D&L Timbertech double cut mill

weisyboy · January 02, 2011, 01:36:42 AM

feed is the least of the trouble with automating a swing blade mill, its the horizontal sizing that gets tricky and expensive.

i would be wary buying a D&L eco mill, they are not sturdy or accurate or even remotly safe in my book.

doublecut · January 02, 2011, 05:14:56 PM

Please review your facts.
It is not the eco mill we are selling it is our D&L 180 degree swing blade.
On another note the feed works we have developed does not include automation .

donny hochstetler · January 02, 2011, 05:45:46 PM

I have a brand x mill was wondering if I would be able to run these inserted teeth blades, thanks

DanG · January 02, 2011, 06:15:56 PM

Quote from: Doc Hickory on December 26, 2010, 01:19:13 AM
It's a double cut mill, not a swinger.

Maybe this quote from the original post will help clear things up. He isn't talking about the Eco mill or the D&L Swinger, which is totally different from the Eco mill. The one Hickory Doc and I are talking about is a twin-saw dimension mill, and is totally different from either of them.

brdmkr · January 03, 2011, 12:29:49 PM

I have been away from internet (other than on my phone) and I am just now getting around to posting on this.

I have a Lucas 618. It has been a good mill and I have had very little problems with it and none of those were serious. Just standard maintenance. The mill has served its purpose well and I could recommend one to someone else..... However, it is a manual mill and I am starting to develop a touch of arthritis. If I saw for more than a few hours at a time, I can tell it. I have found the width of cut limitation to be a problem at times. I cut a number of 4x12s and 6x12s for our house. It did the job, but DanG is right on. You do have to turn the entire carriage to double cut. I see this as a disadvantage. If I could cut 12" without turning the head (like with the Peterson), I may not feel as limited.

It does a good job on anything 6x6 and under. It cuts accurately. Support has been excellent. The learning curve is not very steep at all. It is easily moved and set up. It rocks with large logs. It is a good way to start if you lack log handling equipment (as was my case).

Regardless of which mill you choose, material handling will be the limiting factor. WHEN, not if, I purchase another mill, I will look for automated features, HP, and hydraulics. Until then, I will do just fine with the Lucas.

argyle1 · January 05, 2011, 10:36:34 AM

Ive been researching swing mills and double cut mills and came across this site www.wood-bandsaw.com----it's chinese and I've been e-mailing with them for a while now---the name is a bit misleading as they make several other types of mills including swing and what they term an "angle cut" which is to us a double cut---their "angle cut" on their video certainly looks interesting, the mill looks quite beefy and the setworks is plc controlled ---and under $9000, fob China---I'm looking into frieght costs