Well, we done it

Rick-Wi · April 14, 2002, 07:34:34 AM

BudMan,

That is the single axle the double is a option, Don't forget also it is a '98. And I can attest to the fact that it traveled great down the road. No Sway and tracked almost same path on the turns.

Rick-Wi

Bud Man · April 14, 2002, 02:25:41 PM

The shot of the cant looks good from what I can see , how close to happily tuned to perfection are you in restoring the mill to tip top shape ?

Rick-Wi · April 14, 2002, 02:36:42 PM

BudMan,

Now it is just the guides, Motor misses, and the wipers on the bed and dog arms.. The Sun must have took it's toll on the nylon.. And some tweeking to the bed. Still cuts the log High in the center, about 1/4 in. in 14 feet. Overall yes as of now it was worth the price. Little disapointed at first on the condition, but now after seeing it run.. Happy camper.. Now comes the edger, and Kiln. Pouring approch to the shed on Monday. That way we can keep the logs cleaner loading them. Oh, and one other thing.. If anyone else is considering buying one of the Cook's Debarker.. Weare a full face shield, it throughs everything at the opperator.

Rick-Wi

timberbeast · April 14, 2002, 08:38:12 PM

That cant looks good enuff ta eat, Rick! Out of curiosity, how long to cut it to where it is in the photo?

Rick-Wi · April 14, 2002, 09:16:24 PM

Timberbeast, Understand. I am just starting to learn the mill.. Took me by myself after laoding (Had help for that). I had to turn it six times, to clear the guides. 45 min, to 1 hr. Max. I took of but cuts first. then started squaring it. i HAVE SOME 24" X 5' OFF THE BUTT. I will trim them and split in half. It is a learning thing.

Rick-Wi

Bud Man · April 14, 2002, 10:32:12 PM

Ric-Wi, Anybody that can travel 1540 miles in 23.5 hours out of 48 hours total and can clean up a mill in a few days after sitting out in the weather for two years is ahead of most people in a learning curve. When I talked with the AccuTrac people they seemed to be very courteous and personable, I'll bet they will be great to work with !. I think It's all down hill from here ! Happy Sawing !! ;)

Rick-Wi · April 15, 2002, 06:28:58 AM

I think I have to revise what I said about the cant.. There is no clock, and I realy wasn't paying attention to speed. So revising I would say more like 1.5 hrs to get the log cut to a cant.

Budman Thanks for the coment. As stated before it isn't Rocket science. And I have set up bandsaws before. I have 30 years in construction, mostly Carpentry. Also Farmed meny of those years. So Machinery is always breaking and needed to be fixed.

Rick-Wi · April 25, 2002, 06:29:58 PM

Well found out some more thinks on the mill. It isn't friendly to doing edgeing. Dogs, for some reason don't come in to grip a 4/4 board. One will but the other will not. Also it has the birds mouth holders, that keeps the board about 3/8" away from the arms. The Dogs should grip it but one will not get that close? Ram isn't leaking, but will not travel the same distance as the other?

Rick-Wi

Tom · April 25, 2002, 06:50:37 PM

Rick, I have the same problem with my newer saw. The clamp will not close on a 4 quarter board unless it is raised to 8" or better. I keep a 2x2 or 2x4 of about 3 feet in length, handy under the mill so I can put it beside a single board if I have to edge one. The problem goes away when you are edging more than one at a time, but singles get to be a pain in the Ying Yang. :D

A plus to using a backing board like this on a saw whose blade runs away from the clamps is that the entire board is held and gives the blade the opportunity to cut the trim board rather than pull it away from the clamp. Sometimes it's handy to keep a 2x4 the same length as the 2x's handy for this reason.

My WM doesn't have this problem because the blades direction pulls the board into the clamp rather than away from it. I guess that is something one has to live with to get the value of design that lets you cut into clean wood.

Your right, it's not as friendly, but you can get used to it.

Rick-Wi · April 25, 2002, 07:04:31 PM

Tom, I used a 8' 4x4 on the dog side. Although I can edge I see were a dedicated edger is the only way to go. There ia a lot of wipp in the board as you try and edge it, and I will say I know it is not a 90 deg edge. But I can live with it till I can do something better. All said and done.. Couldn't be Happier the way things are going. Saw is not a problem, but learning the saw, and Sawing takes time..

Rick-Wi

Kevin · April 25, 2002, 07:13:31 PM

What`s a Ying Yang?
I don`t think we have those up here.

Bibbyman · April 25, 2002, 07:57:30 PM

Kevin, you've got one I'd bet. Here is how you can check. Just after you take your shower, put a mirror on the floor and squat over it. Now lean over and look down between your knees. There'll be your Ying Yang lookin' back at you! :D

Kevin · April 25, 2002, 08:13:03 PM

Hey Bib, just don`t let anyone catch you doing that, eh?
That sounds like something you might want to keep in the closet just a little while longer. :D

Tom · April 25, 2002, 08:20:47 PM

Hey, That's pretty cool Bibbeyman. I been trying to look over my shoulder. :D

Texas Ranger · April 26, 2002, 08:55:54 AM

Braggart

Bibbyman · April 27, 2002, 05:35:09 AM

Hay! My Ying Yang has been known to bark from time to time so I know where it is.

(Maybe that don't happen to you'll up north. ;D)

Kevin · April 27, 2002, 07:04:44 AM

That happens ...

Bud Man · April 27, 2002, 07:52:51 AM

Well Kevin, looks like wash day amounts to about one load of socks, looks like you keep things pretty simple and them door to door sales people get to the point pretty quick, eh ?

Kevin · April 27, 2002, 09:11:33 AM

It`s important to trap the heat at both ends, thus the hat and boots.

That guy looks like Jeff with Tom's hat! :D

Bibbyman · April 27, 2002, 10:08:59 AM

Looks like you'll got snow out the Ying Yang up there. :

Or is them next day grits?

Tom · April 27, 2002, 01:55:51 PM

Holy Cow !, a turbo-jet snow blower.

Must be a Finn. I've never heard of any others who run around naked in the snow.

L. Wakefield · April 27, 2002, 07:02:01 PM

You've heard of acid rain- well, they got it REAL bad up there- rain and snow both. He warn't nekkid when he started out. The hat and foot gear are special items to help these guys if they're caught out in the weather. You don't even want to THINK about how tough his hide must be to stand that acid bath. I dunno what they make that strategic tail gear out of. I guess it's for in case he slips and falls on his ying yang- yeah, it's a ying yang protector. lw

Rick-Wi · April 28, 2002, 03:50:56 PM

Well, tomorow is the day to really find out what we can do. 3000 bf of logs staged on the ramp, and saw ready to rock and roll, just hope that the miss in the engine doesn't bog it down on some of the bigger stuff. Need to cut some more stickers first thing in the morning, move some boards we cut previously, and put fresh batteries in the Metal detector. Mostly White oak, with two big chunks of Black Walnut, One I don't know if it will fit in the mill yet, and the other we have to lop off some limb stubs to make it fit (But should get some nice crotch wood out of it). I will let you know how it comes out.

Rick-Wi

Jeff · April 28, 2002, 04:00:12 PM

Sounds like fun Rick. My blood pressure sky rockets when I have to cut knarly crochety owly big logs, because there is always the chance of a log coming undogged and falling into the saw. Thats one big advantage you guys have with the band mills. I have never had a big log fall into our 60 inch circle saw, but I have this picture in my mind of armagedon.

I learned from Toms Mill that thats where the cool stuff gets cut on a band mill.

Rick-Wi · April 30, 2002, 07:54:27 PM

The Monday start was pushed back, because we had to move machinery. Took down a garage, that was 2 ft off one house and 3 feet off the owners house.. But tomorrow I will Mill, by myself. Already dug a flag pole holder, a 3/4" threaded bolt, a close hook, and a 60 penny spike out of some logs.. Ouch, that would have hurt the blade.. Also have good news, a friend of Warrens, said he would grade for us..

Rick-Wi