MY OLD MILL

jimparamedic · June 14, 2009, 10:48:34 PM

This is my second move for my mill. Still setting up the shed. The mill is an American built around 1900-1920.It has a 50" blade with 42 teeth and powered by a straight 6 250 chevy 3 speed trans. run through a rear end with spiders welded to get the right rotation without using a long flat belt. Also have a 20" and a 24" planer 30" rip saw 12" jump saw. I am using the mill now but have to set up the rest of the equipment when the shed is done.

StorminN · June 15, 2009, 02:47:30 AM

Hey Jim,

Welcome to the forum! What part of the world are you in? Is all the equipment of the same vintage? Got any pictures of your setup? We love pictures here!

-Norm.

jimparamedic · June 15, 2009, 12:29:24 PM

As soon as I figure out how to post my pic Ill put them up. All my equipment is flat belt run and thats what I like. Wquld like an old hit and miss engine to run my mill 20-30 horse.

jimparamedic · June 15, 2009, 12:43:35 PM

Well I got some pics posted the first is the mill shed going up (still in progress) next is my little helper standing by the power feed that I made from a hydrostat trans out of a jacobs lawn tractor works great I first used an elec. motor but no power at this site last is my little helper and my power unit chevy 250 straight 6 (My helper is not at the mill when its running) The spiders are welded in the rear end than I run the flat belts off the tires.

beenthere · June 15, 2009, 01:43:59 PM

Cute helper there.
Nice pose showing the teeth. ;D ;D
Looks like she is ready to have a picnic at the mill.

Are you storing cut material on the husk? Or going to resaw it?

jimparamedic · June 15, 2009, 06:54:48 PM

Just finnished sawing the lumber for the rest of the shed was putting it up when pics were taken. Also Ive been sawing by my self so I cut 1-2 logs than stop and stack and my helper is not big enough to help pa pal yet.

Dave Shepard · June 15, 2009, 08:43:04 PM

Thanks for posting your pics. I like seeing mills made up of whatever one has to get the job done. Neat reuse of the hydro trans.

jimparamedic · June 15, 2009, 09:32:26 PM

Well hydrolic feed for a mill would have cost 5000-10000 BIG ONES who can aford that when I have less than 200 tied up in this feed settup I will post some more pics later . Also Im looking for an old shingle mill to restore and put to work If you have it work it thats what tools were made for

bandmiller2 · June 16, 2009, 06:10:56 AM

Jim, mills like yours are what built this country.Do you have any problems with speed control or droop when in the log?? A fella i know used an old 50's vintage chev truck backed it up to the mill and cut rear axles off ahead of rear end ,drive shaft runs the arbor.If he doesn't have help its a long walk around to the off bearers side.Frank C.

jimparamedic · June 16, 2009, 01:24:04 PM

There have been some problems with the speed control but sence I went with the hyd.feed no more trouble plus I have now run this power unit for about ten years so I can govorn the engine by ear pretty good.

jimparamedic · June 17, 2009, 09:43:50 PM

Hope to have all the rafters set tomarrow then some tin and the will will be ready for any sawing I need. Well not counting the carriage rebuild to go from a ten foot to an 18 foot with this length iI will be able to saw 24 foot if I needed to do not plan to saw that length much but if I want I can. Still looking for a shingle mill

Meadows Miller · June 21, 2009, 09:05:12 AM

Gday

Welcome to the forum Jim ;) ;D ;D 8) 8) Like Frank said its mills like yours that built nations like ours it should come up a treat once you get the reco done and it reset you gotta love the old mills there Bullet proof Mate ;) ;D 8) 8) 8) 8)

Reguards Chris

jimparamedic · June 22, 2009, 11:14:52 PM

This is a 32" rip saw that I rewooded. plane to put rolers or a convar belt on the left side across from the rip fence. Old tec. but works. I used this to edge and rip boards also to make driers out of slabs.

jimparamedic · June 24, 2009, 07:32:55 PM

Working at the mill tomarrow will post more pics after I get home

Tripp · June 25, 2009, 01:51:36 PM

Looking forward to seeing more pics of your mill. Keep them coming.

How are you dealing with sawdust removal?

I am always looking for ideas in the sawdust department, it has given me much trouble in the past.

Tripp

jimparamedic · July 07, 2009, 06:57:48 PM

Sorry for being gone so long when it rains it poors around here As far as saw dust its pulled from the mill with a chain drag and most I give to whoever will come and load it. I am thinking of buying a wood pellet machine. Also looking to get a chipper for scraps. My slabs are thin because I make dryers and stakes out of what i can and fire wood out of the knots. Waste not want not

jimparamedic · July 11, 2009, 09:10:38 AM

Heres some of the equipment I use. The whench is a tulsa 30,000 off a truck. The cat heads get used alot in moving logs. The sawdust chain used to be powered with elec also the carrage was run by elec to but my new site does not have power so had to put every thing back to run off the saw

beenthere · July 11, 2009, 11:48:30 AM

Jim
Thanks for the pics.
I decipher them all, except for what is shown in the first one. What are we seeing there.
Is that at the husk, and driving the sawdust chain somehow?

jimparamedic · July 13, 2009, 12:39:41 AM

The first pic is of the side of the husk away from the blade. This is the start of the sawdust chain it runs under the husk and out to pic 2. Works good used to be run by an elec motor now it is run off the jack shaft that powers the carrage feed.

bandmiller2 · July 13, 2009, 05:40:54 AM

Jim,do you usally mill alone or do you have an offbearer?Are you planning some sort of table on the off side of the saw or just let the ends of the boards drop.frank C.

jimparamedic · July 13, 2009, 02:21:37 PM

Im planning some type of offbearer table Im by myself most of the time Dad helps some and so does my wife. I hope to put together some type of rollers to move the lumber out and pile it on a trailer to be sorted and stacked latter..For now I just pile on the off side of the husk. Hope to start milling logs for log house some inside and outside will be flat with top and bottom left round. I have to planers to set up to plane the logs. One planer is a 24" and the other is a 20" not sure of model both run on flat belts.

Sprucegum · July 13, 2009, 02:33:39 PM

8) Love those catheads! I have been wanting one ever since I started playing in the woodlot.

jimparamedic · July 13, 2009, 03:02:34 PM

Its surprising what you can move with a cat head and a hemp rope lift alot to with a simple gin pole rig have loaded logs on a truck by putting a cross pole between two trees and a snatch block. have to figure out how to post sketch