Recent content by bmellor

yeah, took a little trial and error when i first started with the drill. the ratchet adapter works well, but turning the nut counterclockwise with the drill kept turning it loose. after some scrubbing of the nut and the shaft with acetone and application of a good dose of red JB weld, it’s...

took me five minutes to mill this 4’ 1x10 with my homemade mill and my homelite super xl 925. the cant was dry hard maple. not sure if that’s considered too slow, but i didn’t want to push the saw. turning the cant to cut 1 1/4 by six from the rest, which is really the size i want so that i...

i built a small mill that runs on tracks so i can mill standing up. it fits my homelite super xl 925, which i modified to start with a handheld drill because i hate pulling ropes. it currently will fit logs about 18” diameter, and 4’ long, though i made track to hold a 10’ log. i sawed an elm...