#45 DIY Homemade Band Sawmill Build Log Clamps, guides, stops, guards Spencers-Mountain Off-Grid 

Thank you. Pretty sure it was one of your videos that started this sawmill build! Thank you for watching!!

Joe, thank you for subscribing. That is always our best compliment. Hope I have provided things that interest you. We all learn from sharing, even the simple things. Thank you for watching.

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Thank you for the kind comment. And thank you for watching our video.

Wow! Thanks you so much for the kind comments! There are a lot of great materials that are tossed into scrap, lots of materials that have other uses if you look at them in a different way. For me, it is fun to realize how a scrap or salvage material can become useful. The next challenge is to make those materials look like they were intended to be together. It is satisfying in the end to see everything work as planned. Thanks for taking the time to comment and Thank You for watching our videos!

Thanks! But, how many sawmill videos are too many? Thanks for watching

Maybe a little of my own angle on the clamp design, but nothing genius. Most of my build is using existing construction ideas tailored to materials I had laying around. So copy away, glad our video may help someone out with their dreams. Thanks for watching!

Thank you for the comment. I collected a lot of ideas from RU-vid videos...hoping to give some back. Thanks for watching.

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Thank you for the nice comment! Got a comment in another place where the author said "I don't want no dogs chewing on my lumber".

Thanks for watching! Glad you found something useful.

I used RU-vid videos to do my build...only seemed fair to share. Thanks for watching, really appreciate it.

Check out surpluscenter.com for a much cheaper version of the identical parts. Use the 18.75" split bore pulleys and bore adapters for the size shaft you want to use.

@@SpencersMountain thank you for the heads. This is we’re I did purchase some items from. And my milk is about completed. I’m excited for sure. I’m enjoying the channel. Good work. Thanks again.

Thank you. Hope it helps someone get along with their project...either how or how not to build a sawmill...either way a great way to share ideas.

Cut off wheel on a 4-1/2" grinder and belt grinder. The hand grinder could have taken care of the final shape but I have a homemade belt grinder for that. Could also be made out of bits and pieces welded together. Somewhere I saw the cam parts made from cut off round bar and welded to flat bar with round bar spikes. Use you imagination an what you can find laying around. Hope to see what you come up with! Thanks for watching.

The band wheels I used are vee- belt sheaves. 18-3/4” outside diameter. I bought them new from www.surplus center.com these are general use vee-belt sheaves. One runs a tight fitting B size belt for a “tire” providing the crown needed that causes the blade to seek a high spot and run centered on the sheave. The drive belt on the engine provides the tire on the other wheel. If I were to build another saw, I would buy band wheels from Cooks. www.cooks saw.com. Their wheels have a crowned surface and do not use “tires”. They are more expensive but offer a lot of benefits running a blade on a steel surface getting rid of tire wear and sawdust buildup under tires. Feel free to ask any questions and thank you for watching.

The clutch is 8" with a 5" double pulley on it. My old Kohler KT17 engine has a 1-1/8" output shaft, making a HP capable and shaft size rather expensive (in the $400 to $500). This clutch was $150 on eBay and was new. Pays to search around for parts! Thank you for watching!

The clutch was a lucky $150 find on eBay. My old engine has a not so common 1-1/8” shaft with 18hp normally means $600. A newer engine with slightly less HP could be much cheaper. An internet search for centrifugal clutch should find some offers. One example www.hilliardcorp.com/centrifugal-clutches/ Alternately, a pulley on an over center lever to tension the drive belt could have been used. But the centrifugal clutch is a pleasure to run.