I'm still here, mostly lurking

[brdmkr]

Hey guys, long time no post.  Basically, our internet at home is a dog.  I normally just pop in during breaks at work to check out a few threads and then slip back out.  I have a rather large milling project coming up.  We are going to try to mill about 8k board feet of 1x6 and 2x6 to send to Ethiopia to help a church mission over there.  I have not run the mill in over a year and I paid for it.  I did not run the gas out of the carb..... I am buying a new carb.  I had hoped a good cleaning would do the trick, but no such luck.  I am thinking that I may sell the mill when finished with this job and get a single phase electric band mill.  Does anyone have experience with one of these?  Do they have enough power? 

Again, I hope all are doing well. 

Mike

[Magicman]

It is nice to hear from you.   

[tyb525]

Good to see you back birdmarker (or is it breadmaker, or boardmaker? )

An electric motor would have more torque than a gas of equivalent horsepower. Single phase will draw a lot of amps though, depending on what hp you're talking about.

[customsawyer]

Good to see ya. You are welcome to chime in any time. :D

[Mooseherder]

Are you still roasting your own coffee beans beardmaker?

[WDH]

Hey Bored Marker!  Good to see that you have surfaced again  8).

[fishpharmer]

Glad your back. 

[dboyt]

What size logs will you be working with?  Even with the better torque properties, you'll max out at around 10 hp.  With a phase converter, you could run a 15hp 3-phase motor.  3-phase motors are much smaller and more efficient (though some of that is lost in the phase converter).  Several sawmill manufacturers (including Norwood) have electric sawmills that run on 3-phase, which is common in Europe.  I have a friend with a 30 kW, 3-phase generator so that he can run his mill as a portable.

[slider]

I don't think i would bail out just because of carb problems,heck just drain the float boll if it's going to set for a while and use stable or seafome in the gas ,it helps.A good carb cleaner to soak it in over night and compressed air would have saved you some money.plus a kit ,anyhow good luck.  al

[brdmkr]

Are you still roasting your own coffee beans beardmaker?

Nope.  I quit when the green Kenya AA beans were not available.  They are available now but $$$$$$$

Sorry for the late response.  I let this one slip by.

[brdmkr]

What size logs will you be working with?  Even with the better torque properties, you'll max out at around 10 hp.  With a phase converter, you could run a 15hp 3-phase motor.  3-phase motors are much smaller and more efficient (though some of that is lost in the phase converter).  Several sawmill manufacturers (including Norwood) have electric sawmills that run on 3-phase, which is common in Europe.  I have a friend with a 30 kW, 3-phase generator so that he can run his mill as a portable.

Really, most logs will be about 16 - 20".  3 phase is out UNLESS I can score a really cheap phase converter.  That is an option.

[brdmkr]

I don't think i would bail out just because of carb problems,heck just drain the float boll if it's going to set for a while and use stable or seafome in the gas ,it helps.A good carb cleaner to soak it in over night and compressed air would have saved you some money.plus a kit ,anyhow good luck.  al

Slider,

I have actually gotten pretty good at servicing the carb.  I wouldn't have to if I would drain the bowl.... I just seem to think "oh, I'll cut again in a couple days, so I'll leave it be".  Then, I wind up getting back to it in several months.  However, I really think I'd be better off cutting wider boards for woodworking.  Still, for a manual mill, the Lucas is very productive with a couple of helpers.