Wallee's Milling Thread

Dave Shepard · September 29, 2016, 08:22:34 PM

Material handling makes a huge difference with any size mill. 8)

4x4American · September 29, 2016, 10:09:39 PM

X2

red · September 30, 2016, 07:41:49 AM

I like it when a well thought out plan comes together .

Wallee · September 30, 2016, 11:44:38 PM

Rails installed!

Kbeitz · October 01, 2016, 04:30:48 AM

Your beams would have been much stronger if you mounted them with the flat up...

fishfighter · October 01, 2016, 04:40:44 AM

Makes it easy to roll logs the way he has it.

Kbeitz · October 01, 2016, 04:43:12 AM

I bet it would... If you would drill some holes in the middle you could stick a point
of the cant in and push...

4x4American · October 01, 2016, 07:11:45 AM

How come didn't just do that out of lumber?

paul case · October 01, 2016, 09:01:45 AM

Lumber is good.

Some situations make steel much better. The repeated beating it will take makes steel a much better option for those runs. A neighbor of mine had railroad iron for his log ways to the mill. They never broke.
Those I beams will get so slick that if it wont roll it will probably slide. I like it.

PC

Wallee · October 01, 2016, 11:19:59 AM

Quote from: paul case on October 01, 2016, 09:01:45 AM
Lumber is good.

Some situations make steel much better. The repeated beating it will take makes steel a much better option for those runs. A neighbor of mine had railroad iron for his log ways to the mill. They never broke.
Those I beams will get so slick that if it wont roll it will probably slide. I like it.

PC

exactly what I was thinking! Plus this is done when I'm finished, no going back and adjusting!

Czech_Made · October 01, 2016, 01:11:20 PM

Quote from: Kbeitz on October 01, 2016, 04:30:48 AM
Your beams would have been much stronger if you mounted them with the flat up...

Exactly!

4x4American · October 01, 2016, 06:28:33 PM

I was thinking that you put the I beams the way that you did so that you could put a chain in the center and have a live log deck

Wallee · October 03, 2016, 09:43:59 PM

Quote from: 4x4American on October 01, 2016, 06:28:33 PM
I was thinking that you put the I beams the way that you did so that you could put a chain in the center and have a live log deck

That's the plan. Also the main reason they are turned that way. And because they make turning/sliding the logs easy that way. They are supported at 8 foot intervals which is by all means gracious of plenty enough to support a few logs.
Fixed up the roller beds today as well!

Ohio_Bill · October 04, 2016, 08:12:17 AM

Looking Good, The rollers will make a big difference and your wheel loader with forks can move a lot very fast . I really enjoy watching your progress . Good job !

Wallee · October 05, 2016, 12:08:43 AM

Finished the log deck for now. Im sure I will modify it over time to make it better. For now its ready to put some logs on!

47sawdust · October 05, 2016, 06:24:24 AM

The log deck looks nice,good job of bracing.
How do you like the skate rollers?I've never used them for lumber moving but they seem easier to come by than roller conveyors?

4x4American · October 05, 2016, 06:39:02 AM

give him a minute to use em first lol lol

Wallee · October 05, 2016, 02:57:36 PM

Quote from: 4x4American on October 05, 2016, 06:39:02 AM
give him a minute to use em first lol lol

Sawed a few on them today! Love them. Effortless rolling!

Wallee · October 11, 2016, 10:53:44 PM

Anyone have any budget minded ideas for a saw dust blower? I want to get it out of the way. I have a small trailer built that I could use to transport it away from the mill.

Kbeitz · October 12, 2016, 05:46:47 AM

Quote from: Wallee on October 11, 2016, 10:53:44 PM
Anyone have any budget minded ideas for a saw dust blower? I want to get it out of the way. I have a small trailer built that I could use to transport it away from the mill.

Cragslist...

red · October 12, 2016, 07:29:01 AM

For a temporary solution you can use a big landscaper walk behind leaf blower . But you really don't want to be breathing in that much sawdust blown in the air . Going cheap will always cost you in the long run.

flyboy16101 · October 12, 2016, 08:49:50 AM

So far I have had good luck with a Harbor Freight blower (This is only temporary until i find a better blower) and some flex-able dust collector hose that hangs from a cable the length of my mill shed and rides on some small pulleys I got from the hard ware store. Used a downspout to 4 inch pipe adapter with a hing on it to replace the factory chute from Woodmizer. The only issue I had was fibers plugging up the screens on the blower so I cut them out. Then I ran a length of hose to an old gravity box outside. Seams to be holding up pretty good but you are doing a lot more production then I am a week. I think I have about $200-$300 in it not counting the gravity wagon. Big thing to remember is if you go with PVC pipe or something similar to run a bare copper wire inside as ground for static electric build up.

paul case · October 12, 2016, 09:13:57 AM

This was brought up by 4x4 american somewhere lately.

I have a grizzly 2 hp 220v blower from one of their dust collector setups. Pretty durable and reasonable. I wouldnt go smaller for any type of production sawing. 4'' corrugated flexible sewer pipe will work for quite a while for a suction hose or for that matter the exhaust as well. And it is cheap. Comes in 100 ft rolls at your local big box store.

I have ran this kind of set up for 4 years and have never had a problem with static electricity. Some of the red oak lumber I cut right off the mill tests at 48% moisture. I think that is the reason static has not been a problem for me.

I did find a blower on craigslist that happened to be exactly like what I have and I bought it for $100. It is like brand new. Well it was. That was before we used it to catch the dust from sarge's mill for the last 7 months. Still looks like new and runs just as good as new.

PC

pineywoods · October 12, 2016, 09:26:33 AM

Harbor freight dust collector blower and 6 inch metal stove pipe. Couple of short pieces of flex hose where needed. Pics in my gallery and post in the sawmill threads..I just blow it in a pile out in the woods. The only problems I have had is a bad switch on the blower and the flex hose tearing after several years of use. Not much over $200 invested..