Sawmill Mods - Gearing & Test Sawmilling - My Homemade Swingblade 

That’s a great observation and comment. He’s a rare “great builder AND operator” of his stuff.

The conceptual ability as well as engineering and manufacturing is beyond amazing. Such a privilege to witness him create. Real talent when one makes it look easy. He's like a modern day Tesla.

Yes , see also New Yorkshire Workshop

I found them on the cutter shaft of a mower on my tractor in highway maintenance. (Government in U.S.) The mechanic had to show me how to remove and replace. This video is the first time I’ve seen one since. I appreciate your comment.

This sawmill is a specialist tool. Not that I'm a swingblade specialist, but this sawmill has its dimensional lumber cutting niche to fill and it does it perfectly. Slabbing would require another cutting head. For dimensional lumber I personally wouldn't use anything else. This sawmill has really grown on me. But that's just my personal opinion.🤷‍♂️😀 Cheers, Fred🙏

Thank you.

Yup, the cable management is one in half a dozen improvements/mods this sawmill requires. But it'll come.👍

It is super easy to push actually. Much more easier than my bandsawmill was. I just have to build a proper vertical blade guard that actually directs the sawdust/wood chips. Right now it throws everything in my face and I have to go slower with the pushing.

@@DonnDIY True, pushing is not very hard. I have pushed some bandsaws. But if you can stand and operate the saw in one end you are also far away from dust and noise. There is also added safety. In the unlucky event that the saw hits a rock or something hard in the wood and shoot out some shrapnel it is nice to stand far away and possible behind a sheet of acrylic. I don't have welding skills or a welder, but if I had I would definitely buy some kind of crank or electric drive system for my saw. This of course does not make you work any less excellent. You have done an awesome job. It looks as good as many factory made products.

Yup, that's a thing I really need for those fallen trees near the creek. I would definitely use it in the forest as well.👍

It does. Badly. Gets me angry every time babysitting that cable around.😀

I already ordered a cross laser that I'm going to install on the mill.👍

World first: washing logs before cutting them😂

Isäukko tykkäsi aina tehä kaikki hommat kaivurilla. Karsia puut ja katkoa (käytössä pelkkä kauha), mutta naapurin kenttäsaha tykkäsi huonoa, kun kipinät lentelivät lautoja sahatessa. Pesu on hyvä ennen sahausta, mutta paras olisi kun ei laahaisi niitä vaijerilla, pysysivät puhtaana. Ja sahalaitoksen terä terävänä!!

Молодець.

Hello from Estonia.👍

Nope, no auto-anything. Just a good old-fashioned manual everything.😀

When I read "Variable Frequency Drive" I think "lots of $$$ required". But this idea has crossed my mind and I would probably consider it in the future.👍

Pulley obviously. Don’t need to pull it before you made it. 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🤣😂🤣😂

@@Crewsy but the puller can pull more than just pulleys

Oma paarkümmend aastat ikka kestab vast. Nagu vanaisa tehtud pingidki. Aluspakud tuleb ainult varsti ära vahetada.

With a bandsaw you cut a set of live edge boards that need to be handled and taken off the mill for resaw. Once you get to a cant you're constricted to the cant size you just cut. A swingblade gives you flexibility in material dimensions and you get dimensional lumber in one pass with zero log handling during the cuts.

Quicker simple adaptable efficient 🤷

Он уже сделал одну. Продал.

Tera lõikab ikka ainult ühtepidi - horisontaalis lõikab ketta "parem serv", vertikaalis ketta "vasak serv".

Trial and error. To save time during the sawmill build I just thought that I'll use what I have and try to work with that. 🤷‍♂️

Sa adresseeri see kiri IKEA firmale kes on omandanud neljandiku eestimaa metsadest, samuti suurfirmad helistavad vahendajate kaudu igakuiselt- 8 ostusoovi kuus- kust nad teavad..vabariigi seadused teevad kõik võimalikuks- sputnikult vaata kuhu vaja istutada aga igamehe oma maa on tema tegemine ja otsustamine. See mees teeb tööd ja näitab mittetegijatele ka kuidas teha.Kask ja lepp nt. kasvavad umbes kaks korda kiiremini männist, samas mändi tahetaksegi osta pidevalt sest see ei kasva igal pool..riigimetsast saad nüüd 2 korda kallimalt osta kui 5+ aastat tagasi, kütet ma mõtlen, lepp põhiliselt, sellest ei ehita ega tee mööblit, kild halust juhib kirve kõrvale jala sisse nt. Head metsaistutust Sulle, samas meister konstrueerimises, keevitamises, treimises jne. on väga tasemel, tänan.