Nice Home made Sawmill.

[Stytooner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceF2kY6yFkg

[cabinetman]

Really cool sawmill. Didn't see no Shark Guard, or dust masks either. Seems like the weight of the cut piece would bear on the blade, in lieu of wedges.
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[cgallery]

Seems like the weight of the cut piece would bear on the blade, in lieu of wedges.
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That is what I was thinking but it didn't seem the saw had any problem with that. Perhaps because it cuts a wide enough kerf that the angle formed as the cut piece falls to the log never touches the back of the blade until you're through with the cut, and then the blade exits the cut altogether?

Pretty neat.

[Stytooner]

The use of wedges might be the helpers job when he isn't running the camera. I did notice that he used some type of lube or coolant. This might make the back of the blade slip better.

[footprintsinconc]

that is definitely cool!

[crokett]

Cool! I want one! I couldn't tell how the blade is fed through. Looks like it might be gravity? Or does he just pull it?

[L. D. Jeffries]

Just to clarify things. Bandsaw mills like this one do not need wedges, the weight of the sawn piece does not interfere with the blades movement. This one is "hand" powered, that is to pull it along the track. You can buy powered ones but at a bigger price. I've used and helped on both kinds. Great piece of gear if you have access to timber, you can make a lot of lumber at a small per piece price. Plus you can saw just about any dimension you want; 6x6? sure why not or whatever! The spray bottle was just to help lubricate the blade; thats where it get expensive. $40 and up depending on length. Simple machine really, a motor to drive two wheels and a runner system to go down the log.

[Pappy]

I get some sawing done on a homemade mill. Blade runs on a pair of tires.

[ironhat]

I get some sawing done on a homemade mill. Blade runs on a pair of tires.

Kind of like this one , I'm guessing. There's one other clip there that uses tires bur the unit sets so high that my back yells just looking at it!

[guycox]

I'd rather push that thing than pull it towards me... Come to think of it which way do the Woodmizers and the Timberkings cut - towards or away from the operatr?