How some stuff happens at my mill.

WDH · March 12, 2022, 09:29:19 AM

There were'nt much wiggle room in that pine slab

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Magicman · March 12, 2022, 02:41:45 PM

Quote from: customsawyer on March 12, 2022, 04:11:19 AMThe best part was the look on everyone's face when I just kept sawing. You do seem to enjoy posting those pictures.

Yes Sir I do. You handled it totally like the professional that you are, and when asked why you kept on sawing your response was spot on. You may very well ruin a blade if you try to back up and the "log" is junked anyway, so saw through and get if off of the sawmill. Learning is what it is all about and this is a valid lesson for new sawyers to learn.

GAB · March 12, 2022, 03:08:50 PM

Quote from: customsawyer on March 12, 2022, 04:11:19 AM
MM that was a funny moment. With all the sawyers at that project and then that load of logs showed up. Several struggled with remaining polite to him. The best part was the look on everyone's face when I just kept sawing. You do seem to enjoy posting those pictures.

Magicman has a knack for coming up with titles that get your attention, and/or arouse your curiosity.
For an example type: Crime does pay in the search bar and then the enter key.
GAB

customsawyer · March 12, 2022, 05:54:30 PM

Quote from: WDH on March 12, 2022, 09:29:19 AM
There were'nt much wiggle room in that pine slab .

No Sir. You have to be careful when feeding a 16' board with 1" of room on each side. Make sure it's strait as they are tough to move left or right once all those little fingers get a grip on them.

Okrafarmer · March 15, 2022, 12:29:15 AM

Quote from: doc henderson on March 11, 2022, 12:24:39 AM
ahhhhhh... Australian top link. are they metric threads? @Magicman
:D :D :D

yeah, mate, kind of boomerang shaped....

customsawyer · March 26, 2022, 07:11:00 AM

Getting this 60+" log cut to length and ready for the Lucas.

Trimming a biggin #Shorts - YouTube

customsawyer · March 28, 2022, 06:06:08 AM

Of course while I was sawing the big oak log on the Lucas a couple loads of logs show up to be unloaded. Well since I finally got my backhoe from out of the shop I thought y'all might like to see it in action.

Unloading logs with the Cat 420DIT backhoe - YouTube

moodnacreek · March 28, 2022, 09:00:24 AM

You must have done that before, that was fast. Funny how the center of a log is not often the balancing point. The butt flare can be lighter than the top.

customsawyer · March 29, 2022, 06:26:10 AM

Here is a short video of the Lucas in action with the winch.

Slabbing with the Lucas mill #Shorts - YouTube

customsawyer · March 30, 2022, 06:28:40 AM

Someone had asked on the forum how to get slabs off of a one of these mills. Well this is how I get a 3x60x17' slab off of the mill.

Sliding slabs off the Lucas Mill #Shorts - YouTube

moodnacreek · March 30, 2022, 07:59:39 AM

If I was young again I would build an up and down sawmill to show you guys how to cut those [what you call] slabs. Anyhow I am building a top saw for my mill now to cut bigger logs without using a chainsaw.

Andries · March 30, 2022, 09:05:02 AM

CustomSawyer: good to see you in action with the Cat hoe. There's only so much you can do with forks, it must be nice to have a selection of equipment to choose from. Keep those vids coming buddy!

Magicman · March 30, 2022, 09:51:37 AM

No video but when I was sawing timbers with no side lumber those top slabs were heavy:

Big JD Excavator and a Skidsteer. Sawn timbers seen in the background.

moodnacreek · March 30, 2022, 01:12:21 PM

What a waste and dirt everywhere. I am surprised you could cut any thing there.

Okrafarmer · March 30, 2022, 05:59:06 PM

Quote from: moodnacreek on March 30, 2022, 01:12:21 PM
What a waste and dirt everywhere. I am surprised you could cut any thing there.

Dirt everywhere....especially on mobile jobs, which is most of what Magicman did.
I assume he was taking those thick sides off at customer's request....I wonder what the customer was planning to do with them?

Magicman · March 30, 2022, 06:43:40 PM

Customer's cleared land and his logs. The cut list was for 12X12's, 6X12's, 8X8's, 4X8's, and 4X6's. I sawed well over 1,000 timbers on that job with no side lumber. One timber per log. All of the slabs went for firewood.

There are many pictures in the topics showing excavators bringing me whole logs, stump included, which I cleaned, bucked to length, and then sawed the timbers. That job was very profitable both to me and to the customer.

Hilltop366 · March 31, 2022, 09:45:41 AM

Thanks Customsawyer, I enjoyed the mill tour(s).

customsawyer · March 31, 2022, 06:27:15 PM

Quote from: Hilltop366 on March 31, 2022, 09:45:41 AM
Thanks Customsawyer, I enjoyed the mill tour(s).

Come on down for the project. It's better in person.

Hilltop366 · March 31, 2022, 10:33:36 PM

Well that would be fun but not in the cards right now. Wishing you all a successful project.

Okrafarmer · April 04, 2022, 08:41:05 AM

Quote from: customsawyer on March 31, 2022, 06:27:15 PM
Quote from: Hilltop366 on March 31, 2022, 09:45:41 AM
Thanks Customsawyer, I enjoyed the mill tour(s).

Come on down for the project. It's better in person.

Is there a thread for that, Jake? When is the next project?

Crossroads · April 04, 2022, 09:17:52 AM

Thanks for the planner video, I learned 3 things and will probably learn 3 more watching it again. Also, thank you for the advice! It wasn't really what I wanted to hear, but It was was I needed to hear. Definitely put a perspective on the project I wasn't seeing on my own.
Kevin