In this world there are two ways to make machinery safe. The first is the current thinking of most, driven by government regulation and law suits - Guard Everything - because you never know the skill level and intelligence of the operator that will use it. The system I use is based on the operator knowing the equipment and how to use it properly. I think I am just fine.
An inflated tire has a natural crown on the face that makes the band want to run true. Just install the band, inflate the tires to tension, then turn the wheel by hand making minor adjustments to the parallelism of the idle wheel until the band stays in the middle.
Damn good machine. Available parts, tires are good idea. Green technology at it,s best with out gubment money. they auta cut you a check, its a great use of resources. Well done. Most sawmills wont touch a yard log. gonna start collecting parts. Maybe conside a variable feed. Thanks for vid.
I like your design, it seems to work well. I do have one suggestion that should help the process...try adding wedges or shims behind your cut so the weight of the top slice doesn't pinch the blade. Thank for sharing the video!
Good job ! I wish that i lived in the midwest as there are so many trees. Here in the part of WY there are a lot of pines but not many with any size to them. When I visit the midwest I rent a trailer and fill it and the truck with as much 4 quarter wood as I can. Again nice job.
Great job. It's kind of sad how you can actually build something yourself that produces lumber from raw material, and the bulk of the comments here are about how you did it wrong. Idiots on computers with opinions, what a world we live in.
Wayne Keith's homemade saw mill is a lot like this one. It's been running for 13 years now helping people build houses and all kinds of things. look up Wayne Keith home made saw mill on here.
Not a bad design. Looks quite rigid except for the ends. I'm assuming you built this with a specific purpose in mind. I imagine you will get frustrated soon seeing the underpowered nature of the mill. I think a 20-30 HP engine would be much better. I own a small Timberking mill with a 25HP on it. Couldn't imagine cutting with less. I'd say that before too long you will be extending the mill with the same substancial frame as what is currently under the log. Good Job! You are having fun!
this machine, unlike most homemade devices found on youtube, actually doesn't look ridicolously dangerous, so i guess it's ok to use it, if you made it and know how it works.
As some one who ran a small professional 125Hp re-saw at a sawmill and some other small bandsaws do you self a favor and put a guard all around the blade, accidents do happen. The big blades if they get jammed like to run into the frame or they crack eventually and need to be welded. The small blades however they just break and go flying and are very dangerous.
I couldn't agree more. There's way too much government interference in our daily lives as it is...to the point of trying to make the SawStop a mandatory purchase if you want a tablesaw. Great job and congrats to you on building a great machine!
I like the saw mill. Just wondering, think will try the rims with a rubber padding around the center, that way don't have to worry about air pressure thx
awsome fab work people jus dont know how to get stuff done anymore if the gov aint holding there hand i agree that its only as safe as the person operating the equipment best keep your head on a swivel stay focused and all will be good im in the navy and the regulations on crap are rediculous i have been in trouble a couple time for acting like a cowboy they call it and having balls and doin work accepting the risk but the benefits out weighed the risk
I really enjoy watching your saw mill I myself am planning on building one but do t know exactly where to start. Did u have a set of plans to go by or what?
I started by going through all the metal I had, then figuring out how I could build the major components. I didn't make a set of plans but I did work out how long board I want to be able to cut, how big in diameter log would fit, and what the blade speed would be. Then I worked with the design parameters and the materials to build the machine.
тогда еще совет.Надо на двигатель ставить газовый редуктор и пусть работает от пропана.это дешевле дизеля.Выгодная штука. унас тут один частник уже на таком, роскрутился на джип.
shashaw08 I wouldn't move the log because it is much heavier and larger than the carriage required to move the engine and blade. The frame to move a 12 foot long log on a sliding table across the saw blade would need to be nearly 30 feet long. It would also need to support greater than 500 pounds for a good size log.
Because you don't have to. It's much simpler to move the bandsaw as it's a light mobile unit. Like B said, you have to have a MUCH longer track to move the log against the blade, and the frame has to be built much more sturdy. The beauty of these little portable bandsaw mills is just that.. They are small, light, and portable. Less investment, less hassle.
agnosticfrontliner : "the skill level and intelligence of the operator have nothing to do with machine safety" Says the person with no intelligence or experience with machinery. Keep up the good work Windmillparts1.
Much of this he did in a previous life. He was then reincarnated to continue. At least get a dog. Nice work, don’t forget to retire. A retired carpenter.
You are right, but you have to admit the blade will fatigue and ultimatley snap.. Then you have 10 foot blade whipping around your head looking to take it off your shoulders. Whats the harm in a guard?
конструкция интерестна Но я бы на вашем месте ,станок опустил ниже на уровень земли.ПОСТАВИЛ ИЗ ТОНКОГО МЕТАЛА ЗАЩИТУ НА ПИЛУ. и поставить на шкив привода \ большей маховик\ из полимеров крыльчатку ,она будет сдувать потоком воздух стружку от вас вперед
be careful with that saw brother , my Amish neighbor here in ohio has one , the blade flew off track and he lost 1/2 his right arm now they have a metal mesh safety screen around most parts of the blade
Really, so the operator of a car doesn't make it safe or unsafe based on how it is used? and can you believe the wheels are not guarded. and cars are operated in close proximity to pedestrians. The only thing that keeps the wheels from eating the pedestrians is the operators training and skill. By the way the operator is 2 feet behind the blade and the it can't come back toward the operator because of the frame. From a knowing the equipment stand point I don't move past the plane of the blade.
WRONG ! the (sic) Tyres will not wear out and need to be changed nor is this design any more dangerous than any other portable mill, this type of saw has been in use for thousands of hours and used extensively by others. Nice job on the build I am positive your tires will not need replacing for a very long time.
the blade can't come back... yes it can if it slips of one tire and than starts swinging around and if the blade snaps its nice to be behind the saw...because the forces are pushing the blade that way why not just machine two aluminium or metal wheels with a groove in the middle to fit the saw perfectly so that it can't move an then take a bit a sheet metal and get that shaped around the construction so that the only part of the blade that's exposed is where the sawing actualy takes place
well no shit sherlock but since its in movement and has a certain mass... its not magically going to stop spinning espacially since most of the times it still around one tire ,without the tension provided by the other tire and the distance between the both of them
сдувать стружку против ветра? я работал залентой, стружка летит строго в направлении движения пилы, насчет защиты хз, к жизни надо проще относиться, главное достоинство этой идеи в том, что пила автономна, в то время как стационарные пилы работают на трех фазах. тут просто залил бензин и делай деньги)
