Starting with a fresh ash log, we mill a vertical beam for our saw mill shed. This video runs through some tips and tricks for using the Woodland Mills HM130MAX for your lumber projects.
Hey from Ontario Canada. I've had the 120Max since summer of 2021. Milling quickly became an addiction. I could not have been happier purchasing from Woodland Mills. Have fun with it and don't be afraid to try out different blade manufactures and sizes. I switched to 1 1/2 " Ripper37 blades last year and wont go back. Looking forward to future videos and watching your sawmill shed go up.
I don’t have a mill, but I have watched a lot and just wanted to let you know what I saw while you were cutting. I cannot wait until I’m in a position to have a mill and can do what you are doing.
I have a HM130MAX also. Listening to your idle it seems that I am hearing your clutch pinging. That means your idle is too high. If you do not lower it it will wear your clutch out. Enjoy milling.
Hi all. This headshake thing is keeping me busy since I have my mill. Some times it’s so bad that it disassemble itself almost. Changes blades, alignment, speeds, everything done. For some reasons sometimes it is bad and same species of wood it’s fine. What I found out is that the ptfe bushings are crap. If the posts are not perfectly straight/parallel this type of setup tends to shake. To low cutting speed just makes it worse, I would speed it up just before it gets waves. 7 degree helped also a bit. Anyway, saw is good value for money overall.
So a real easy fix to this is... After your tracks are completely level. Loosen the bolts in the carriage, kind of do a shakedown to let everything settle in the carriage! Re Tighten everything up... And you will be good to go. If not, repeat the process. I've had the same issues as many other people have. I promise you if you follow these simple steps you will fix the problem. The manual that comes with it actually covers this. I promise you this will take a lot of headache out of your milling pleasure!
@hpw59 that sucks! Normally if I have it good and level... I can do a shakedown and no more wiggles! I just did my mill yesterday after moving it into the new milling shed!
I was still getting the lubricant system dialed in on the mill. For some reason it wants to leak out while not in use and I may have forgot to open it up. I have that fixed not with a secondary on/off added into the line. I also might have been feeding to fast, I'm still green with milling and learning as I go.
Ash is very hard wood, I think he was going a bit fast for cutting the ash. I would also check all carriage main bolts for specified tightness, just to be sure. ;)
