You left a 2X4/2X6 in that second slab and a 1X6, and a 2X8 in the third slab and a 2X6 in the fourth slab = 30 1/3 bd.ft. @$.6/bd. ft. = $18.40....a lot of dollars!!! I've built many structures that required 100's of 1X4, 2X4, 2X6 3' to 4'/5' etc. which can be cut from the lumber left in the slabs....almost ALL JOBS need these. ….13
Obviously, the sawyer is new at this, and did as well as could be expected. He is also making a video, not cutting wood to perfection. It's actually a very instructive video, showing the disadvantages and little hiccups, along with an impressive little pile of lumber at the end, and consider that was a max-size log for that saw and that man......I would say he did well. 40 minutes is reasonable. I am sure hundreds of chopsticks and thousands of toothpicks were wasted in the making of this video....but really, do we need to nit-pick ??
rick m --- Not meant to be a nit-pick....just pointing out other lumber is available in that log which he might not have known about. My father made anything that would cut a 1X3 by 4' and larger into lumber and sold all of it, sometimes with people asking for more!
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i`ve been a little late getting to your videos but i have thoroughly enjoyed them all since starting to watch them. sometimes i have watched them more than once! never boring, always entertaining and informative. i had never shown any kind of interest in this type of hobby in the past but i think you`ve kindled a passion for it, thank you for the inspiration.
I appreciate your taking the time to video. I think some of the shaking at least with my LT 10, is when the blade gets sticky from the pine sap.. I use a strong detergent in the water and use a lot of it..seems to help my mill.. I have been watching and now I do take more time to work my slabs closer. I had a lot of waste to begin with and now not so much. So your videos has at least helped me.. Thanks
I usually put a bucket over the engine, never know when it's going to rain.He can do some upgrades on the mill, put rollers on the uprights so the logs turn easier.
Not bad milling time for that little mill and i also see on the end there the lumber inspector seemed to approve. At least he didnt say pee on it lol. I never get tired of watching the milling of lumber its revealing natures beauty and you never know what your going to get.
I know this is kind of late, but I just watched the video. Good job, just a pointer, if you set you blade guides to about 1/2 to 2 inches away from the log (after the bark cuts have been made), 1) your blades will last longer, 2) the vibration will be cut down, and 3) the cuts will be smoother.
What degree blade do you prefer sawing pine. I bought myself a mill just now getting to put it together. 90% of my wood will be white pine. Can I get your opinion on the best overall blade with degree and thickness? Any help greatly appreciated, as this will be my home!
This particular wood definitely has to be dried because we are using it for interior wall boards. I stacked them in the solar kiln and left them for several weeks. Kiln did an ok job, still improving it. Thanks for watching!
Do you compost the sawdust ? If you mix it with the cut grass from your previous video and add some earthworms , you'll end up with some great compost which you can either use yourself or sell it. Either way you have a win -win from the waste material .
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Just Greg No, I always use non ethanol in my small engines. The five inches of rain we got the night before made its way into the tank somehow. Live and learn!
Joe Zeigler I cut large slabs off because, while there is some lumber in the slabs, it would be more time consuming to cut it out. Also, cutting multiple cuts in bark tends to dull the blade faster. I have to balance useable lumber recovery with my time. Thanks for the comment!
Why do you cut your slabs so thick and waste so much good material. So you may have to edge more but when you waste 25 or 30 board feet that's money in the burn pile.
