RU-vid doing their thing again. I just got your comment. We are prepping hard to get up there. Just bought a RV trailer so I can stay whenever we find a place. I am going to do a video soon on what I'm looking for in a homestead and what the channel will ultimately be about. Thanks again for the comment
nice mill, It looks similar to a WM and my harbor freight with all the mods you see on the forums and web. I like the 4 post design and blade slide also the wipers on the rollers to clean out dust. great job on your lumber. Im like you, my harbor freight does what i like to do and to me tinkering and improving things is a great part of what i enjoy. Look forward to seeing more videos. Oh and I live in the Appalachian mountains so come on down.
I believe I just 'messed' up the reply to comment about stops not being square. So, here it is. The longer dogs are square because they go all the way through the bunk. The problem is only with the shorter stops, with the screw that holds the stop in place (up or down). Only fix I see is to drill and tap a screw on the back side, so that an adjustment can be made. Of course, you could just tack weld a permanent shim. That being said, any variation is not going to affect what I personally will do with lumber coming off the mil. It will be planed, taking out the variation, or covered with a batten when I don't plane it, for exterior siding. Thanks for the comment.
Thanks you for the comment. All very true! Your part about keeping the dimensions separate is a quality tip! After for stacks of lumber, I had to go back and separate a lot better. When I did that, I used 'Evernote' app and listed every dimension and species with the quantity. Also have what stack I can find those pieces in. I use a simple A,B,C format for the stacks. I add to the list every time I stack lumber. I have lumber crayons, but only use them on slabs to give dimensions, species, and most importantly, date I stacked. Thanks again, Morgan!
Hey Dennis, sorry about the sound. That is actually the first video I did. Slowly learning the ropes. I spoke with my son about over dubbing, and even a remote mic. We'll see, that equipment is expensive! Hope you liked the video.
Nice looking Mill. Be safe and have fun milling wood. Watching from Iowa, 18 degrees and snow storm moving in. 4-8 inches they say. Thanks for sharing. :)
Thanks for watching! I never intended to mill as much wood as i have. That being said, I’m still learning about the mill, different types of wood characteristics, drying, etc. Was 68 degrees here yesterday after 21 a couple nights ago. Very nice day. Milling some popular and some pine that I’ve let lay for 8 months, which has a little blue stain and worm holes. Hope to get a video up on that soon. Stay safe in that storm.
A quick check of the Woodmaxx website states that they are out of stock temporarily. Also, states that a redesigned mill will be available in fall of 2021. No price listed on the page. I'll be interested to know what design improvements they are making, and if it will be available to previous models (highly doubt). Hope this helps!
Another owner of this sawmill commented on his video that the stops were not square to the surface of the bunks and there was no adjustment possible. Did you find that to be the case on your sawmill?
There is way more to cutting lumber than what the brochure says. Aimchair lumber graders out hear can't feel the knots in your stomach when you make your first pass considering you probably never worked in a sawmill before. Done a fine job considering. Might remember to keep the handles on the log clamps level with the cut so they don't tickle the blade. First cut is to get it somewhat level so that when you roll the log to make next cut you can figure how much you have overall and then get it into can't form and if you have some wain on the luber that needs trimmed then your going to get stickers for the stack. If the stickers are a hair thick, make em all the same so it drys straight and gets the air it needs to dry out. Try not to mix the dimensions up or its a bugger to keep up on what you have. Stickers go to hell in a hurry so don't fret how pretty they are. Oh in a year look back and laugh at how damn nervous you were the first day. I started for my dad when I was too young to argue and it never left me even after I figured I would never look at another board but since have cut a bunch to earn a living... I'm 72 now
hey moondog how about show us how your loading assembly works on your trailer dang if im having one built almost like yours,i was gonna mount to center but now I think is best where you have yours to help unload as well,what size wench ?,I bought a 4000 pound thought that may be big enough but im not real sure.got your saw set up good I see.mine is still in shop out of the box tho. hope to put together this weekend but its just a hobby Hudson,
Ba'rad 's, hey, thanks for subscribing! My loading system has been so easy. If I had to do it again, I may not put a log arch on the trailer. It works good, but if I can't load a log by parbuckling then it's probably bigger than I want to put on the mill. I have loaded 24" diameter 12' logs with not even a strain on my winch. The winch is a smittybilt 9500#. I believe I paid around $220 for it. I just kept searching the net until I found a good deal. Wasn't even a reconditioned one. I just move the snatch block, fastened with a short piece of chain, up or down my rails on the trailer, depending on the length of the log, or where on the trailer I want to load the log. I can stack 3 high by adjusting the snatch block's tied length. I'll put up a video as soon as I can make one. May be a few weeks.
