My new BIY sawmill and rail bed.

[J & L Creations]

That leads to thought number two RV camper frame. High speed axles and brakes and you just about can't give an old one away(honest).

I was also considering an old school bus frame or truck frame that would be really straight.

 

[exSW]

I was also considering an old school bus frame or truck frame that would be really straight.

To high and heavy. With the camper frame everything you need is already there and its lopro.

 

[J & L Creations]

To high and heavy. With the camper frame everything you need is already there and its lopro.

Yes there would be much modification, would have to be lowered and more steel needed for support, but the advantages would be these frames would hold more weight, larger logs, larger saw. I guess it just really depends on what size logs one plans on or has access to cut into slabs. Which was part of the process I went through when designing my sawmill. So there are many choices you will need to make.

 

[J & L Creations]

Well sawmill is almost finished going back together. All that is left are the front panels, bandsaw blade and throttle cable, then adjustments. More photos?

 

[Definitive Dave]

NICE!!!!!

 

[Stump Shot]

The hillbilly in me wonders if you could start with a house trailer frame.

Yes you can, lots of up and down though.

 

[J & L Creations]

The sawmill is operational, just need to install the front band blade covers and make a few adjustments here and there, then I will be making some first test cuts. Took some close ups of design details incorporated into my sawmill, might help someone here in their design of building one, enjoy.

 

[J & L Creations]

More detail photos.

 

[J & L Creations]

More photos.

 

[Mastermind]

Sir, you are a top notch designer, and fabricator. Thanks for posting here.

 

[J & L Creations]

Thanks for the kind words Mastermind and all who are liking this thread. One can find hard working, good hearted people here that are willing to help other's and share information with one another. I could not imagine posting somewhere else with first posts of my sawmill.

 

[Redfin]

Lots of great looking fab work in this. Very eager to read your thoughts after you run it.

 

[J & L Creations]

Lots of great looking fab work in this. Very eager to read your thoughts after you run it.

Thanks Redfin, yea I'm very much in anticipation of the sawmills operation as well. I will try to be unbiased and honest in my discription and operation of my sawmill. Test run will be sometime this week.

 

[J & L Creations]

Ok guys, my sawmill is cutting. First cuts after adjustments. Still a few adjustments to make, but the sawmill works wonderfully. Although I might add hydraulics to the railbed just to move the mill back and forth, because I'm an old man, it cuts like there is nothing on the railbed. Throws the sawdust out about 10 to 12 feet. No bogging down of the engine either. I could not be more pleased with it's operation.

 

[Lootbug]

Ok guys, my sawmill is cutting. First cuts after adjustments. Still a few adjustments to make, but the sawmill works wonderfully. Although I might add hydraulics to the railbed just to move the mill back and forth, because I'm an old man, it cuts like there is nothing on the railbed. Throws the sawdust out about 10 to 12 feet. No bogging down of the engine either. I could not be more pleased with it's operation.

That right there is some awesome stuff!

 

[Stump Shot]

Nice job, looks great. Once you get using it a bunch, it will kinda let you know if it needs something here or there, not to worry, they're usually small tweaks that make things go a little easier for ya, all in good time. Want to see some lumber next!

 

[USMC615]

I second, third, fourth, fifth all preceding comments...very nice fab work and build Double J.

 

[J & L Creations]

Thanks guy's. Yea I'm seeing where the sawmill is needing tweaks already, I need to lower one leadscrew nut about a half turn then readjust the guides to adjust things properly. It's a bit of a learning curve but I'll get there. Next trial will be this weekend. I now have one 5" thick, 20" wide, 14' long slab of Mesquite ready for something. We have about 70 logs waiting to be slabbed out, so it's going to be a fun winter. Need to build a place to store all the slabs were going to have almost immediately, we've got a few ideas in mind. I've got one oak tree that is almost 6' in diameter and 9' tall, will make some awesome table slabs. Only problem there is, It will not fit onto my sawmill. I love having a problem like that.

 

[Stump Shot]

Can't tell from the pics but you may want to put a scale on for making set if you haven't done so already. Also speaking of, I see you have an electric motor set up for making sets. The mill I'm using has the same type motor used for feed as well with a potentiometer (rheostat) switch ta vary the rate of speed. Just thought I'd mention it as a possible alternative to hydraulics, which is a better way to go. If you'd like I can take pictures of it to see how it is rigged up.

 

[J & L Creations]

Can't tell from the pics but you may want to put a scale on for making set if you haven't done so already. Also speaking of, I see you have an electric motor set up for making sets. The mill I'm using has the same type motor used for feed as well with a potentiometer (rheostat) switch ta vary the rate of speed. Just thought I'd mention it as a possible alternative to hydraulics, which is a better way to go. If you'd like I can take pictures of it to see how it is rigged up.

Yea, that's one of the last things we need to do is install a scale and install the front covers. Would be nice to see how yours is rigged up. Is yours a DC motor, that runs off battery power or is it house current AC? The motor I have is a 12 volt DC modified wench that I've mounted a 5" sprocket onto, it moves a chain to turn the leadscrews, which raises the saw up and down, turns at just the right speed. This I wanted, to make the saw portable, so I can take it from one location to another. The hydraulics would be to move the saw forwards and backwards, so are you saying your saw uses a wench to do the same, the gears are turning in my head, as I have another new wench that's a little heavier duty that came with a wireless remote control. I already have a charging system and battery setup. Have extra cable, I could set up this wench on the saw itself and run the cable to it from each end of the railbed. Great idea, I think that would work very well and move at about the same rate as I was, even a bit slower would be fine with me, just as long as I don't have to push it.