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I love that you have your dad there, and that you're asking him why he built it the way he did. I wish my dad was still around. What a blessing dads are to us.

Pop's is a testament of the greatest generation. Set a goal, plan and plan some more and get to work and sort through the trouble spots that arise. You are a blessed man for having a father like him. Great outcome gentlemen.

Your DAD is a supper intelligent man: love the way he thinks on putting things together.

I've watched lots of videos and rarely comment but just had to say thanks for this one. I really learned a lot and look forward to seeing this mill in action. I was impressed by two major items; your humility and candid corrections without just editing them out and the second thing was the respect and compliments you gave 'pops' he really deserves them. I plan to start milling soon with a woodmiser LT-15 and feel good about being part his community of sawers. And if you could go a little more in depth about blade tension and tracking I would appreciate it. Keep up the great work.

Well thought out! Thank goodness we have men who think things through and I’m talking about dad.

WOW one of the best-engendered homemade mills I have ever seen and believe me I have watched a lot of videos well done .

That's a pretty complex system with movement and geared carriage.. I've seen much simplier designs, but you have the adventage of automation and spare your energy to run it.. =) Hats down, excelent build.

This is one of the cleanest builds i've seen. Very well thought out. I been plannin a build for better part of 10years. So thinkin to start a build next year once i get moved into new state/property. Awesome job. Thanks for sharing.

Loved this video - just getting into milling and saw mills in general. Don't even know the beginning of how they work, I Just know I love carpentry and one day the dream is to have a piece of land where I can put my own mill

Pop's Wood Slicer 9000 is probably the best diy mill I've seen on you tube

That is a nice build! I built a similar one that I have been using for 30 years. The one thing I'd recommend is a direct reading blade tensioner. I have a hydraulic one with a hydraulic gauge so I can see the tension and make adjustments as needed on the go. Also the gauge will give you a good indication when to blade gets dull.

Truly enjoyed this, thank you and I hope pops keeps going and creating great machinery. thank you both.

Great mill build gentlemen. The part that touches me most is the father- son time together. Cherish that time. It's as the Bible days... "like a vapor that appears for a little while then vanishes away". Having lost my Dad back in 2020, I'll just say again... cherish the time! Blessings to you

Really enjoyed this, I respect anyone from pop's generation and the relationship you two share is priceless, thanks for sharing!👊

The only thing I found missing is the coffee cup holder, otherwise an excellent build.

Wow, really impressed with your build. Hats off to your pops! I’m contemplating building one myself and y’all have set the bar for sure!!

That’s a serious self build mill 👏👏

Very nice, well done! I will have to watch this a few more times. Considering how quickly that thing can cut a man in half safety is a necessity! I believer the "rubber" part is called a "tire", first time I heard it I thought "no I want a rubber thing for my bandsaw!"

just plain AWESOME! Great job! You can not purchase one made this good!! EAT YOUR HEART OUT WOODMIZER!

I like your scrubber for your round bar. I will be adding a set on my mill oil soaked to keep my rails lubricated. I used an aluminum ruler with magnets for my scale. It is handy to be able to zero the scale for cutting a specific thickness board. Its fun to see similarities and differences between other homemade mills.

Very good. If I were to build I would use acme thread rod for elevation with a winch motor for screw drive. I love your chain drive.

Thanks for solving a problem for me .I have built a five foot X 10 foot router sled for flattening slabs table tops and mantels . Originally it was a manual machine that is now powered by a wheel chair motor like the one you are using . Problem was the carriage racking on start and stop .Bingo dual drive and proximity switches for end of cut stopping . I am also in North Georgia (Rome) would love to visit and look at your mill .

You and Pop Built One Mean Saw!

Your father and you did a great job building your mill nice

Just stumbled on to your channel ! Liked & Subed I know you already know this but Pop's is one of a kind ! No si'gogglin with that mill !! Cherish your time with him !!!! May God bless y'all !!!

Nice job on the fabrication. Your Dad's got skills. You may have already done so but have your Dad look into some bent sheet metal guarding for the sprockets and chain runs. As menitioned, you have a lot of torque on that gearbox and motor.

this is a very nice home built mill I'm building one very similar and thanks for sharing your build.

Very nice Work! Greatings from Germany.

That is a awesome build!!! I am planning on building a new one this year because the one I built isn't rigid and stiff when running but saws really well. I wasn't really sure if my mill would work but it does but needs improved. I have been studying Cooks sawmills for a while because they build good mills. Your Pops mill is really nice and a great build!!!! Really enjoy and appreciate both of you making the video and sharing your craftsmanship!!! Look forward to seeing more videos!!!!!

Very clever system.

Just found your channel. Really nice Mill you built and the enclosure around it. Thanks for the videos !

a lot of it is built like a cooks saw mill I think which are great

Totaling awesome build . Did it right ! The only way .

When I built my own mills ..... I used the quarter inch to the full turn for raising and lowering. It surely does have advantages on the auto adjust and stops so that it will only drop as far as you want it to. The biggest advantage of it is when the blade clears the cut, you can just bump the blade up a bit so when dragging the saw back for the next cut, you don't drag the blade off of the saw by hitting the log. I ain't got too much of a vocabulary.... I'm seventy three now and wishing I was thirty seven. Depending on what I cut was why I always had the circular saw around to just make cants. I am still trying to remember how I made my tool for the auto adjust for lap siding. The lap siding will give you so much more out of a cant or whole tree for that matter. I experimented with doing a resaw for making lap siding and its hard to go from say six inch lap to twelve inch lap or any size that your going for. If I was standing in my shop again, I could make one pronto. Meaning one side of the lap is quarter inch and the other being a three quarter inch so that when you saw a one inch thick board, you had enough wood to get both boards the same and not lose it in saw curf. (advantages of a bandsaw mill) I was in northwest corner of washington state then. After I moved to alaska in 1970, I built a circle saw mill right away and must of cut two hundred cabins of lumber the first year. I couldn't cut enough to keep up with people moving in on the southwest islands (Prince of Wales) so when I got back down to washington state again in the late seventies, I bought a bunch of old saws that were used for sawing shakes for roofs. After fighting with other designs, decided the time had come to just build my own. I don't know how many I made but I know that there was not any two mills the same as I just would get ideas to try on the next one. I went to alaska to work as a mechanic but no job is just doing "that job only". I enjoyed working for the small companies the most as the smiles make all the difference. Guys who had braved winter months in a army tent now living in a cabin with a wood stove were some mighty happy campers.

Nice work. I built a sawmill using mostly junk I found. it's nowhere as pretty and solid as yours but it does the job 😂 Id say it took at least 350 hours to build and I can tell yours would be WAY more. Yours is seriously nice and far less likely to kill you than mine 🤠 Great work! Serious talent and skill at work.

I miss, how you put the heavy log on the Sawmill nice video with a lot of detail 👍👍

Nice build. Looks well engineered

Brilliant

I wish your dad could build me one he’s amazing

Nice! I’d love to see it in action.

Consider putting a couple of shutoff switches at the ends to keep it from breaking the chain. Only shuts off in the original direction of travel. So you can still back it out.

That was very nice thank you so much

That is one awesome build. Much respect.

Great design! You dad knows his sht!

Good, solid design. I've been building one too for a while and got a few ideas from this video to help me. Mine is about a foot wider which I'm sure is a mistake somehow, but it is what it is so I hope it works.

Pretty decent piece of work.

Thanks for the thorough overview. Very well thought out and built machine. Was your father an engineer or a technician for a machine tool company? This sawmill is truly on another level.

Great sawmill build, a lot of great features....how big is your drive pulley.

BAD ASS your Dad is a BEAST

Great job

Can you tell me what layer did you use? And if it works good! Thanks love the engineering your Dad configured! Smart man!

Ur dad is a genius....💖💝💝💖💖

Wow what an impressive mill! Pop did an outstanding job building this. I built a homemade sawmill about 3 years ago and had the exact same problem with the blade tracking from the adjustable blade pulley. I will try your solution using a bolt and torque wrench for tightening the blade. repeatability is what I need. also a quick question. How often do you have to re-tension the blade as the blade heats up while cutting? I also use soapy water for blade cooling

Good job 👏

Very nice build! One of the better ones on RU-vid. Can you tell me where you bought your band wheels from? What diameter? 19 inch? thank you.

Nice built🙂

DUDEZILLA!!!!! Make it a drinking game... You have to drink everytime you say 'ALRIGHT'!!! Everyone will be plastered before they know it!!!!!

That is an interesting machine. I’m going through all your videos and they’re knowledgeable with vast information. Where are you and Pops home based out of like state ?

It would have been nice to see and hear your mill run.

How does your Chain drive work, Chain on each side, fwd and Reverse, does the chains come up both sides to a sprocket, I started building a mill last year, Got real sick, almost wasn't here any more, at 65 and still building things like this, with know help. Thanks for any help you can give

Absolutely love the design. Do u have pans and would you want to sell a copy. Thanks

Great build… one question, the drive motor, is it ran on 12v, or 24v?… Thanks

This is awesome! Great job!!! Do you happen to sell plans to make this sawmill!

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can you tell me how many fbm the blade must run to cut softwood and hardwood using the blades you showed. thanks. great looking machine

Is there anything you guys would do different or have done to improve it in anyway?

Not lazy but used to. Inch and mm are really completely different ways of measuring and counting, right? I'm used to mm and to me inches and feet are almost like the Greek language. Nice movie, thanks a lot.

Awesome build! Do you remember where your blade lube parts came from? I like how yours are on both sides of the blade.

Your dad must be an engineer

What kind of proximity sensor are you using on the carriage stop????

Wooow . That’s f had the money I’d pay u to build me one

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How about sawdust getting into the drive chain

Nice video, I built my mill also, was wondering where you got the weatherproof control box. As I only have an ammo can with my controls in it. I am working on getting cameras to do my own videos, will hopefully be uploading them pretty soon. Thanks

From where can I buy the motor wich Engadget forward and back

What's the model number for the hoveround gearmotor you used for the travel? Awesome build by the way. Look forward to more videos. I am in the process of building one 52" wide bed x 24ft long with tandem axles. I am finally at the stage of doing something for the travel and for lifting the head.

Great video!!! What length blade are you using? I want to use a common length blade on my build. Thank you.

Hello my friend from where I can buy the tork

Dude you need to just be the cameraman and let your Dad do the talking.

How much money did you spend on it without engine and hands? (short quick material breakdown). And pieces short-quick specs..

How about a tooth count on the drive wheels? A well engineered saw! I'm very interested in making one....Thanks.

Very nice Job. Any build plans available?

When are we going to see it running??

I just stumbled across your video. Great mill you have there. We built a mill and so many similarities. Funny to see on others also. Great job. If you have a second look at our video too. Thanks for the video. Awesome!

So many hp for 32 inch?why didnt go wider

Great job! I know you've been asked this question before, but do you have any plans?? I want to build one and would like some dimensions on the saw apparatus or the part that rolls on the rail. Thanks so much!

Where do you buy that laser that is a neat feature.

Lazer ! Not layer sorry

Great work checkout Mike Festiva - (823) Homemade sawmill tips on how to building one - RU-vid Very good height adjustment system

I love tuning in. You could get more fans with Promo-SM!!

The reason you put the small in of the log facing the head is because limbs grow up hill and it keeps the blade from trying to slide over the limb causing wavy cuts.

You are a lucky man to have a pops that is smart enough to build a rig like this from scratch and it is way better than anything on the market for a who lot less $ .my dad was the same way build anything out of nothing. Great job guys keep building.

Your guy's mill is quite a machine, looks well-built and some serious country engineering was put to use. I have a couple questions if you have a minute to answer. Where did the blade wheels come from? They look like a large belt pulley. It's hard to tell or see in the video, but the blade wheels look like they have some sort of filler in the belt groove if they are that type of pulley. What was the feet per minute you guys targeted the blade to run? Very nice looking and well-built sawmill.

I would love to see the speed control electronics design since it is basically what I have planning for my mill build

Very nice build, how much time did it take.

Great sawmill Pop