guess this is used for making logs for log cabins etc

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motor seems small for turning logs

Curious about the picture. I see the lathe mizer thing. The bright orange and black thing. But is the light orange and gasoline motor thing on the trailer the Wood mizer slabbing machine that cuts logs into boards? And both just happen to be shown in the picture. Not sure how you would use it as a lathe since there is no toolrest. It might be an OK tool for making fence posts.

On Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:27:54 -0800 (PST)
" wrote:

Curious about the picture. I see the lathe mizer thing. The bright
orange and black thing. But is the light orange and gasoline motor
thing on the trailer the Wood mizer slabbing machine that cuts logs
into boards? And both just happen to be shown in the picture. Not
sure how you would use it as a lathe since there is no toolrest. It
might be an OK tool for making fence posts.

not knowing anything about have to guess that there are attachments

but would not be too hard to create a toolrest

On 01/27/2017 03:46 PM, Electric Comet wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:27:54 -0800 (PST)
" wrote:

Curious about the picture. I see the lathe mizer thing. The bright
orange and black thing. But is the light orange and gasoline motor
thing on the trailer the Wood mizer slabbing machine that cuts logs
into boards? And both just happen to be shown in the picture. Not
sure how you would use it as a lathe since there is no toolrest. It
might be an OK tool for making fence posts.

not knowing anything about have to guess that there are attachments

but would not be too hard to create a toolrest


YouTube has a few videos of the Lathe Mizer (LM) in operation. The LM is
attached between the ways of the Wood Mizer (WM), a horizontal band saw.
A log is mounted on the LM, the motor turns the log relatively slowly
while the WM chews its way down the log, parallel to the axis. The
result is a turned pole or log, as used mostly in log homes. Sort of a
limited use case.

On Sat, 28 Jan 2017 12:32:56 -0800
Whirled Peas wrote:

is attached between the ways of the Wood Mizer (WM), a horizontal
band saw. A log is mounted on the LM, the motor turns the log
relatively slowly while the WM chews its way down the log, parallel
to the axis. The result is a turned pole or log, as used mostly in

yes not really a good idea using a bandsaw for that

so i guess this unit is only useful if you have the woodmizer

the motor on the lathemizer looks small to me