank C.
LOL I already am. Every tree has a log of a certain length and diameter. :)
I mainly want to figure out the largest square beam at the small end of the log and multiply by the length to figure the board feet. Thank you all very much! Dan'l Boone used and axe and we can use a band sawmill. In my head I am designing cabins and everything.
JustGreg,welcome to the forum. What's all the lumber going to be used for?
Thanks for the welcome. Im in need of a couple of out buildings. Also, my wife is a woodworker so, hopefully, I can keep her supplied with lumber.
.....sorry for the thread derail jrose.
That's alright JustGreg. :) Welcome! It is a great group of people to answer questions. My stepson and nephew helped me set the sawmill on the rails yesterday!
We leveled the rails on Sunday. They are almost perfect. It sure does roll easy.
Now I need a torquewrench to torque the blade and a chane to drag a log up and then it will be ready!
Welcome to the Forestry Forum, JustGreg.
Welcome to the forum & good milling to both of you. Jrose with the sawmill and that young 'un, you're going to be sleep deprived, for sure (you probably already are). There's nothing like seeing the inside of a log for the first time. After 12 years, I still love it! Just be safe, and keep a few extra blades handy for when you hit the log stops.
Quote from: jrose1970 on September 18, 2014, 01:28:41 PM
LOL I already am. Every tree has a log of a certain length and diameter. :)
I mainly want to figure out the largest square beam at the small end of the log and multiply by the length to figure the board feet. Thank you all very much! Dan'l Boone used and axe and we can use a band sawmill. In my head I am designing cabins and everything.
In answer to your question:"I mainly want to figure out the largest square beam at the small end of the log" the largest square, assuming a perfectly round log, is .70711 x diameter inside the bark at the small end.
Hope that helps.
Gerald
Thanks! Yes, we are in our early forties and having an infant is different than it was 20 years ogo. :D Okay great. Thanks for the math advice. That's the easiest way that I have found to estimate the board footage. I'm a few weeks away from seeing the inside of a log. But it will happen!
Okay! I finally saved up enough for my 20 foot chain and a torque wrench. LOL
I hope to see sawdust tomorrow!
You can get one of those log scaling sticks from some of our Forum sponsors, I do believe. If not, search for "log scaling stick" on the internet, but I'm sure at least one or two of our sponsors sell them. I personally found that the International Scale is the most accurate scale for estimating the amount of bfage ("board footage") in a log when milling with a thin kerf bandmill. Of course it's just an estimate, and various factors will increase or decrease the actual total.
congratulations there nice toys / machines
I brought a coffee cup full of sawdust to work this morning to prove that I actually crunk up the sawmill! LOL
There was a lot to learn. I'm pretty sure the square side of my log dogs are backward. If the scale and crank handle is on the right with the adjustable end of the blade guides on the right, it seems like the square side of the log dogs would be on the left, but mine are on the right.
Plus, I hit three nails. arg. :)
Thanks for the information about the "log scaling sticks".
Got it all figured out now?
Hey Okrafarmer,
A little more. I did turn my log dogs around so that the square side is on the left. Opposite the crank handle and the scale. It is a lot better.
However the small 1 inch tall blocks are still on the right. I think one day when I have some stout young fellers around we will have to pick the sawmill up and turn it around. Then, of course, I'll have to turn the log dogs around again.
It works fine until you get down pretty small. I love raising okra myself. Sweet potatoes grow good in the same type soil. :)