Really pleased

[bandmiller2]

Pleased with my old homebuilt bandmill today sawed a 30"x14' white pine today right around 500 bf.Got 20 18" boards,16's 14's and 10's all straight no wave or knot dodge.Two plain clamp turned the log no problem. Frank C.

[jueston]

plans for the lumber yet? or just going to put it in the shed to dry and see what comes to you after it dries a little? or is it for a customer? ??? ???

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I'd love to have that stack of lumber!  8)

Got a pic or two?

[WDH]

Frank,

500 BF in one log is a big job!

[Holmes]

 Sounds like you did well. Where did you get a log that big?????  Holmes

[Ron Wenrich]

Log scales out to 590 bf.  20 18" boards scale out to 420 bf.  Sounds like you underscaled your lumber. 

[bandmiller2]

Your right Ron quite a bit was waste, log had been around a wile,no bark,had to slab heavy to get rid of worm holes.Cut the order for a customer, think its going into a wood shed. Frank C.

[paul case]

That is something to be proud of.
Good job Frank!
Those biguns can be kinda intimidating, but it sounds like she handled it like a pro!PC

[buildthisfixthat]

its great to cut lumber on mills we built ...sometimes i sit and marvel at my mill thinking whoever built this is one smart son of of beach oh yeah it was i that built it

[bandmiller2]

Fixthat,I have a friend that built the best bandmill I've seen,all hyd. super heavy duty with a seat to ride.Reminds me of a piece of railroad track maint. equip.As I've said before,building mills,you get out what you put in. Frank C.

[Hilltop366]

Hi Frank, I know you don't do pictures on here but if you have a digital camera and can email them I would be more than willing to post them for you, I would start a new album " Bandmiller2's pictures".  You have some great ideas and do a good job describing them and pictures would be the icing on the cake!  Just throwing it out there for you.

Hilltop366

[bandmiller2]

Hilltop, thanks for the kind words mate,I don't even know how to e-mail em.Member and friend JSNH has some pictures of my mills and band setter in his album. Frank C.

[york]

Frank,buddy up with the kids next door-they will show you how-back when,i got my first pc,a 14 year old kid,got me up to speed.....Bert

[Blaszer]

...Or take them with a cell phone and post them that way...

[bandmiller2]

Blazer I don't even have a cell phone,don't like phones everytime they ring its problems.Kinda nervous about neighbor kids Bert, they  might think i'am a perv.Got to corral my daughter when shes over. Frank C.