Toe Boards ????

[Crusarius]

I was thinking linear actuator for toe board and chain turner for flipping. That can easily be done with simple rotary motor and linear actuator. I don't know what would make more sense for flipping.

[Georgia088]

What is your roller made out of? Does it have a bearing inside it to turn?

[Dave Shepard]

I too use mine on almost every log.  Do circle mills "level" the log?  Just wondering ???.

They move the headblocks horizontally to account for taper.

[Kbeitz]

What is your roller made out of? Does it have a bearing inside it to turn?

Heavy duty conveyor rollers with bearings.

[Kbeitz]

So, how powerful of an actuator is necessary?  There are tons of 225lb and 330lb units out there.  I found one (actually 4 available) 500lb units (24v) for $50.  Also found a 2,200lb unit for $125 but its duty cycle is 5% (1 min on, 19 min off).  I think the power would be good for log turner but too short of a duty cycle.  Good for a toe board, maybe log clamps?  The little 225 or 330 units might be good for log stops and potentially clamps?

Depends on the leverage of your toe board. If it's mounted behind the roller then it will take a stronger unit. The unit needs to be rated to lift one end of the  weight of your heaviest log plus leverage . I would not worry about duty cycle on a toe board. You not going to run it long enough to get it hot. 

[DPatton]

Hi DPatton,
I just got a Timberking 1600 and it's got nothing for toe boards. It's got two "troughs" that look like where they should be. Would it be possible to post pictures of the manual toe boards on your mill? Maybe an explanation of how they work?
thanks,
Greg

Greg,

That trough you described is where your manual scissor jack "toe board" goes for leveling your log. Set it in the trough centered under the log and use the handle to turn the screw jack lifting the log to your desired height. Simple, inexpensive, effective, but not fast.