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Having just recently purchased a new bandsaw mill, I'm looking for advice on how to get the most out of the whole logs-to-lumber process. This thread is along the same lines as my previous thread Logistics of firewood hauling and splitting? which gave me lots of good ideas and pictures which I enjoyed very much.
That said, I purchased a little Hud-son Homesteader HFE-21 sawmill to mill up white pine, poplar and red oak for various building projects around the farm. I've only gotten to mill a few logs with it but so far I really like it (I was previously using an Alaskan chainsaw mill.) It isn't terribly fast with only 6.5hp, but get the job done far easier and quicker than with the Alaskan. So far I've just used it with the provided 12' of track, but I built another section of track today so I can mill 16' lumber. A few pics of the mill as currently setup:
As mentioned, I built some additional track and will be setting the whole unit up on some nice straight 20' long 6x6 posts. I'll probably set some more 6x6 at a right angle to the mill as a place to set logs to bet rolled on the mill.
So, my questions for those will sawmills (stationary or portable, circular or band):
-What kind of equipment do you use to get your logs from the stump to the mill?
-What kind of method or layout do you use to efficiently separate/stack/move lumber, slab wood, sawdust etc away from the mill?
-I'll be stacking and stickering the lumber outside for now, what do you use as a good flat base for your lumber? To cover your lumber stacks?
-Any other advice for a first time sawyer?
Any info and pics will be much appreciated.
That said, I purchased a little Hud-son Homesteader HFE-21 sawmill to mill up white pine, poplar and red oak for various building projects around the farm. I've only gotten to mill a few logs with it but so far I really like it (I was previously using an Alaskan chainsaw mill.) It isn't terribly fast with only 6.5hp, but get the job done far easier and quicker than with the Alaskan. So far I've just used it with the provided 12' of track, but I built another section of track today so I can mill 16' lumber. A few pics of the mill as currently setup:
As mentioned, I built some additional track and will be setting the whole unit up on some nice straight 20' long 6x6 posts. I'll probably set some more 6x6 at a right angle to the mill as a place to set logs to bet rolled on the mill.
So, my questions for those will sawmills (stationary or portable, circular or band):
-What kind of equipment do you use to get your logs from the stump to the mill?
-What kind of method or layout do you use to efficiently separate/stack/move lumber, slab wood, sawdust etc away from the mill?
-I'll be stacking and stickering the lumber outside for now, what do you use as a good flat base for your lumber? To cover your lumber stacks?
-Any other advice for a first time sawyer?
Any info and pics will be much appreciated.