I appreciate your comment. If you look at the lumber sold at the big box stores, they are passing off poor cuts for prime cuts. I truly enjoy the sawmill.
I never knew this Tony. Good stuff to know. I'm soon gonna be retired at age 61. Then I'm gonna get me a sawmill. You've explained things in layman's terms that I can understand. Makes sense I've bought 1 inch lumber at sawmill and have seen and experienced the cupping your talking about. This is good to know, and how to prevent this from happening. Thanks buddy.
That is an old video. We ended up putting a 14 horsepower electric start on the Sawmill. It screamed through wood. Here recently we upgraded to the OS 35 with a 22 horsepower. It is bad to the Bone.
I'm miling Nor Calif Black Walnut. from watch I am cutting for figure mostly so I mostly find a fork/crotch and cut that way. I'm kinda scared to quarter saw because so far, when I look, the wood grain loses some of its "wow" factor. What sayeth thou:: should I cut black walnut as slabs or is there more value in quarter saw. PS. Soon I am cutting a 20" dia 10' tall walnut and its straight.... I await your suggestions.
if you've ever had the opportunity to salvage an old house (1900 or so) you might notice the interior trim is often flat sawn pieces, and if you see the back side they probably have been plowed out with a plow axe to break the grain so they wont cup. even new trim has a back cut on it to relieve the grain to prevent cupping. thx for the informative vids. everytime i watch your vids i get closer to ordering one.
Very nice video! I found you because it was pointing to my video on the same topic! lol I'll say there are some differences with manual vs hydraulic mills as we can rotate on the deck and do things a little different but very nice work for a manual mill! Cheers!
It was a good day, today! I learned some new things! Nice job teach! If you can teach me something. You can teach anybody! lol Enjoyed the video Tony! Have a good weekend! See ya!
Hi since getting hold of Norwood is impossible, We have assembled our OS31, thought we had all square, but when we roll the cutting head all the way to the front, it contacts one stop and is still 1" from the other stop. What is the easiest way to get the sides "unskewed"? Any help will be appreciated.
Great video mate, I have just got my bandsaw mill up and running, I haven’t cut much timber with it yet but the little I have has been very satisfying.
Now I just gotta find a sawmill! Unless your gonna upgrade and sale me that one! I mean, what’s the point in being big time YT famous if you don’t skip past the wait list!
Like your video , first I’ve seen of yours. Quarter sawing is the way to go, but time consuming if production is key and yes go with a larger engine or sharp blade. Either way ,sharpen your own blades is a huge plus if milling often stay safe
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Thanks for the video. I see your on a Northern Tool video with the Weld generator job you did on your trailer the other day. Good for you. Be safe Iowa cares
The more dense the grain, the better? In the case of oaks for instance, the denser the growth rings, the more brittle and weaker the wood. The wider the growth rings, (faster grown) the stronger the wood. This is the opposite of softwoods. I agree that its nice to make your own real 2 by real 4 lumber. Here in New York State, they stopped requiring stamped lumber be used for homebuilding if its rough cut. You can use rough cut non-stamped lumber for a house and it will pass code. They did this around 10 years ago to help small sawmills and found that the quality was every bit as good as stamped lumber when inspected. One of the few states that allow this. (Luke 24:46-47)
I have a green salt mill it's a 26 but you're sure it looks nice you're looking nice I like the factors this It has a trailer I did opt for the 14 horsepower
@TonysTractorAdventure after I posted, I looked at the dates. Oops. Then again, I'm a guy who loves power stuff, learning, helping everyone else out but doesn't like working on my own stuff....
Also, I've been learning about sawing with my LX55 and how easy it is to make mistakes. There's a lot more to sawing than dropping a log on and going at it. My early efforts produced junk. Getting better. No pro, but better....
I think I should have got a Baker Products, Woodmizer, or Cooks. We live and learn. I never really dreamed I would get into it this much. A sawmill is addictive.
@@TonysTractorAdventure Hi Tony I have a question and you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to but my question is I’m 73 years old and I’m thinking about buying a sawmill what are your thoughts on this at my age for hobby only
This sawmill is good for somebody with a lot of time on their hands with the amount of time and money you spent running your machine. Your tractors you could have went to the box store and bought the 2 by fours. And already had the project built. Sorry, Tony, but I'm looking at the facts.
The fact is this. I like having the sawmill. I use the tractors for a lot more than just the sawmill. I cut 6 White Oak beams that cost more than the sawmill. There is a lot more to the world than just 2x4s
That's not the point. The point is the fuel that you use to run the sawmill. And the tractor cost just as much as buying the 2 by force. And not to mention all the time, it takes to run the 2 / 4 a lot of time. You're better off going down buying the 2 by fours that you want it be a lot cheaper. That's my point. I can see making special cuts beams and other large pieces of wood but 2 by fours. It's just the waste of time and energy.
@@williamdias4473 You’re not sorry. You’re just an ass. The facts are you probably make stupid comments all the time. But believe your superior! Keyboard warrior lmao And I’m sure you always need to have the last word This man shared his experience…what have you ever done??? Feel free to list all your great accomplishments for mankind!!!!
Fantastic video. You were spot on with your advice. I had the same learning curve when I got my 023 in 2019. If you upgrade to a 14 hp, you will need to upgrade the centrifugal clutch. You can throw a Predator 8 hp (301cc) on use the same clutch. Brings your torque up to 14.9 ft lbs which is what really gives you your cutting power. I have one ready to put on mine, but we've downsized and moved from our house of 30 years about 3 weeks ago. Sawmill time has not appeared on my wife's to do list yet. I'll shoot you an update once I install it.
@@TonysTractorAdventure Have not put the engine on yet. I put the new clutch on just in case I go to a bigger engine later. I was throwing blades like you were after the new clutch was installed. I had to move the engine forward on the head due to the pulleys being out of line. Fixed the problem immediately.
