Collin's Mill Build - V2.0 is long overdue

[Ed_K]

How about building something like this?

[Hoopty5.0]

How about building something like this?

That's how I originally started out but changed designs so that the leverage on the mast would be spread out more.

[charles mann]

Thanks for the comments. This will strictly be lifting logs next to the mill. Swinging 180°, and then lowering. I think the other thing I should have mentioned is that the jib is 6' long and I'll only ever be using 3-4' or so.

@charles mann I do still have one of those two pecan logs I got from you to mill. What do you figure they weighed? That will likely be the biggest load it ever picks.

Id say no less than 1000 lbs, no more than 1500 lbs. but i could be wrong on the high or low side, leaning more to the high side of wrong, just by watching how much my tires squatted in the front. It may be closer to 2000 lbs. 
did you use equip to off load it, or armstrong and leverage? 

[Hoopty5.0]

I offloaded with the tractor and my "crane" attachment I made for the 3 pt hitch.

[Hoopty5.0]

Been off the mill for a bit, but cut up some nice mesquite today. This stuff is way waaay heavier than it should be. Sheesh!

 



 

I cut it 8/4. It warps and twists pretty bad so it's going to be strapped like crazy. Beautiful stuff though.

Waiting on some blades from Woodmizer again. I thought I'd learn to order far enough in advance, but their lead time is nuts regardless.

[Crusarius]

definitely some nice stuff. Some ppl will think I am crazy but I just sanded down a couple walnut slabs I cut a while ago today. They are going to be benches  either for the deck or the playground.

[PC-Urban-Sawyer]

C'mon Big C, you know if no pictures it didn't happen...

[Hoopty5.0]

WOW! 3 mos since my last post. I got tied up in a large furniture project for a customer, then a large project for my wife, and work has been nuts in between all of that.

Speaking of work, I am starting a new project soon that has a lot of trees on it that I want, mostly black jack oak and a large osage tree. Going up tomorrow to compare what's out there vs what I've been seeing in the tree survey. Hope to be back into milling soon!

[Hoopty5.0]

A while back, @charles mann gifted me a couple pecan logs that I milled and had kiln dried. Finally got something to show for it, hoping to sell them for a pretty penny! thanks again for the beautiful wood.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Been doing a little milling lately. Just been so busy with my real job I can't seem to find time for much else.

[charles mann]

@Hoopty5.0 
Those look good. Im glad i could pass on something that turned out in favor for you. It could have easily went the other way too. I just got a 30' trailer load of pecan out of a vacuum kiln in waco and had very little warping/cupping, but pre dried by lightening, cutting them 3" thick and 2 months under a black tarp with good air flow, im hoping helped in lessening the warpage. If posting pics was difficult, esp off the phone, id post some before/after pics.