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HawkinsHollow
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The eagle has landed!!
Want to buy a sawmill - Talk me out of it!
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Let the fun begin!!!
My neighbor bought a Woodland Mills, the same summer that I bought my Woodmizer. He said that he had some type of problem so he called them up and they talked him through the diagnosis. It turns out they had done something wrong at the factory so they sent him a new part, which he had in a couple of days. Everybody makes a mistake once in a while, what matters is how it's handled.
This was during the summer of Covid. (2020)
My neighbor bought a Woodland Mills, the same summer that I bought my Woodmizer. He said that he had some type of problem so he called them up and they talked him through the diagnosis. It turns out they had done something wrong at the factory so they sent him a new part, which he had in a couple of days. Everybody makes a mistake once in a while, what matters is how it's handled.
This was during the summer of Covid. (2020)
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jonsstihl
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check the belt tension. and by check I mean slack it off an re-adjust. Mine was set by a gorilla at the factory and I Checked it and found it was not to loose but didn't realize it was too tight. Have fun.
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HawkinsHollow
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A little update:
I had to flatten a spot for the saw at the mill. It has been pretty wet here, more rain tomorrow. Then a nice dry spell which will allow some gravel on this spot. My buddy gave me a great piece of advice. Use good sized gravel so you don't get little rocks stuck in the bark. I plan on using 2-3" crushed concrete that I can get for $20/ton.
Once I get gravel down I will build the PT wood base for it.
The mill is going together really well! This thing is HEAVY duty!
I hope to be milling by next weekend!
I had to flatten a spot for the saw at the mill. It has been pretty wet here, more rain tomorrow. Then a nice dry spell which will allow some gravel on this spot. My buddy gave me a great piece of advice. Use good sized gravel so you don't get little rocks stuck in the bark. I plan on using 2-3" crushed concrete that I can get for $20/ton.
Once I get gravel down I will build the PT wood base for it.
The mill is going together really well! This thing is HEAVY duty!
I hope to be milling by next weekend!
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That is indeed a smart tip about larger gravel! Although I suppose after milling just a few logs, you'll have sawdust and bark bits covering the ground everywhere anyway.
Is that area flat? Looks sloped away towards the cliff, but photos are deceiving. Any plans for a roof structure over the mill? Or is tarping the plan.
Good to see some assembly progress. That lift cart looks pretty dang handy - on my wish list as well.
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HawkinsHollow
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It is pretty flat. I will make it flatter with gravel and might have a bit of variation in the legs of my wood base to level it perfectly.
I plan on building something like this over the head for now.
I had one of those 10x20 tarp structures from HF. Well after a couple years it ripped but I saved the majority of the steel tubing and still have enough to build something like this over the head. Better than nothing. I am not sure this is going to be the final resting place for the mill so until I figure that out everything is going to be set up on a provisional basis.
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Regarding rock and dirt caught up in the bark. Try as much as possible to never drag your logs. If you have the equipment lift them and carry them to put onto your mill.
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HawkinsHollow
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Yes sir, check!!
Also thinking about getting a bark removal tool as well. Some people use those debarkers for the end of a chainsaw, some used aggressive grinding wheels on a angle grinder. I am leaning towards chainsaw debarker as I do not have electricity at this site.
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If you don't plan on keeping your mill in that one location, gravel will keep the mud down, but then you will have gravel mixed with mud and sawdust when you move your mill. When my friend brought his portable mill on wheels over, there was a lot of walking back and forth in the sunshine (a shed would have been awesome), a lot of sawdust, and a lot of boards to stack. Keeping the logs clean has a lot to do with the sawmill blade staying sharp and cutting efficiently. And not cutting into logs that have wire stuck in them.