Water powered saw mill 

I've never read that, maybe I should. Is it the shipwreck in the air?

Gracias, agradezco tener noticias tuyas. ¿Eres de Argentina? Me imagino que tenías un aserradero similar en el siglo XVI. De hecho, este aserradero fue construido por un hombre genial y conocedor y puesto en uso en 1796. Sierra todavía muy capaz, ya que puede cortar troncos enormes con una longitud máxima de 9 metros. También tira de los troncos desde la orilla del mar con la rueda de agua superior. Avísame si tienes alguna otra pregunta, haré lo mejor que pueda en español...

Ha ha le querías .su español esta bárbaro .y muy bien escrito .yo vivo en la provincia de mnes una de las tantas pcia arg .en mi lugar hay miles de árboles .lapacho , loro negro ,cedros , guatambu ,guachibira y canasfistola ect .sin muy abundante en la región .pero a jugar por el lugar parece Europa del este .!! Si me equivoco por favor corrijeme. Saludos colega desde mnes arg .

I'll try to explain. The top connected rod moves the up-down motion of the sawframe into the push-pull motion on the stake. The stake pushes the cog wheel 2 or 3 notches for each push. The axle from this cog wheel pulls that chain on the floor, advancing/moving forward the log bed. This is synchronised so that the log moves forward as the blade goes up. The blade has a lean so that the log does not push on the teeth while going forward. The stake is lifted from the cog wheel after a complete cut, and the outside waterwheel pulls the log bed back to start again.

@ That makes great sense. Thanks and what a wonderful machine the mill is. Love it

Yes, its powerful. Similar saws in the same area had several blades as time moved on. Thats not the case with this one. It had a smaller circular saw in the connecting room. So as it is now is very close to his it was in 1796.

The tan and black are blaklader, the ones I use, all black, is LBrador or Helly Hansen. Both with more stretch. Especially the Magni series is a favourite. 👍

Depends on water amount and log size and length. It moves about a meter to 1.5 m per minute, so if only cutting logs for house logs, there's usually 4 cuts to make one beam and two boards. That's 30-40 minutes or more of its longer than 5 meters. Can cut up to 9m. Everything mixed in I'd say average 1 log an hour if all is good. Taking the bark off, winching it up from the sea, cutting and stacking.

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Glad you think so!

The end holds the boards vertical until the log is finished. With that setup, it would be a nightmare if they didn't. Because I'm lazy and inauthentic, I'd cut the round end off with a bucking saw.

Jepps, og meir håpe vi det blir

Sorry, i dont understand german.

@ That's a strange water wheel, I've never seen anything like that in a sawmill before!

@ I don't understand English either! I'm writing to you about a translation program

Well, every inch has its price, and every inch counts, especially 2-3 hundred years ago. If one is cutting off 8 inches on every log, one will end up with a few cubics lost every season. The ones afraid to work will cut them and throw it away. Or burn it.

@ not usable tho. its all messed up.

There is no way to hold the log in place if you cut all the way through. Logs are always cut with 6-12” of trim so you are loosing nothing. Normally you would just burn it for firewood.