What? No bandsaw milling threads?

[Mastermind]

I wear a paper mask when cutting dry stuff.

 

[Lions fan]

I should wear a mask but I usually don't. Usually the breeze is taking the dust away from the operator's position and we're gonna put up a big azz fan once we get the shed completed. We have a roof over it at least and siding started on the sugar shack end. Unfortunately I don't get as much mill time as I would like. Retirement is looming soon and I'm hoping to get more saw and mill time in...

I did end up with a lung fungus caused by sawdust many years ago. That was a scare... Chest x-ray just saw it as lumps. I was pretty bummed for a couple weeks till other scans ruled out the C thing... I had never heard of a lung fungus before that. I had a dump truck back then and a local lady would have me deliver sawdust to her show arena and stables from a local woodworking shop (a big shop). Sometimes a couple loads a week. Once the doc figured out what was going on, I never hauled that anymore. Poor horses...

My bil recently went through the same terrifying scenario. After months of dicking around poking and prodding, scanning and x-raying they finally went in with a great big needle and took a sample. Turned out to be a fungus, most likely caused from inhaling the dust in his chicken coop.

 

[geslayton]

Nice white oak on the mill this evening.

 

[Fleethirte]

Found a tree service business that brings me logs. So far all pine but i am thankful.
Only down side is that whatever they load the trailer with cant lift heavy logs. If the logs are wider then 20 inches they cut them around 6 or 8’foot

 

[Fleethirte]

Might be a repost…. but cut some 16 foot beams for my soon to be forge in the background

 

[Fleethirte]

Where is @Sawdust Man

 

[Sawdust Man]

Where is @Sawdust Man

 

[Fleethirte]

Havent seen any our your beautifully stacked milled wood in while

 

[Sawdust Man]

Havent seen any our your beautifully stacked milled wood in while

Worked on a stack yesterday.....cedar, sycamore, & pine.
I'll have to get a pic sometime.

Few pics of said sycamore........

 

[Sawdust Man]

On the milling dust topic, I like my two 42" fans......
Set em up blowing at my back and it keeps 95% of the light dry stuff out of my oxygen intake without getting much in my eyes.
And of course it makes it much more comfortable during the summer.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Also, I wear clothes and ear plugs.....usually nothing else, unless I'm running the mud saw / debarker, then goggles are necessary.

 

[Fleethirte]

Great set up, I wanna get a fan like that!

 

[Fleethirte]

Im thinking it would be beneficial to blade life
To hose down / pressure watch each log before milling ….

 

[Fleethirte]

Worked on a stack yesterday.....cedar, sycamore, & pine.
I'll have to get a pic sometime.

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Looks like spalted maple

 

[Sawdust Man]

Im thinking it would be beneficial to blade life
To hose down / pressure watch each log before milling ….

Yep, we've pressure washed gazillion of sawlogs, it's very helpful if you do it like you really mean it.

Looks like spalted maple

Very similar.

 

[Sawdust Man]

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Got into some iron deposits today.....

 

[Mastermind]

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Got into some iron deposits today.....

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I always see that just after installing a brand new blade.

 

[lehman live edge slab]

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Got into some iron deposits today.....

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Bought a cheap metal detector to eliminate some of the iron deposits

 

[Sawdust Man]

I always see that just after installing a brand new blade.

I knew it was there....told him I don't saw nails for free, and I ran blades that were about to break, so no problem really.
Actually I only sawed through about a dozen nails in the two logs. lol.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Bought a cheap metal detector to eliminate some of the iron deposits

Those work good and can pay for themselves pretty quick if a guy is cutting farm trees.