I have pretty much what I have finished so far posted on my website.
Its on the Projects Page under the Machinist catagory.
Feedback appreciated.
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Nice work! It looks like you're having a LOT of fun!

good job, enjoyed it!!!!

my 2 cents

"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
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Nice work! It looks like you're having a LOT of fun!

Roy,

Nice job. It seems like whenever someone asks a question about
building something themselves, one of the first replies is always "You
can't do that,it isn't practical and you should just buy one." Your
site is living proof that yes, we can do that, and have a great time
in the process.

I've been thinking about the design of a bandmill type sawmill, and
although I don't have anything on paper or metal yet, my wheel
adjustment system is very similar to yours. In fact, after seeing
yours, mine will probably be even more similar.

Thanks,

Bob

On 26 Dec 2003 20:29:25 -0800, (Bob
Thomasson) wrote:

===Roy,
===
===Nice job. It seems like whenever someone asks a question about
===building something themselves, one of the first replies is always "You
===can't do that,it isn't practical and you should just buy one." Your
===site is living proof that yes, we can do that, and have a great time
===in the process.
===
===I've been thinking about the design of a bandmill type sawmill, and
===although I don't have anything on paper or metal yet, my wheel
===adjustment system is very similar to yours. In fact, after seeing
===yours, mine will probably be even more similar.
===
===Thanks,
===
===Bob

A bandsaw mill powered by a gas engine is something I also have been
kicking around for some time myself. I have lots of large pines and
oaks on my property that I would like to cut into rought lumber for
building odds and ends with around the barn etc. I could easily get
all my required firewood from the larger limbs and utilize the main
trunks for some usefull lumber.

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Roy,

Yeah, I got the sawmill bug pretty bad, although we don't really have
a ready supply of logs here. I'm thinking "Build the mill, and the
logs will come." which drives my wife absolutely bananas.

There are 20 or more manufacturers of the darn things, in the States
and Candada. American manufacturing is alive and well, at least in
the bandmill arena.
Here are some manufacturer's lists:
http://www.xmission.com/~sherwin/sawyer1.htm
http://www.wholeshow.com/Levels2to8/...uipSawmill.htm

Between all the companies there are enough features to keep an amateur
machine designer/builder busy thinking for a long long time.

Another option is a chainsaw mill. A lot cheaper and easier to build,
but according to conventional wisdom, the bandmills are a lot more
efficient, since the bandsaw kerf is thinner. However, the chainsaw
mills cut straighter since the bar is rigid, so at the end of the day
after planing the advantage of the bandmill in producing usable lumber
is not all that significant. That's part of the challenge, designing
a bandmill that cuts precisely.

Bob

There is no problem with the bandmills cutting precisely, if the blade is
sharp and true.
OTOH, chainsaw mills are very slow!

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Ron Thompson
Was On the Beautiful Mississippi Gulf Coast,
Now On the Beautiful Florida Space Coast, right beside the Kennedy Space
Center, USA

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"Bob Thomasson" wrote in message
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Roy,

Yeah, I got the sawmill bug pretty bad, although we don't really have
a ready supply of logs here. I'm thinking "Build the mill, and the
logs will come." which drives my wife absolutely bananas.

There are 20 or more manufacturers of the darn things, in the States
and Candada. American manufacturing is alive and well, at least in
the bandmill arena.
Here are some manufacturer's lists:
http://www.xmission.com/~sherwin/sawyer1.htm
http://www.wholeshow.com/Levels2to8/...uipSawmill.htm

Between all the companies there are enough features to keep an amateur
machine designer/builder busy thinking for a long long time.

Another option is a chainsaw mill. A lot cheaper and easier to build,
but according to conventional wisdom, the bandmills are a lot more
efficient, since the bandsaw kerf is thinner. However, the chainsaw
mills cut straighter since the bar is rigid, so at the end of the day
after planing the advantage of the bandmill in producing usable lumber
is not all that significant. That's part of the challenge, designing
a bandmill that cuts precisely.

Bob

On 26 Dec 2003 20:29:25 -0800, (Bob
Thomasson) wrote something
.......and in reply I say!:

But I reckon that most people that ask that question are not _quite_
up to the doitall metalwaork level that the OP is! Crikey!

It sort of makes me think of those DIY shows. Anyone who has to watch
them to do what they show will have a real time doing what they show!
G

Nice job. It seems like whenever someone asks a question about
building something themselves, one of the first replies is always "You
can't do that,it isn't practical and you should just buy one." Your
site is living proof that yes, we can do that, and have a great time
in the process.

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