Sawmill

[jeffro1635]

i JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I HAVE BUILT A CHAIN SAW MILL. i USED C CHANNEL FOR THE RAIL AND BOTTLE JACKS TO RAISE THE LOGS. HAVE A CRANK TO MOVE THE SAW. MAKE MY OWN RIPPER CHAINS. AND WELL I CAN CUT A 10" CAN'T 12' LONG UNDER 1 MINUTE. IT IS SMOOTH AND CORRECT.I HAVE SOME PICTURES AND WILL POST THEM AS SOON AS I LEARN HOW.IT WAS SMIPLE TO MAKE . YOU CAN E-MAIL ME IF YOU WANT THE PICTURES SOONER. MAPPER1635@YAHOO.COM
I AM BUILDING A SHOP CUTTING LOGS AND BOARDS. BUILDING A LOG CABIN CUTTING DOVE TAILS AND EVERYTHING WITH A CHAIN SAW SO COOL

 

[Nomoregears]

I built my own band saw mill from scratch. To save yourself much time and money try the plans at
Home Built Bandsaw Bandmill - Build your own Bandsaw Sawmill - Home.
Please keep in mind these things.

Build it to use a standard size band used on the manufactured mills. If you make it to use odd size bands, it will cost you $$$. Do not under power your mill.

Make everything adjustable and I mean everything! I spent just as much time machining certain parts as I did welding. I can adjust everything. It pays dividends in the long run.

Do not use exotic parts. Band saws wear out parts. Can you replace the bearings, the wheels, or the guides readily? Try to build it with parts from your local auto or tractor store.

Be real about the diameter of the log you will really cut. Sure you can build a band saw to cut up a mighty red wood... In reality you'll be cutting much much smaller trees.

Get a metal detector.....It cost about 4 band saw blades and last much longer than 4 band saw blades.

Plan for saw dust removal... These things make tons of saw dust.. If I can be of any help just email me. I'll try to send pictures.

 

[czechsonofagun]

There is a very active sawmill group on Yahoo, worth checking it out, IMHO.