What? No bandsaw milling threads?

[lehman live edge slab]

Also watch what staples you use, crown staples can bleed causing black streaks to run down the wood

Think I saw stainless ones at the store and that’s what I figured I’d use. Otherwise I have a passlode butane finishing nailer also

 

[JIMG]

+1 on being wary of using a crown stapler.. They dont hold as well as the hand hammered galvanized siding nails either, especially on the south side of your house.

 

[srcarr52]

+1 on being wary of using a crown stapler.. They dont hold as well as the hand hammered galvanized siding nails either, especially on the south side of your house.

Ring shanks for the win!

 

[Mastermind]

My house will have new lap on it just trying to decide what kind, cedar is new impossible to find of size that’s solid anymore. I’m thinking tamarack but have to see if I can keep it straight. I know it gets hard when dry but I’m going to use my crown stapler to install anyway. Cut siding then make a plastic lined tank to soak boards in stain a couple minutes then pull out and stack on horses to dry. Did you upgrade to a 9 hp or get the stock 7.5?

Went with the 9.5 hp.

On my house, beveled pine siding. Been on it 25 years or so. Maze spiral siding nails is what you want to use.

 

[Mastermind]

 

[farminkarman]

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Looks a lot like what we had to do when setting my old mill. Looks good!

 

[Mastermind]

Looks a lot like what we had to do when setting my old mill. Looks good!

The mill track is just sitting there. We will probably tie the two sides together, and lower the rails a couple of inches before we bolt it down.

 

[srcarr52]

Looks like it will be a good working height for you vertically challenged people.

 

[Mastermind]

Looks like it will be a good working height for you vertically challenged people.

I sure didn't like it sitting right on the ground. Rolling the log sucked, and moving the lumber sucked too. This should be more better. Debating now on building a platform to stage logs on.

 

[Sawdust Man]

I sure didn't like it sitting right on the ground. Rolling the log sucked, and moving the lumber sucked too. This should be more better. Debating now on building a platform to stage logs on.

I like the deck of my mill at about 32" off the ground which is pretty good compromise height wise for me.

We use this setup for staging logs.....


Just a couple 12' long oak "sawhorses" with flip down ramps to roll the next victim onto the mill.
They are a few inches higher than the mill so it's all downhill once the logs are up there.

I also like that they are independent of each other, that way it's really easy to move em outta the way with the tractor when I want to load a big log directly into the mill with a machine.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

I sure didn't like it sitting right on the ground. Rolling the log sucked, and moving the lumber sucked too. This should be more better. Debating now on building a platform to stage logs on.

From day one I thought working on the ground would suck so I made the trailer for the mill at a hight to make removing lumber and rolling logs comfortable.

 

[Mastermind]

 

[lehman live edge slab]

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The newer kohler command pros like on the mills are foreign built I think but my 14 sure runs nice and starts easy. I would maybe give a check on the drive side for belt alignment. Mine wore the one side of the belt pretty fast. You can also look to find belts at a parts store. I can buy a set for mine for about 30$ and woodland mills wanted about 125$ a set. Just standard cogged v-belts but I actually tried some non cogged ones that were on clearance and only cost 12$ for the set. They worked fine too

 

[Stump Shot]

I sure didn't like it sitting right on the ground. Rolling the log sucked, and moving the lumber sucked too. This should be more better. Debating now on building a platform to stage logs on.

As I recall, the very first thing I sawed with the mill was some planks for a walkway to go back and forth on, which made it nice and user friendly.
Shoveling sawdust gets old real fast, so a 5 gallon bucket under the discharge was easier to empty every once in a while.

 

[dall]

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why are you not running it ? slacker

 

[Mastermind]

why are you not running it ? slacker

I was taking the fughin pictures. DUH

 

[Sawdust Man]

Shoveling sawdust gets old real fast, so a 5 gallon bucket under the discharge was easier to empty every once in a while.

What sawdust....


A 5 gallon bucket doesn't last very long between being emptied, but still a good idea.

 

[nbbt]

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A 5 gallon bucket doesn't last very long between being emptied, but still a good idea.

With all the sawdust, shavings and chips, I wonder what a pellet maker would cost. Just thinking out loud...

 

[Sawdust Man]

With all the sawdust, shavings and chips, I wonder what a pellet maker would cost. Just thinking out loud...

Idk....but I currently heat with pellets, so maybe I outta find out...

 

[Mastermind]

This log will make the last pieces for our back porch remodel. Its pretty cool to write a material list for a job, then saw it out.