Joe Grosso thanks for the compliment. I watched a lot of videos too and did a lot of research before I designed and built this one. I have cut a lot of wood with it!

Thanks John. I've cut a ton of wood with it. I'm working on power feed for it now. I put up a little video when it's ready

Thanks. I'm working on a power feed system for the mill now.

Thanks. Do you have an videos of your mill here on youtube. If you do I would like to check it out.

Thanks. I try to use the belt and suspenders approach. I have sawn a tremendous amount of wood with it and I really don't sell much. It's been a very useful tool.

Thanks. I cut 750 board feet on it Saturday. if you need to see anything in particular to help the build let me know

Will do. Thanks.

not much profit in lumber. i cut mostly for my own use. i do sell some enough for blades and gas

PressedEarth thanks for the kind words.

2.0 wide. 20 inch in diameter. Yes there is a slight crown on the face. I believe I made it .015 higher in the center. The orange stuff is a urethane tire that is bonded on and very tight. They do sometimes need redone. Especially if I break a blade. Also machined them on a larger CNC vertical milling machine.

Also the wheels can be adjusted for tracking also.

Leroy Adkins thank you

TBigLug cut the top off. pulled the shaft all the way up. cut it off and welded the top back on with a 1/8 pipe tap to put the oil to the ram . added oil and worked out the air. the pump is in the base so no problem with the pump after welding.

yes its a good all purpose blade. pulley size I'll get for you. do you really want to know band speed?

+Jeff Nading My band wheels are 20inch and run at 945 rpm. that's 4974 surface feet per min. you can size your motor pulleys accordingly to get the surface feet you want.

Thanks

I'll check to see if there is a name on it. I found it in the scrap heap. Brand new

It's a Boston gear. There is a number stamped in the side. EV3503. There is also another number it looks like...?a1521. Hope that helps

It was pre hard 28-32 rc. Holds up great nice to machine. They have been running for years now with no issues.

1 inch 5 TPI screws so 1 turn equals .2 of an inch. Or 5 turns to I inch.

RGilbert xIx thanks

glenn underwood electric motor would be nice and quiet. I have since put mine in a building. that I have in another video on youtube

I'm getting prices on steel as we speak, Freight charges are killing me..😕 I'll check local prices in a couple of days. Internet is not the way to buy steel. .. Will keep in touch.😆

glenn underwood I was able to buy a lot of steel from a local scrap yard. So I had to buy new but Check some salvage yards. Good luck

Doug Young sorry I haven't replied I machined the wheels on a CNN machining center. They are from solid aluminum plate. I drew the machine on CAD but don't have plans.

when you say 3 roller guides do you mean 1 on top 1 on bottom and 1 behind?. if so they are used on a lot of mills and work fine. I chose to use 1 roller guides. the roller guide is slightly lower than the bottom of the saw wheel. so when under tension it pulls the blade tight to the bottom of the guide. works good for me and it is 4 less guides to worry about.

YES that's it. Thanks. YEA on THREE.have a great day.

I don't think I could make a set for you.

@@whistle3man why not man? I got money😊

poochie49 just so you understand. Mine are above the blade but the bottom of the guide wheel is lower than the bottom of the 20 inch saw wheel. So when the blade is under tension it is pulled tight to the guide roller. Hope that makes sense. Good luck with you project

Robert, I wouldn't know what to charge for one! It is an ongoing project. I give you any specs you need if you make one. I now have it in a building (made from rough cut) the winch for loading and turning is mounted on the wall. I have been sawing a lot lately. Trying to cut siding for my 100 + year old barn than needs new wood. That is why I built this in the first place. I have been doing some work on my band saw sharpening rig, I may build a new automatic machine for that.

Jonathan McMillen you have to use a horizontal shaft engine.

Mariano Dominguez I use a little kerosene. If the Wood is dry then I don't use any lube.

great, thanks

I machined them from solid aluminum plate stock. I could get you some info on them. Not sure how much detail you want.

J B clutch is holding up very well. I have been using that set up for at least a few years with no problems.

Nice, I have been wondering why one couldn't be used myself.

AzDadOnFire I designed it to cut a 30 inch dia. log. I can cut up to a 36 inch dia. but everything has to be perfect. Straight log, no branch knots and so on.

George Batton I always center to the pith of the log. I measure up from the log bed and raise the low end of the log, so your cuts are all parallel to the logs center.

thanks for the compliments I'll get you all the info you asked for

Jeff I just watched your Tesla coil vid. awesome. I made 1 years ago. it was 5 feet tall and was supplied with 12k volts on the primary

Thanks, I plan to up the voltage on my coil as well. Going to build this saw mill first though. I have orders already.

Looking foreword to the info thanks.

+Jeff Nading I use wood master c Sharp blades 12 feet 4 long. I buy them from spectrum supply. You can google it. they are around 27-30$ a blade. The kurf is about .07 thou. the tooth pitch is 7/8 pitch. I would have to dig up a bill to be sure. Check out the website because you can vary the pitch according to the type of wood you cut. also it is a 1 1/4 wide blade.

From my experience, you could buy one. But that's just not nearly as fun as making it.

I'm sure that I could not have bought one for what I have into this one. Granted I put in a lot of time and that I have not accounted for in $. 777strongcoffee's comment is true its about the fun of making it and see just how well,(or not) it works. this one is working great and I have some upgrades in the future and maybe a video of what I have been doing with the wood. Thanks for the comments

thanks for the compliment and sorry for not getting back sooner

Lawrence Withrow machined the wheels from solid 6061. designed them in cad first with the curved spokes just because it looked a bit like the old machinery.

Really classy. They look strong enough to survive a war! Someday this old dog is going to have to learn some new tricks like CAD/CAM.

Lawrence Withrow the marriage of the computer and machine tools is a wonderful thing. I'm old enough to have done everything manual. But there is no looking back.

Thanks. I designed and machined them like that because it's like machines of the old days when they did that kind of cool craftsmanship.

I designed the wheels in CAD and then machined them from solid 6061 aluminum. They are 2.0 thick with a crowned outside diameter. the OD also has a grooved outer surface. Then I used Dev-than 5 to bonded on the urethane tires. The curved spokes are just because i wanted them to look cool. Like some of the details that old time equipment might have.

+whistle3man you did a marvelous job on the design of these wheels.

+spartaeus I machined them on a CNC machining center.

+whistle3man Thanks, put a video of your work when you get some time.

Whistle3man where did you find aluminum that big around to make your wheels and what did that size stuff cost you and the next thing what's the chance of you making me a set of you still have access to the use of the CBC mill or do you own one yourself

+Jeff Nading I'll answer anything I can, sometimes it might take a bit, things can get busy. I'm building a solar kiln right now to dry my wood . I'll try to put together a video of that if I can.

Robb403 I'm sure I have. Maybe not in lumber sold but certainly in lumber made and used around the farm. a lot of lumber has been going to reside an old post and beam Barn. So I saved a ton by cutting my own.

richie4ohio it might be a little scary at first. But I did make sure I had the blade guarded. I have had them brake and its not fun!

Fred Martinez it's hard to say how much money I have in it. Maybe 2 thousand tops. not sure of the time. It is an ongoing project.

Thank you for your comment.

im not completly sure what you are describing but you must have a blade that is sharp with the teeth on the right and left be evenly sharp and equally set. you also need proper band tension as well.

Thank for your attention. Now, wich do you think is the proper tension, how can i measure It?

my setup is hydraulic so i use a pressure gauge to set my blade tension

ok, wich is exactly the presion number that you use. my Saw has motorbike wheels and the adjustement tension is mechanic. i Will do convertion that value. From Argentine thanks again.

ok, wich is exactly the presion number that you use. my Saw has motorbike wheels and the adjustement tension is mechanic. i Will do convertion that value. From Argentine thanks again.

thanks!!

thanks. i think