Last board thickness

[Danbeck]

Don't let Dan fool ya!  Look at his join date!

Good to see ya here Dan!

-Doug

Hey Doug. I knew I'd catch you on here somewhere... ;)

[Gideon_70]

I think most of us have found that on one occasion in the distant past, even dropping as low as 6" can send sparks flyin'. We call this "baptizing" a sawmill.  :

, I did that to mine with the starter blade... and now I have... texture.... on my log dog handle.

My mill will not cut lower than 2" on the last pass... and it's because the log dog is too large to clear the blade.  I plan to fix it one day, but for now, I just add a board under the log when I do my last flip, and the last one comes out 1"

[Peter Drouin]

Wellcome Dan

[Magicman]

Dan, you have been mighty quite for the past two years.  Welcome to the Forestry Forum.   8)

[redprospector]

The first band mill I ever ran was a Wood-Mizer LT30. It was all manual, and had a 14 hp. engine. It would not cut closer than 2" to the bed.
That was about 1995, and it was a pretty old looking mill then. Not sure what year it actually was.

[Ocklawahaboy]

My 1986 lt40 stops 2" from the bunks.  By stacking some boards underneath, I can easily cut down to one inch though.

[bandmiller2]

At least with a bandmill you have limited liability, screw up and its just the cost of a twenty or so dollar band. A big headsaw within 1/2" of steel makes you as nervous as a plump rooster around Frank Purdue. Frank C.

[Lawg Dawg]

Hey, thanks for the welcome guys. I've learned a few things already. I'm just hanging inside today, waiting for sugaring weather to show up (small operation - I tap about 600). Maybe then I can throw the battery back in the mill, and get some things milled out at home before the customers start pushing.... 8)

I thought that I'd seen that truck in your background before! Welcome Dan!

[Foxtrapper]

Mine goes to 1 inch as well.  The first mill I owned only went down to 2 inches.  Never thought about putting a board under the cant..learn something every time I visit on here.. :D :D :D