What? No bandsaw milling threads?

[Fleethirte]

is it effective time efficient?
i feel like it would be time consuming….

 

[Sawdust Man]

is it effective time efficient?
i feel like it would be time consuming….

It is time consuming, but well worth it on suspected logs....the trouble is deciding which logs to suspect.....I often hit iron in places I wouldn't expect, such as one nail 10' + up the tree on "woods" trees, with no outward indicators.

 

[Mastermind]

I'm sure I've posted this before, but the worst damage I ever did to a saw chain was by sawing into a 3/8" chain. The bad thing is that I was the one who put that piece of chain in the crotch of that willow tree 20 years prior. When I broke up the crotch and recovered the chain, I remembered losing it and having to cut myself another length of chain to pull engines with.

 

[Fleethirte]

wow that tree remembered you and i now feel young

 

[Mastermind]

wow that tree remembered you and i now feel young

Willow trees grow fast though.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Sawed a big one today.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Made a bunch of 2 1/8" slabs.

 

[Sawdust Man]

 

[Fleethirte]

Willow trees grow fast though.

touche, i remember my dad cutting a willow tree when i was a kid. he said it was the second time he cut it down….

 

[Fleethirte]

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white oak?

how wide can your saw cut?

 

[Sawdust Man]

white oak?

how wide can your saw cut?

Sycamore.
26" max cut width, 36" max height from the deck to the blade.

Finished that stack, time to start another.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Nails.......of course it was a new blade......

 

[Sawdust Man]

Sawed up the last of the pine logs today....gotta make some more stickers and stack it up tomorrow.

 

[Fleethirte]

so sorry! i feel the pain.

 

[Crzybowhntr]

So, I've had my mill set up in my garage for a few weeks but haven't used it bc I need to get my sawmill shed built. I'm having trouble making up my mind on how to go about clear spanning 20' for the area I want to roll my logs into. I'm thinking about a 5.5"x12"x20' white oak beam or a prefabbed floor truss. Any input or pics of how you guys accomplished this?

 

[dall]

So, I've had my mill set up in my garage for a few weeks but haven't used it bc I need to get my sawmill shed built. I'm having trouble making up my mind on how to go about clear spanning 20' for the area I want to roll my logs into. I'm thinking about a 5.5"x12"x20' white oak beam or a prefabbed floor truss. Any input or pics of how you guys accomplished this?

if you dont do the beam like i told you ill cut up the mill when you go out of town the next time

 

[Mastermind]

So, I've had my mill set up in my garage for a few weeks but haven't used it bc I need to get my sawmill shed built. I'm having trouble making up my mind on how to go about clear spanning 20' for the area I want to roll my logs into. I'm thinking about a 5.5"x12"x20' white oak beam or a prefabbed floor truss. Any input or pics of how you guys accomplished this?

Just build a truss.

 

[Sawdust Man]

So, I've had my mill set up in my garage for a few weeks but haven't used it bc I need to get my sawmill shed built. I'm having trouble making up my mind on how to go about clear spanning 20' for the area I want to roll my logs into. I'm thinking about a 5.5"x12"x20' white oak beam or a prefabbed floor truss. Any input or pics of how you guys accomplished this?

Yep, build a truss....or if you have a big enough log cut a beam like you said, that size white oak would span that no problem..... assuming there are no gigantic knots in it.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Made a boatload of stickers yesterday, then finished stacking the pine.
In the afternoon we used some of our lumber to rebuild a shop wall for my sister.

 

[Crzybowhntr]

Just build a truss.

Yep, build a truss....or if you have a big enough log cut a beam like you said, that size white oak would span that no problem..... assuming there are no gigantic knots in it.

Because I'm dense and want to do this right the first time, by 'truss' you mean a single appropriately sized floor truss style to span the 20', correct?