Circular sawmill plans?

[Stanisas]

I've seen various plans for chainsaw (Procut) and bandsaw mills available.  Besides the book, Building a Circular Sawmill by Richard Buxton, does anyone know of any plans or information available for making your own circular sawmill--either with a moving log carriage or a moving saw blade?

[raycon]

This winter I came across a 2 abandoned circular mills in the woods one on a trailer. One under roof.  Might be worthwhile to ask around someone might know of one -- you could go look at and reverse engineer.

[SAWYER_SLIM]

http://www.lindsaybks.com/bks5/sawmill/

[Stanisas]

Thanks for the responses.  I presently in  Montenegro (former Yugoslavia) where I am involved in a missions project to help put people to work through making firewood and milling lumber.  There are no circular sawmills nearby that I can examine to reverse engineer.  The link to Linsays, is for the book I already mentioned, which has some good information, but no straight forward plans.  We've been using an Alaskan set-up so far and would like to improve on our output.  Thanks again.  Looking forward to more reccomendations.

Stan S

[Jeff]

Stan, would you have access to the one main ingredient? The sawblade?  

[Stanisas]

That is one of the ingredients I would have to buy--I would also have to buy the equipment for sharpening and maintaining the blade--there are a number of manufacturers in europe.  I would like to be able to build the rest from locally available steel and a locally obtained engine of some kind.

Thanks for the interest.

Stan S

[Corley5]

I've seen circular sawmill plans on E-bay on occasion.  Run a search using sawmill plans and saw mill plans and something will come up.  Right now there are plans for bandmills.

[Jeff]

Really, other then the set works mechanisms, and dog assemblies, there ain't much to a circle mill. I can tell you, you must start with a firm foundation.

You need a husk frame to support the saw arbor, a track assembly, and a carriage. Some way to drive the carriage back and forth on the track, and a power supply to the saw arbor.  If you had a chance to visit an older mill, you might see the basics.

[mitch]

The Meadows Mills web site has some general details of their circular sawmills at  http://www.meadowsmills.com/

The book "The Circular Sawmill" by C. H. Wendel has numerous pictures of older circular mills.

The Belsaw mill is one of the  simplest designs.

Good luck with your  venture.

[Jeff]

Here is a good link with some old mill pictures.
http://www.citlink.net/~messineo/sawmill.html

[Swede]

Stan.

I think You can buy a used sawmill in Sweden for SEK 30 000 - 100 000.00.
13 km from here is one and I think there is a grider on it. The engine is a Scania 36-S (4-cyl diesel).
2 km. from here is one but a wreck and no engine. There is also an edger.

I´ll ask for it if You want me to.

Swede.

[ADfields]

I never knew Scania made small motors.   That is the company that makes trucks and I'm not mixing up spellings am I.
Andy

[Swede]

ADfields.

YES! They makes trucks and busses. I don´t think they do this 4-cyl. any longer. Most of them was used in the army.

Swede.

[Stanisas]

Thanks for all the replies.  I've looked at some of the websites and pictures, and have ordered the Wendel book.  I've found much helpful information, but I still wish that I could find some plans.

Swede--thanks for the information.  It's good to know that you have mills available at those prices--could you give a little more information about the features of the mills through the price range.  When we have more capital available, I will contact you for more information.  I'd love to be able to get one of the wrecks you mention for free or inexpensively--but the distance makes that prohibitive at this time.


Stan S

[Buzz-sawyer]

Stan
I have built a circular mill and it wasnt that difficult ...though I used some parts off of old mills, I have lots of old pics and literature of old mills that may possibly help out, I will give what advise I can as well
Don

[Fred]

I have pictures of an old Geiser mill I sawed alot with it but sold it to get a bandmill. I still have a 48" B style saw and a belsaw carrage & jockey grinder..
                            Fred

[Greg Sprock]

I work at an old Frick 001 on the weekends and have an American 001 I am restoring.

What ever photos or measurements you need, I can provide.

I am also drawing up parts as I go and can provide PDF plans somewhere down the road.

[dgdrls]

I work at an old Frick 001 on the weekends and have an American 001 I am restoring.

What ever photos or measurements you need, I can provide.

I am also drawing up parts as I go and can provide PDF plans somewhere down the road.

Welcome to the FF Greg Sprock,  unfortunately this post is over a decade old.

Tell us a little more about yourself,

Best
D

[Greg Sprock]

Oh, my, aren't I embarrassed? I should read the details, I guess.

I have volunteered with a steam-powered mill at Chippokes, VA and now at Borden's Sawmill in Hayes, VA.

We have a turn-of-the-century American that we are restoring in part with wood we mill at Borden's.  The power plant is a mid-1930s magneto fired Waukesha and will produce about 50 hp to swing a 62" blade.