Homemade sawmill. Under 0 invested (dumpster diving not included). Cuts up to 32 inch diameter, 16 foot long. Timberwolf blades. Friend and I were talking about the store bought hobby mills and he said he thought it could be built. He was right. Lots of fun and in one month cut over 00 in hardwood. Plans to upgrade to larger motor but for now works fine. To date Poplar siding and beams from 30" diameter, Oak 5/4 and beams, walnut 5/4 and Cedar all cut flawlessly. Non drive wheel adjustable so that blade slightly walks against the blades. Biggest touble to date has been a sturdy and true fence and dog setup that quickly changed. This motor works fine but needs to be upgraded. Looses consideralbe power at the slightest dulling on the blade. Shooting for 18 HP.
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that’s awesome! you building a house?
where do you get your bandsaw blades from?? do you order from the internet?? if so what site do you use and what thickness.
good work on the saw. If your woman don’t find you handsome she should at least find you handy (Red Green)
was that a foot brake at the end?
how hard was it to keep the belt from falling off? are you still useing it? thank thats rad
runners and jeans?
The only thing I can suggest is paint it a solid color. Orange would look great.
Country boys can survive. White walls, too.
@bradmacaboy If the blade breaks, it will just probably stop moving. Unless it somehow got wrapped around the drive wheel. Probably not a problem, and as for no guards on the wheels, …..you just have to stay alert…no problem, knowing that there are no guards will help keep you on your toes!!
Pure GENIUS, I now bestow upon U, the builders of this just incredibly creative sawmill, a Doctorate in Inventive Genius, just incredible Gents, & you have covered every base it seems, God Bless You guys and thanks for the posting
That my friend, is one hell of a nice saw mill. The tires are perfect. What size is the blade?
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That’s a beautiful set up m8. Thanks
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Great job!! Question for you: About how many RPM’s does the motor run when cutting soft wood? Which is the relation between pulleys (in. diameter on the pulley on the motor shaft; in diameter on the drive pulley; in. diameter on the wheels? Best.
You guys rock! I love the recycled nautilus machine. Looks like a very serviceable mill. I’d love to see closer details of the saw itself in another video. I’m interested in a closer look at how you tension the belt with the motor being on a sliding plate.
that is awesome!
Brilliant redneck ingenuity!!
So much win.
Now that’s what I call usin’ the ol’ noggin’… Man, that’s a sweet ass piece of machinery you have created there… The only thing I can’t wrap my head around is the track, how do you keep the sawdust and smaller chunks of wood from gettin’ on the track ,how do you keep it cuttin’ so straight? And is that angle iron for track??? Can you explain that to me, preesh…
Well that looks like it does the job and at a much lower cost than my Timberking. Nice job
Very impressive,you guys did a great job,better than some store bought units ive looked at,thanks for the video. Joe
that would look great with a couple of spinner wheel covers!!
Great job! I need to build one to cut my own lumber. I’ve got a 20 hp motor I could power it with.
Brilliant job, when the shit hits the fan we will need guys like you.