homemade bandsaw mill

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This video shows good step by step photos and explains how I built my bandsaw mill for only $350, with simple salvaged parts. I used cheap to free materials from motorcycles, car parts, scrap metal, and plastics. If you take your time looking at savage stores, wrecking yards, and talking with friends you can find a lot of things to create your mill.
I started looking on forums, but found people over complicating things or just suggesting a store bought mill. I found the best thing for me was looking on RU-vid. I found a lot of good information and ideas, some better than others, and I also looked at pro built mills for ideas too.
I made this video to show my way of building a mill and to encourage people who are interested. Before building I had never used one, but in no time I was unlocking lumber from trees I had standing. In no way am I saying to build your mill just like mine, but you can use this video to get some ideas to inspire you. Work with the parts you find, and build it how you think think it should be built.

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@sukivel 8 лет назад

Best tutorial build on a good functioning, and inexpensive, bandmill I have seen!

@goldendredger 9 лет назад

Nice job! I also built my bandsaw mill with 99% recycled materials. I used an 18" upright bandsaw and converted it onto its side and put a spacer to run woodmizer 13'2" blades. Worked out great. I used park model rv trailer for the frame rails. I mount an electric winch to pull logs on. I have a 1957 wisconsin 9.25 hp engine and can cut up to a 34" log 21 ft 6" long and I mounted tires so it is fully portable. I have $900 wrapped up in the entire project that is the mill and a full trailer with tandem axles for hauling logs home. That price includes the $200 dollar box of blades from Cooks and 3 winches from Harbor freight. 2,500 pound to roll the logs on, 2,500 for the bandsaw head up and down, and a $300 12,000 pound on the tongue of the trailer to load logs to bring home. Sure is fun to cut logs up! Again great job and have fun making sawdust fly! Jason

@colewoodyard3763 8 лет назад

Great post, this made me think about my grandpa so much I just started crying. I never knew him but everyone who knew him talked about what a great man he was. What a machine you have made with a few dollars, some patients, ingenuity, and a bit of hard work. I would bet my grandpa could have made a mill like this so I might have to build one myself. Thanks for the video and inspiration.

@Mikefestiva 8 лет назад

+Cole Woodyard Thanks Cole for checking out my build :) I bet your grandpa could have built a mill like this, Some of the old timers where real good at building stuff and not just that but good at re purposing stuff, that's one thing I wonder about with this future generation of kids? I sure hope some of them figure it out?

@normnelson9583 9 лет назад

Awesome video! Very informative! The best sawmill build video I've ever seen!

@Mikefestiva 9 лет назад

Thanks Norm Nelson! I hope this video encourages and motivates others too build a good mill.

@pierretrudel3816 9 лет назад

Thank you very Much Mike for all the good information you putted on RU-vid. I will be inspired by you in order to built my own homemade Band sawmill. Thanks again. Pierre

@garyronan5568 8 лет назад

Good job young man! I wish bandsaw mill's existed 45 year's ago when I really needed one! back then conventional saw mill's were about all you could get from outfits like Belsaw and used ones were virtually non existent. Now that I'm old I couldn't make one if my life depended on it!! I still have my 1976 Harley FLH but I guess it might be overkill for this project!! Keep building! You never know when the next million dollar idea might pop into your head!!

@RC-Heli835 Год назад

Even created the music! Way to go Mike!

@Mikefestiva Год назад

Thanks 😊

@34brstone 8 лет назад

Great video. Thanks for sharing and now i know i can build one without breaking the bank.

@HippieCowboy 9 лет назад

Excellent video! I like the use of motorcycle pars! Thanks for sharing.

@michaelchownyk5255 9 месяцев назад

I’ve been looking for a video like this one. I think I have everything I need to build a Mill. It’s true that old timers would lose it if they seen all the things we have today. I was almost ready to spend $5000 on the mill but now I’m having second thoughts. Money is too precious and I have the skill

@broaudio 9 лет назад

Awesome mill, awesome soundtrack. Great job neighbor!

@MrTrekFanDan 9 лет назад

Awesome build Mike, thanks very much for taking the time to help others.

@MrTrekFanDan 9 лет назад

...also, about how much fuel cost per board foot? ... let's say at a16 inch wide cut?

@jimcoyle2155 8 лет назад

Great Workmanship! You did a great job planning it all out and finishing it up!!

@Mikefestiva 9 лет назад

Hey goldendredger It's great to here about your build! There's just so much stuff sitting around to build a mill from. Good job man! Plus you did not break the bank to building it, $900 for a portable mill is great.

@claud120 9 лет назад

Hi Mike, I`m the one who build the Pocket Bike sawmill, i needed something that i can carry in my airplane. You have build a really great sawmill on a low budget. Good job!

@Mikefestiva 9 лет назад

Claude Ouellet Thanks Claude! I spent sometime looking on youtube at sawmills, and yours stood out as a real inspiring build! I was impressed with what you did with that little pocket bike, You made a super compact sawmill that can be transported just about anywhere! Great job as well :)

@seanjmichel 3 года назад

This video has motivated me to build my own mill. I'm building mine on a boat trailer and I'm using a lot of the tips/ methods you used in this video. Thank you. This video has been an inspiration for me.

@richardfederico1672 9 лет назад

Bad ass build Mike! I even love the way this machine sounds! You are right about the old time tinkerers. Unfortunately that kind of ambitious ingenuity is hard to find today and admittedly even if you presented me with all the materials, I would still have a hard time wrapping my head around a project like this. I do love admiring the fabrications that others create. Guess that makes me an arm chair Tinkerer...Lol! Good luck with your saw, and thanks for sharing!

@kennyponcek 9 лет назад

Nicely done! It looks like saw mill will bring many more wood projects to completion.

@pastormike5054 3 года назад

Enjoyed the video and the music and the respect for the old Craftsmen from years gone by

@dennisweisser9099 6 месяцев назад

Such a cool invention! Well I know it’s not totally original but it is custom designed and built by you, so I salute you for inspiring the DIY’ers out there. I love how you work through all the different ways to make the tool not only work, but easy to adjust, maintain, and access needed wear parts. You have an amazing mind for foresight! If you’re not a machinist by trade, then you have the mind of one (or an engineer). Thanks again for the videos.

@Mikefestiva 6 месяцев назад

Thank you very much!

@alexmurray7031 7 лет назад

Music is awesome, and this is a blessing that you have given out to everyone to view. Thank you.

@Mikefestiva 7 лет назад

Thanks Alex for the nice comments :) It's been so nice to have this saw mill, this may sound strange but even though it's loud to run, I find it to be quite relaxing and a bit of fun to use. Thanks for watching!

@handyandy345 9 лет назад

This is fantastic, so close to what I've been designing to build for the same reasons as you, blade speeds is what I've been after. well done on the build!!!

@crazedaze6395 8 лет назад

this is awesome........im in the process of building one out of bicycle parts.......got my idea from the motorcycle sawmill videos and the pocket bike sawmill also.......great job

@onewyatt1 9 лет назад

Very good job on that sawmill. I like the way you put your video together also. Started on my mill but health is dragging the process out. Couple decades ago, I would have spent night and day till I had one built. Maybe that is why my health fails me now days. Only got one sawmill video on my channel and it only covers my concept on a drive system. I have started work on it again and plan to post more videos as I go. I plan to leave my saw in one spot to move up and down and move the log back and forth on a trolley like Wayne Keith does. Even more, I plan to place enough rail that I can reach log pile on one end and lumber drying building on the other end. Anyway, my dreams are bigger than what I can get done for the most part but hopefully, this dream will come about.

@_autoverse Год назад

This is worth watching for the chilled music alone, it’s also neat to see the Festiva in the background.

@Mikefestiva Год назад

Right on Autoverse thanks for always checking out my videos. Yes this is back when I made my own music for my videos, all sample based on my old Akai MPC 2000XL sampler. Haha yes the Festiva 👍 I ended up installing a 1800cc DOHC Ford Escort GT engine in it, the little car really ripped and got good mileage as well 😂

@elitebowman5386 9 лет назад

That is awesome. I wish I had the mechanical know how to build one like that. I can weld and cut, but wouldn't have a clue putting all that together like that. thanks for sharing.

@latherrinserepeat8615 5 лет назад

You have inspired me. Thank you for taking the time to make this series.

@Mikefestiva 5 лет назад

Thanks Matthew! I appreciate your nice comment :) I hope to post more sawmill videos this spring so keep an eye out for them! Take care

@grampzstillkickin7252 9 лет назад

Great video, lots of great ideas! Thanks for sharing Thank you Thank you

@RosaStringWorks 9 лет назад

Nice job!

@ericstonge3285 4 года назад

You do amazing work love watching you work. Thanks for your videos. Keep up the good work 😀😀

@cheaperbettercars 8 лет назад

Absolutely beautiful, your mill is one of the best I've seen! Well done sir!

@ImNotStalkingYou 9 лет назад

Great job! It cuts very fast!

@seafax 9 лет назад

Great info Mike, thanks for sharing it.

@JasonSipe16 3 года назад

Thanks for this! Exceptional work!

@1rustytree 8 лет назад

Nice mill! Thanks for all the info!

@pgoessnitzer 5 лет назад

Mike, your accomplishment is fantastic! I can appreciate how much time and work you put into this project. It really inspires me to get going on my project. I have been collecting parts for a couple years now, but I’m ready to get started. Am using a chainsaw mill, but been wanting to build a bandsaw mill for a long time. Thanks again for the great video and sharing! - Peter

@Mikefestiva 5 лет назад

pgoessnitzer Thanks for watching my Bandsaw build video! You definitely should build a band mill, I have been real happy with mine! If you haven’t seen my other videos on my mill you should check them out, these a lot of cool improvements I have done to it. Do you have a video of your chainsaw mill? If so post a link, I would love to see it. Take care and thanks for your nice comment :)

@wayneelliott9523 4 года назад

You are amazing! Haven't seen all of your videos yet, but I seem to end each one with my mouth hanging slack-jawed. I've run a saw mill before, think it was about a 12 horse. There's a lot of variables and adjustments that can make it frustrating, but it's very satisfying producing boards from logs. We sawed some old growth Western red cedar and some 200 year old logs repurposed from buildings built in the late 1700s. Both amazing stuff. Also, congrats on the music, way better than most background tracks.

@Mikefestiva 4 года назад

Right on! This mill I built has come a long way, I have added a lot of helpful features to to over the years. My mill is also 12 hp, I bet that cedar really turned out nice! I mill western red cedar a lot on my mill, it’s abundant on my property, I use it for board and batten out outside and inside for ceilings and some trim around windows, but the stuff you milled was old growth and that wood is beautiful stuff! Thanks for checking out my channel Wayne 🙂

@MrGeoffreySmith 8 лет назад

This is a great build! Credit to you!

@michaelm077 3 года назад

Awesome job building the mill, kudos for an excellent tutorial and great dogs........

@carlosg1165 2 года назад

You are awesome builder mike keep those videos coming whatever you build I love it 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👋👋👋

@NathanNostaw 7 лет назад

Great video and build. Thanks

@shannonrobinson9725 7 лет назад

love it and gonna use lots of it, thank you and God Bless

@1willwander 7 лет назад

Lots of very good ideas. Thanks

@copperheadsevenpointthree8523 9 лет назад

Hey Mike, that's a really cool build, great to see someone else with that much personal ingenuity, we just need to pass it on, thanks for the show. I know Washtucna and the fishin near there.... That was certainly a surprise, thanks

@Mikefestiva 9 лет назад

+Copper Head SevenPointThree Well thanks for checking out my mill videos :) By making these videos I hope to encourage others to work with what they have and to see what they can come up with. I'm real happy to own a mill now, It's been something I've always wanted but could not afford, Now I'm able to thin some trees on my land and mill some great lumber! PS some of the photos at the end of the mill vid including the Washtucna grain silos were from a road trip I did around the time I was getting close to completing my mill, that's cool you have been through there too! Thanks again for checking my mill videos out, and I look forward to see your mill and how you go about building it with what parts you find!

@kdmecosolutions 4 года назад

I wanted a saw mill for some black walnut and cedar logs, I looked at saw mills but 5K is to rich for my blood but your video was my answer, Shoot I have a Kawasaki 18 horse motor collecting dust and rail road ties rusting away.. This is my next project, Have to finish rebuilding a 28 foot pontoon boat first. Thanks for this video Ben

@paulmurphy612 7 лет назад

You're very resourceful. I like that. That's how I like to approach my challenges too.

@Mikefestiva 7 лет назад

Thanks Paul! Resourceful is key to building stuff especially when building on a budget :)

@thomasgardner5872 9 лет назад

nice job, one of the best vids!

@midnite-chowboy 3 года назад

Wow, you have come a long way since back then! Aiways impressed with the things you build.

@Mikefestiva 3 года назад

Thanks Mike! 🙂 my tools, video editing and skills definitely have improved over the last 5 years 👍

@benboland2652 8 лет назад

Great vid. Very informative

@harveyboulanger2896 6 лет назад

Great build I've been thinking about doing one very similar.

@tractorp2255 9 лет назад

nice video. Learned a lot. Thanks for sharing

@jimsteeby9854 9 лет назад

Great job, Mr. festiva! 😉

@Mikefestiva 9 лет назад

***** Hi Richard. I have had no problems with the clutch on my mill, My motor is 12 HP and the clutch is rated for up to 13HP so I'm under that. I never had the clutch slip in a cut, but I have had a belt start to slip a little and I had to adjust it a bit. The cost of this clutch was about $75. The original shaft size clutch was going to be over $300. so If It does go out in a few years, then I don't mind buying another one. I built the mill less than a year ago, and I have had a hard time moving big logs around to mill, so I only have about 20 hours of run time on it, but spring is around the corner and I'm getting a John deere crawler so that should help with moving the logs to the mill. I'm going to make another video of running the mill this spring to show it cutting lumber. I hope this helps :)

@Warcraft_Traders 7 лет назад

awesome mill! im looking to build one soon! So true, their is a ton of good junk everywhere, its insane! I noticed the great music too in the first part of the vid! Very nice! Usually difficult to concentrate with other garbage music in the other vids i find! Keep up the good work and build your dynasty. - north of the 56 parallel

@oby-1607 7 лет назад

Amazing build. You are correct in that we the people of today take everything for granted. Everything we get is handed to us if we present enough cash for it. You are inspiring and hope you do more. Good addition with the music. Don't pay attention to the haters, they have no life and are only looking for a reaction. Thank you. Makes me want to go out and make something.

@Mikefestiva 7 лет назад

Thanks for checking out my mill build! It's always nice to hear that people like you enjoy seeing these videos, I really do appreciate this!

@theknob1 3 года назад

Great video. Well done.

@yankeedoodlesoldier 7 лет назад

Great Video!

@Mucram-17 4 года назад

Love it!

@w96725 2 года назад

Great job.

@toddnaplestileguy 9 лет назад

Great video, very efficient and resourceful, And a mill that can produce lumber so you can build Michael Angelo structures at home,And with in house made music with a double dose of selflessness to share it,GOD HIMSELF IS SAYING WELL DONE :)

@shyflyzz 7 лет назад

Great Job!!! I admire you and all of your abilities.I have a mill and enjoy working with it.I once cut a small deck of cull logs for a farmer who had sold some logs but the loggers culled out what the mill couldn't use.I got a ton of good lumber out of that deck that other wise would have been wasted.It just takes a little more time and care....been through washtuckna a few times to pick up peas and lentils in Poluse.

@Mikefestiva 7 лет назад

thanks for watching and for the nice comments! that's great you have a mill too, I really like seeing the saw dust fly, and to get great lumber out of logs. what hp is your mill and what make?

@jfwiart5622 7 лет назад

great work, very well explained. Thanks for sharing your experience.

@Mikefestiva 7 лет назад

Thank you Jean :)

@davesalzer3220 3 года назад

Love it.

@rayeaglenz 3 года назад

his is a great build! Credit to you! 👍😊

@Mikefestiva 3 года назад

Thanks Ray 🙂

@rotory2002 9 лет назад

Very nice job and its very similar to the one I am currently building !! I bought a 16 HP Duromax motor (CHINA,not a chevy diesel) on ebay for 200 bucks new with a starter !! ..

@jpjbpayne 7 лет назад

Real nice job may try one myself

@Thetinyhouseguy101 4 месяца назад

I know this is an old video but thought I'd comment anyway. I was going to try to build my own sawmill but now there is no way. lol Thanks for this video!

@Mikefestiva 4 месяца назад

I made a video last year about a smaller Woodland sawmill I bought, you may want to check that video out, it’s a pretty affordable well built mill 😊 thanks for checking out my videos.

@dosher101 9 лет назад

That was fast and good thanks

@wallygoots 5 лет назад

Great video and thanks for the ideas! I'm starting to look for parts. :)

@Mikefestiva 5 лет назад

Right on! Keep me posted on your progress :)

@geoffoldnall7172 2 года назад

well done sir very nice job

@NearlyNativeNursery 6 лет назад

wonderful info. Thanks a million.

@Mikefestiva 6 лет назад

thank you :)

@creativewoodworker4300 8 лет назад

Foot note went by too fast but with pause I made it through the entire video thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@johnswimcat 7 лет назад

I've long fancied one of these as I have a lot of trees. Nice job, if I can find the time I'll build one. Thank you

@Mikefestiva 7 лет назад

Thanks for watching :) I'm in the early stages of building another bandsaw mill, a little smaller one, Check back in in a few months, by then I should start posting some build videos.

@abatol 9 лет назад

Only a absolute hater would thumbs down on this. 2thumbs up bro. One of the best ive seen. Nuff RESPECT

@xandecampos2557 7 лет назад

thank you,,,,thank you... excellent job.

@kesanasuna6692 4 года назад

Really nice it

@ambersmith6517 4 года назад

I like what u do

@birch8005 2 года назад

Super nice built.😀

@Mikefestiva 2 года назад

My mill is still working great 👍 even after 7 years of use 🙂

@masterkief95 2 года назад

What an awesome video

@Mikefestiva 2 года назад

Thanks Zack! 👍

@Mucram-17 4 года назад

Real Nice design!

@Mikefestiva 4 года назад

Thanks 🙂

@MrNarcalot 5 лет назад

Nice build, and nice music too 👍🏻

@Mikefestiva 5 лет назад

Thanks! I appreciate your nice comments :) I have made both the mill and the music :) since I first made this video, I have posted quite a few videos on extras I have added, Power feed, auto board height control and a extended track now. If you get time go to my channel and check them out! Take care

@outwhitu08 5 лет назад

Fantastic job fella, and looks like its working great, thanks for an inspiring video, i want one and have all the tools just need to start collecting all the parts and material to do it, i probably have enough big pines on my property to build another nice house if i had the mill. Thanks again!

@Mikefestiva 5 лет назад

outwhitu08 Thanks for checking out my mill build! If you go to my RU-vid page I have a lot of other videos of improvements I have made along the way. Once I first finished my mill it was awesome, so nice to mill your own lumber, after a while I got tired of pushing it so I built a power feed( I have a video on that) I just posted a video of a simple height controller, by pushing two buttons the mill auto lowers down and stops for the next board to be cut! Anyhow take a look at some of my videos if you get time. I’m looking forward to hearing how your mill comes along so let me know if you make any videos of building it! Take care :)

@outwhitu08 5 лет назад

@@Mikefestiva thanks Mike! Sounds really nice i will definitely check it out, be safe, Don

@tomzeaman8985 7 лет назад

Inspirational! I thought about building a small bandmill, but to many other things first. Some day?

@58belvedere 9 лет назад

Nice bandsaw mill I been wanting to build a mill for years I'm still looking for salvaged parts and good ideas!

@Mikefestiva 9 лет назад

I say you should do it! I found it so useful around my land. I'm thinking of building a second mill in a few years, something smaller that I can load up on my truck and take to a friends house or job and cut the logs on site. So I will be keeping a eye out for more salvaged part to keep the project cheap. Thanks for watching my video!

@poochie49 6 лет назад

Very nice build. I am currently working on a similar but a bit smaller sawmill. I'm using 12" bandsaw wheels and a 7 HP gas engine. So far it's going OK. My biggest challenge ahead is the bandsaw blade guides. Everything else I seem to be able to do and I am by no means a mechanical minded person. I am enjoying this build because it gets me thinking ,planning, designing and I'm looking forward to see if it works.

@Mikefestiva 6 лет назад

That's great to hear! I'm collecting parts for a vary similar build as you, 7HP, smaller wheels too but air filled. I want to make one more bandsaw with off the shelf parts that anyone can find the parts and buy, I want the mill to be smaller and easy to take part to move to friends houses or to set up close to a tree so if you have no way to move heavy trees you could just set the mill up close and start milling. I'm not sure if you have seen any of my other sawmill videos? I have upgraded my blade guides from these original plastic ones that I built in this video. I show some of the ball bearing guides I added to my mill in another one of my videos, they may help you out to get some other ideas? I'm starting to design a newer guide system for the smaller mill that I hope will work good. I would love to see your mill, If you get time post a video of your project, I and others would appreciate seeing it :)

@Mikefestiva 6 лет назад

I looked for the videos that have some up close shots of how I made my bearing guides, maybe it will help you out? I also give bearing numbers so you can order them on e bay. This is one video with close shots, I think it about 2 minutes in? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nE5Ars6igiA.html and the other video I change the bearings for some spring maintenance, I think it's about 4:30 into this video where I work on the bearing guides. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HHOcU-9PgCU.html

@poochie49 6 лет назад

Soon as I have it done and tested I'll try to make a vid of it. Should be in a few weeks.

@magnummesiona72 6 лет назад

My biggest problem is the alignment of the wheels & band saw , and also the welding job .... Not everyone can do it but I will try this when I retire.... Thanks again buddy.... God bless

@jwadkins8 6 лет назад

magnum mesiona. The best advice I could give on your wheels is design a plate where you can adjust wheel tracking ( forward, back and side to side). It will take the frustration out of throwing your band if your wheels aren't perfectly aligned.

@dave7203 2 года назад

Greatvideo

@brotherricksafety 8 лет назад

wow very cool man.

@papasteve5565 9 лет назад

Hey sir, I'm building a chainsaw mill with a 15 horse motor and a 36 inch blade but I have a 35 horse horizontal motor that I'm wanting to make a band saw frame using motorcycle wheels that will also work on my rails. I would like to see a better pic of how the trailing arm assembly is attached to the frame. You have made a great mill and the video is very helpful and has given me the idea bout how to build my band saw mill. Thanks

@harleco1 7 лет назад

nice job

@SamuraiWilko 7 лет назад

Really nice project Mike :) in my opinion that power feed should be instaled at the right sideof your saw mill to avoid all that saw dust on it :). i´m really interested to build my own saw mill.

@irondog7024 7 лет назад

Awesome Thanks

@edwatt4506 7 лет назад

I see the yellow-jacket influence. I used the unastrut and acme thread system. It powers up and down quickly with a winch motor. I built one as well and it only cost me about $200. It works well and I have milled several 1,00 BF of lumber so far. The ONLY adjustment I ever use on the blade is to inflate the tire up to about 70 psi when I quickly change out my sharp blade. Simple air out / change blade and air in and I am back to work. Not many folks know the bigger radius of the wheel the thicker possible cut / bigger log can be handheld, give you use a longer blade as well. I have cut several 3 ft. diameter logs. I used heavy I beam on heavy cement pads as well. Thinking about the next cut etc. I would bump the cant stops and waste a blade before I started just using wood 1 X 1 instead and they work just as well. in fact some time I intend to cut through them when I do a re-saw of the slab wood. All in all your saw looks great and it does everything you need.

@jayinmi3706 4 года назад

I clicked on this channel expecting to see a Festiva project car build. But some really cool stuff, none the less! lol

@Mikefestiva 4 года назад

Haha I had a little Festive years ago and that’s kind of why my channel has its name 👍

@timgreen3770 4 года назад

@@Mikefestiva is that where the festiva axle came from for your log arch???

@barrylukebuilds7894 7 лет назад

Nice video, thanks. Barry

@Mikefestiva 7 лет назад

thanks for watching :)

@Pinknee77 4 года назад

you should publish a pdf of how you did this for others to follow some good step by step directions :)

@mbraun5173 8 лет назад

Really great project and video. The project is excellent but the perfect problem solving is the best part. I'm really impressed with the eloquently simple ways you figured out the mechanics. This is something that is going to get built by me in the near future so thanks for the resource. I saw that the pallet racks were 36" but what's the over all length? Can you give overall dimensions of the saw cage as well? This would help me a lot in the foraging and planning stages. Thanks.

@allanperryman388 Год назад

Nice job buddy 👍 also nice tunes

@Mikefestiva Год назад

Thanks 😊

@blackmcgyver7512 6 лет назад

Awesome,Awesome,Awesome,Awesome,Awesomesssssssssss

@someoneinncarolina 6 лет назад

Extremely cool. I wish I had enough time to do a project like this from scratch. I still enjoy doing woodworking whenever possible, but always have to compromise on what I buy or hire out vs what I realistically have time to do. I've been building a 560sqft addition on the house and I've just about finished it, but will probably have to hire out more work than I'd like, or it will take me another year to finish! Much respect for your fabricator skills.

@Mikefestiva 6 лет назад

Some Guy In N Carolina Thanks for checking out my mill! It was fun to build, I learned a lot and have made quite a bit of improvements to it over the years since O made this video. I hear you about time! I find as years go on it seems like I have less of it, and it seems things take more time then I ever expect it to. I’m going to subscribe to your channel because it looks like you build some cool stuff too. Take care :)

@someoneinncarolina 6 лет назад

Let me know if you ever want to collaborate on anything. Always looking for interesting folks to work on things with.

@Mikefestiva 6 лет назад

Some Guy In N Carolina Sounds good. I’m not sure how to work it out with the distance between us but if you get any ideas of videos let me know. Take care keep up on making cool stuff. Ps you have a Harbor freight mill right? If so it would be cool if you did a walk around showing all of the mill in detail, talk about the good and the bad you have noticed with owning it, I along will many others would probably really enjoy watching it, I did a real review of the HF Vulcan Omnipro welder last fall and I got a lot of positive feedback along with about 100,000 views. If you do a detailed walk around you should include a bit of milling at the end of the video, most people like to see how it operates as well. Just a suggestion. Take care :)

@someoneinncarolina 6 лет назад

Unfortunately I don't have any milling experience besides using my HF mill, but I am due for telling a few secrets like where to buy domestic belts for it and the sizes. I do have a couple videos of using the mill on my channel, but they aren't very detailed. I watched your Vulcan video - it was nice to see some comparisons with Lincoln. As for distance; I was thinking it would be cool to both do the same project conceptionally, then compare what we come up with. Since you're so handy, I bet we could both invent something to solve a problem, then see what we both come up with for example. Or maybe something even simpler... I have been collecting junk for a sculpture and I'm betting you have junk metal around too. Maybe both doing the same concept on a metal sculpture and seeing what we come up with.

@Mikefestiva 6 лет назад

Some Guy In N Carolina That’s okay about only having experience with your mill, hey I had never even ran a mill before building mine, I figured it out along the way after finishing it. I think a detailed video of the HF mill and what you have learned along the way would be great! I have never seen much up close videos showing the mills and I think it’s a video that many people would enjoy to see. I think your idea of a project or a sculpture sounds good! We will see what we can come up with :) I made another Vulcan welder video where I ran it side by side with my friends Miller welder, that video did much better then the other video with the Lincoln but it may have pissed some Miller fans off a bit? because it showed that the Vulcan welded just as good as the Miller that cost twice as much. We should stay in contact and I will try and think of a good build project or something to collaborate on :) Take care.