Wood-Mizer's new LT10

[Bibbyman]

My ol' friends at WM didn't let me in on this one.  I had to find out about it here on the Forum.   Now I've got to check this one out!

They've got a lot of info about it on their web site. 

Here is the link..

Wood-Mizer's new LT10

Some of the guys that went to Sawlex that managed to get away from the table long enough,  saw it saw.  What did you think?

[Furby]

I thought is was pretty good, but for the price difference I'd go with the LT15.
I watched a couple guys pick one up and put it in the back of a pick up truck.

[Don R]

what price did they put on the LT10

[Bibbyman]

what price did they put on the LT10

I think it is $3995..

It's listed on their online store... Here is the link..

Wood-Mizer online store

[Gunny]

Just checked their site: $3995.00 plus shipping--or you could probably pick one up at one of their major locations, I'd guess.

[DanG]

I didn't get to see it in action, but I did give it a good look.  Nice little saw.  The fit & finish was typical Woodmizer, so it's one of the better looking mini-mills out there.  I didn't notice anything remarkable about it...just a simple, well built little machine.

[MartyParsons]

We have a LT10 at PA and we have two scheduled for next week truck. They will be at the show in Glen Rock, PA (9 miles west of State College, PA on route 45) the show name is Timber 2005  June 17 and 18th. Our booth location is West 9th street.  If you have been to Ag Progress Days that is where the timber show is being held. I think they will set the LT10 beside the LT300.  ;D
Marty

[Robert_in_W._Mi.]

  The LT10 was the "least" impressive mill i saw at the Expo, well that one and the Johnsored model that was there.  I thought even the cheap Hudson felt more solid, and the Norwood Lumberlite 23 i ran had it beat hands down!! (the 23 wasn't at the expo)

  The LT15 is so much more mill, i wouldn't even consider the 10 no matter the $$ difference.

  Robert

[Kirk_Allen]

RWM, thats surprsing to hear.  Most everyone I spoke to at the show thought it was a great little mill.  Having ran a few smaller band mills at the show I have to say both the WM and the Baker were tops in my book.

I ran the peterson and was surprised how quick and easy it was to start sawing lumber.  VERY LITTLE training needed and we made boards!  Thanks Captain!

[MULE_MAN]

I believe the LT 10  was design as a starter Mill & for someone not wanting to
spend allot of money to saw lumber. My 2 cent is they make a affordable mill
for someone to hobby with & just want to make boards . I don't think you could
tell the different  of a board cut off my Mill are the LT 10  . Just my 2 cent   

[Furby]

I have edited my own post. >:(

smiley_eek_dropjaw  ;)

[tnlogger]

bibby glad you posted these pics 
i've been looking real hard at both the baker wood buddy and the lt 15  now i've seen the lt 10 i'll have to go see one. From what i've researched they all have their place according to needs or pocket book.
The lt 10 from what i've read so far is WM's entry into the hobby mkt. If it it anything like their larger mills i think it will be a great addition to their line. gene

[JP]

Well I went to the Expo and got some hands on on several mills
I found the lt15 fun to use and a good saw for the money- The guy running the 15 in the shootout was amazing-and stayed with the Lt 40 for 2 logs// the Lt 10 was clearly under powered at 7 1/2 hp and stalled several times cutting an 8" board-I think 13 hp is about min. for any sawing// JP

[MartyParsons]

We were sawing soft maple yesterday and it worked well. They were sawing Oak at the sawlex show. You got to rember that it is only 7.5 hp on oak. It will cut it but your feed rate needs to be slow. If you watch the LT70 and then run the LT10  . We worked with the mill about 3 hours yesterday, and 1/4 sawed a maple log  ??? and it worked well. It has a assisted lift and we like that. Sawing off the bottom and release the head clamp and it would raise up by the assist. It seems to roll smothe through the cut, ( we removed the paint from the top of the rails, because it was breaking up and you could feel the vibration) , it has a water lube system , nothing fancy but works good, no throat opening adjustment, the blade tension adjustment is very simple once it is set from the factory all you do is pull the handel and you can remove the blade in seconds. The blade covers are hinged. To engauge the blade you just push the handle and that will move the engine and tighten the belt. The throttle is manual and this took a little to get used to. All of the other WM have the throttle hooked to the clutch engaugement. It does have a band break so the blade is not spinning when the engine is disengauged.  Clamping system and back support system is neat, one clamp and each bead rail has opening to install the back supports, there are two different lengths and they have two different positions you can raise or lower them or remove. Last cut is 1".  I dont have any figures for you on what we sawied and time, we were playing to gain knowledge to answer your questions at the shows.
Marty

[tnlogger]

Marty thanks for the update   

[Frickman]

I saw the LT10 at the Pa Timber Show. It's a neat little mill for a hobby woodworker to start out with.

[Chris Burchfield]

I thought I saw the Lt10 at the Tennessee Timber & Lumber Show back in April. But it may have been the Lt15 because I think it had a 13 HP. WM's crew from Newnan, GA were there with a LT40 hydraulic with debarker and the other little one. The one they had did a good job on oak, cedar and pine. Like any of the mills, I suppose you just don't over feed the blade by carriage speed. Nate Collins with WM and I had emailed as they were going to be there. I wanted to see a WM mill in action again before I committed to purchasing one. I sent my check in last week for a Super with all the horns and whistles including the remote. I've seen multiple times over the years where people would buy then sell to buy up or add features after the initial purchase. I didn't want to do this but the one time. It'll be just me in the beginning. But from what I understand the Super dressed the way I dressed her is capable of working 4 or 5 men hard for 8 hours or till they drop.

[Bibbyman]

But from what I understand the Super dressed the way I dressed her is capable of working 4 or 5 men hard for 8 hours or till they drop.

Congradulations on the new Super.    8)

The Super does need three people to start to see the production potential.  But don't expect to hit those high end production rates the first day, or even month.   It also takes good setup, material flow, support equipment, good logs and an experianced sawyer and crew.

[Bibbyman]

On our way back from the Pig Roast we stopped in at Wood-Mizer in Indy.  One of the things we saw was the new LT10 mill. 



Here is Dave Mann of WM pushing the sawhead.  It does not have the crank and rope system of the LT15.  He was sawing a poplar log that was about 10" through the cut.  Did pretty good.



One thing I thought was cleaver was the back support system.  Instead of a back support that hinged up and down,  it had stake pockets and posts.  There are a couple of shorter posts and longer posts.  The posts "stack" to make an even longer post.  The posts also have a pin in them that limits how far the fall into the pocket.  Turn it one way and it'll stop 4" higher than if you turn it another way - allowing it to fall further into the pocket.  Thus, you have a back support from say 16" tall to 4" tall in 4" increments.  When you have a square cant,  then take the stake out all together and use the 1" stops on the mill bed.


I sure liked how the doors hinged open wide - like the LT10 and LT70 design.   Note too that the belt under the blade on the left side is also the belt that powers the mill.  Simple.



Some innovations on the front side also.  The head is counterbalanced by a gas piston in the top of the mill (Just under Dave's nose).  Note the cables and pulleys around the top of the mill.  This makes the head almost float.  It's very easy to unlatch the head and pull it up or push it down to the next mark and latch it in place again.  The motor is mounted on polished rods.   Push a handle over and it cams the motor to engage the drive belt.  The throttle is manual.