You can buy an extension fitting for the oil drain, it extends the drain hole so it clears the base and doesn't run all over the base.

That "hot top" is awesome :)

You are truly inspiring! It probably gets annoying to keep hearing this, but I really appreciate seeing a hard working and self relient handy-woman.

Love it when your videos get posted. Thanks for sharing your world with us. You and Steve's ability to be such a good team and get so much work done is inspiring.

Ya can't beat that Michy. It looks like the blade turned out great. That setter sharpener machine is a nice design. Yes the next sharpening will be much better because the teeth are all equal now. You rock girl.

Gorgeous Dork, don't ever change. You make me smile when I see you posted a new vid. Stay Goofy. Peace and love, Tim

Sometimes we forget that summer is not here yet so this winter was a sign that mother earth's fine n treated us to a good ole fashion one. Thanx for sharing your Luv for working with your hands. Kudos ...

You really got your act together. And you're the best-looking mechanic I ever seen

Michelle you a lovely nut to watch with all your talents. Over the years I've got to appreciate my Mobile Dimensions mill built in Oregon with a large circular and the smaller edger blades. The teeth on the circular blades are so much easier to take out and to sharpen and the Volkswagen engine never quit on me yet. Having the mills put on trailer wheels helps to move the mill to your timber supply!

Yet again, very entertaining, and educational.........I doubt there is anything you cant do..........Thanks for your videos, take good care, safety first.

What an awesome video, because as I watched, my spirit found peace in seeing you in your space, in your nature, inspired by that nature all around you, and of you, and this is beautiful, in so many aspects! Thank you!

Wow you are so great. Wow.a wood butcher like me. I love it. . My grandpa had a mill also I remember it. Thanks for sharing.

It makes my heart glad to see that you are really into it! I'm so happy for you when I see you enjoying every moment. Big smiles to you from me. 😎👍🏻

Thanks for another great video. I love the Bear wondering around the road without a care in the world.

FYI, to help with blade change and to avoid stepping on and over the rails, move the cutter head to the end of the track. Took me a year to figure that one out

Seeing you removing all of that sawdust, i am reminded of cleaning up machining equipment in the machine shops that I used to work in and meals at home growing up. I know, funny pair, right. #1 rule of meàls, "the meal isn't over until ALL of the dishes are washed, dried and put away! #1 rule of machine shop, the job is not complete until the machine is cleaned up, ways oiled and chs are in the scrap bin. Ask a sheet metal fabricator to build some pans that fit under your mill, with handles to grab to pull out from under. Add a piece of flexible drain tile to the discharge of the sawdust on your mill. Place another long pan with beveled edges to catch the sawdust. Cut the top out of a 235 gallon water tote to place your sawdust into. It will have a fork rackable pallet underneath for transport and unloading. Get a wagon gear and rack for your milled boards with a "stick" bucket or basket. Add droppable long sides for unloading with front loader. 0lace this wagon gear at the open end of your mill. Get another wagon gear for your slabs. Place one opposite of your log pile. Build a rack for this wagon with fireplace sized cutting grooves for the slabs to be cut into firewood. Get top quality bades for longevity and smooth cutting. Pick up a metal detector to scan your logs for blade killing metals. Place a weed barrier and gravel around your mill for traction and eliminate muddy conditions. Watch the KZfaq videos on maximizing the performance of your Harbor Freight bandsaw mill. You are young now, but hopefully you will lead a long life. Get things in order and save your back with these suggestions. Great setting, great video.

You are a nut , I love that honesty and fun feel about you. I’m still grieving over Scout , and I can’t imagine the loss y’all must be feeling, you are my favorite You Tube family ❤️🇺🇸❤️🙏

Fantastic woman have so much ideas. Must give inspectors to many

A little tip, screw a pipe into the oil drain so you come past the frame, and put a lock on the pipe, much cleaner when you change the oil. Cheers.

I’ll comment the same thing again but this is the only channel I don’t fast forward the video at all. When I need a break I just chill and watch. And someday I’ll be able to flex my equipment quiver like that.

Your site is my favorite of 6 that I watch regularly. Your work ethic and enthusiasm is truly inspiring. Equipment maintenance and protection is all important and pays dividends in the long run as you know. Love watching everything you ( or Steve) undertake. The ore car will make an innovative hot tub once you line it with cedar. Perhaps grinding the rust off & spraying with Rustoleum will ensure it lasts indefinitely. I've always appreciated out of the ordinary uses for abandoned items like your ore car. Cant wait to see the finished project and your next video. A bluenoser from the opposite coast..

I miss you my tablet was down I finely got it back great to watch you again .

Good to see the effort it takes to do the mundane things like cleaning and maintenance on equipment. So boring to do, but so necessary!! Thanks for behind-the-scenes scenes!

We use a leaf blower to clean around our mill.

Oil change tip: Next change, have a 6" pipe nipple ready and install it instead of putting the plug directly in the block. Now the next time you change the oil you can drain it without it getting all over the place and have a catch bowl under the end of the nipple. This has been a public service announcement and we now return you to your regularly scheduled programming.

Success is unavoidable with this dicipline bravo.

Hey Michelle, love your videos, especially the ones where your "playing" with your mill. I used to have a buddy with a portable Woodmizer who would come by and mill logs from my property. Unfortunately he moved out of state. I really miss those days - he was really good at "eying" the logs for optimum yield. Got to do the entire upstairs flooring with red oak trees that uprooted during a storm. BTW, you might want to space those cedar boards between layers so they air out and don't rot on you. Cheers, Bernie.

Very beautiful place you have there. Sure it will look amazing when you are all done

Love your happy dance that your mill is open 🤙🏻❤️🇺🇸🙏 love y’all 😊❤️

Michelle...you are an inspiration...as well as the perfect partner...good luck with all your endeavours😃

Bonjour Michelle. i hope that you're well and cutting up a storm. i imagine that the cedar wood smells sweet and the air well perfumed. thanks for the vidéo. cheers

WOW, JUST WOW! THOSE ARE THE BEST BOARDS I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!

Looking forward to getting my Mill, watching your video gave me some insight on how to maintain it. thank you so much.

WOW, very impressive!

Here's what I use because I have no power .stihl makes 2 battery powered blowers.one like 140.n the other make 240.the second one is great on the mill n many other things,the cheapest one is great for my shop ,porches n many more area's. I love em.maybe right up your alley.but yeah what Jeff said.but there still nice for blow off the saw mill.just water in summer,windshield antifreeze n diesel fuel in winter.i use the orange or purple cause the blue windshield stuff freezes sometimes add Murphys oil soap w that.that hot tub is cool as hell girl.

you have a gentle touch with the bobcat, laying down that log on the saw mill great skills...

Small leaf blower is a handy thing to move & clean up sawdust around the track and saw head.

Lots of fun toys! I'm jealous

Me too, One Day at a time works just fine...

My favorite tool at the mill is a leaf blower. No need to have electricity at the bill for a compressor with one. I clean the machine, blade compartment, and rails after each use. Takes no time at all.

If you get a piece of pipe with the same threads as your oil plug, you can extend the drain our just past the edge of the mill, add a coupler on the end and screw the plug into that.

I think you are awesome in what you do 👍🥰

You are a blast to watch! I’m definitely living vicariously through you so thank you for all that you share with us. One day I hope to be on the side of a mountain with somebody as cool and handy as you! One day!!!

Awesome!

Nice job getting the mill up again. I like your discipline to check everything. I would just want to get milling!

Hard working lady outstanding!

When I was a young pup, this women would have been highly sought after and prized by many a bo. She's got a sawmill and skid steer.❤Wow baby

For the oil I wouldn't do a vacuum pump that leaves crap in the bottom of the crankcase. A piece of gas pipe and a cap is what I did on my compressor. It was quarter inch which measures about one half inch. Hardware store didn't have a cap that small so used a union on the end of the gas pipe and then a pipe plug in the union. Total cost 12 dollars. Hardware I often go to is a little high. My brother had a firewood business.in Alaska but came down with leukemia. He was a forest engineer for several years. He would enjoy your adventure. Best of luck to you.

Very interesting, great humor , love the choice of music.....

I think you can buy little plastic caps that you can plug in your Allen wrench holes to keep dirt and moisture out.

Great background sounds - birds chirping no traffic noise my dream !!

I can see many projects and with one of the best tools you could ever have. Battery power blower needed with extra batteries. That is some pretty wood that you’ve cut. A true very intelligent dork you are.

WOW! You are Incredible!

Excellent video, im a first timer watching your video(s). Clear precise and not so professional it becomes condescending. Killin it guys! Very good maintenance. Great way to thaw out that nice mill. I also notice the well done foundation, cribbing, whatever you wanna call it. I just got a used trailer mill from Norwood. Only got to cut one Doug fir log and wouldn't you know it my takeuchi tl12 decided it needed a wire harness. 2200 later and 2months time I'm almost done. In the spare time. I've only been off grid 2 years with my wife in the ca Sierra mtns. 40 acres 2 houses a tiny house cabin 3 springs 2 wells solar w batt backup and several generators. My one and only regret is we didn't do this 30 years ago. Keep em coming

Wow you have a great eye for maintaining equipment. Really cool to see what you are up to - great work, neighbor! Found the channel researching up-tooling from my chainsaw mill.

Awesome 👍

Young Lady I have never known a woman with more knowledge than you works harder than you and looks so darn good doing it . You looked so relaxed and pleased with what you do so self motivated .It is so pleasing to watch you work and solve problems . About that oil change . Go to the hardware store purchase an extension with elbow and plug . Works great .Stay safe and keep all your fingers on your hand and not in the saw dust ..Thank you for sharing . Be careful fooling around with the still shots , which by the way were entertaining .

Wow, l'm impressed how well you handled all that equipment. If l may suggest clean all that sawdust away in the fall. That way the metal is not sitting in wet sawdust all winter. Another trick is to use a magnetic oil plug to catch any metal fines in the oil. This way it keeps the suspended naturally wearing fines out of the oil and catches any larger bits that could indicate a problem. Plus l always run all my small equipment out of gas for winter storage to avoid gumming the carb up. You can also add a winterizer but l never bother.

I ran accross your videos the other night durring a rain storm......love them.....you crack me up....love the view from ur shed on the side of the mountain ......cant wait to see the big cabin! still have a few more to watch to get caught up on them.....

quá tuyệt vời ,Máy chế biến gỗ của bạn hiện đại , ước gì tôi cũng được sở hữu nó 👍👍

I do what I want also ... lol Great video

I'm in Love !!!!

Mighty Fine milling.

Great video

Yippee, the blades turned out to be sharp! Enjoyed the bear sighting.

Just discovered your channel. Keep up the great work! YOU rock!

After a long time Idle I finally got my mill set up to mill a few dozen logs i have sitting in the yard for some time. KZfaq Is showing me your videos. I guess to get me motivated... haha. It helps!

It’s been awhile since I watched your videos, so I had to check this one out, your setup looks great on the sawmill, as for changing oil on a Kohler engines there’s two plastic plugs one on each side of the engine, the one that is set higher is for filling and the other is for checking the level, you leave the lower plug out then fill from the higher one, when the oil comes out it’s full. Glad to see you got the sharpener and setter now your rocking for years to come.

Another suggestion, get a 4'-5' sacrificial board to use to help clamp the boards when you are resawing them. It will get a better clamp instead of the single pinch point with your clamping dog...and not damage the finished board.

So cool you have a log mill at your homestead, I look at the hours I spent behind my chain saw for all my materials, nothing went to waist. Good luck I like watching .

Go girl 💥💪🏻. I love seeing the finished result of the cut timber 👌🏻

Michy...You are like Mary Poppins....Practically Perfect in every way.Brilliant vids

Buy the ryobi leaf blower...you already have the batteries. That's what I use to clean my Woodmizer 🙂. I put Dawn and pine sol in lube tank. Keeps blade clean! Half cup of each per 2.5 gal of water.

You have all the fun toys ! Plus you are a very beautiful Saweyer!!

Saturday 🌄☕watching Michy's antics❤👍👌✌

Fun video, nice attention to detail on the sawmill.. diligence will pay off for sure.. sweet vocal, didn't hear the dog's howl.. lol.. I drove the highway between White Horse and Haines a bunch, people were throwing out their cigarette butts, and the sheep, bears, moose were walking the roads to get their nicotine fix.. moose were known to get down on knee's to lick up spilled pop or coffee..

... Your creativity and ambition amazes me .....

you prepare all your materials, that's a very smart idea. perfect idea

You're the prettiest lady with a sawmill, ever ! 😍

Building! 👍☀️

Your shovel reminded me of the flat bladed spade I used to use when I skinned pine poles for rafters. I sharpened it first and it worked pretty good.

I've put Dawn dish soap in my tank before to make things slick. Dawn doesn't have any crosive agents in it. Do put any pentreating oil on your mill (like WD-40) this oil has a type of acid to break up rust & junk. Hope this helps

Great video 👍👍 Michelle.

Awesome work ethic,,,,😎 God be with

Few ounces of pinesol a good squirt of dawn dish soap and water. Best thing I’ve used for cutting sappy wood is straight diesel fuel.

Good for you!

Your skills are impressive . Mill operator and sharpener . Keep the videos coming .

has always very entertaining video i really like the happy dance lol it must be heaven living up there peace and quiet enjoying the wilderness

Glad to hear the blade worked good for you. Setting probably helps alot, I need to get a tooth setter. Thanks for the video 🙂

Beautiful bear in the wild !!! Enjoy your weekend guys !

brilliant video .

You can make portable air tanks, they make them for filling tires and stuff too so you don't really have to "make" one entirely. They have them with gauges and a fitting already on them too. Can usually find little 5 gallon ones for pretty cheap, usually max 125 or so psi. I made one as a "booster" tank for running my 1" impact. My little compressor charges itself plus I connected the standard 1/4 inch line to the portable tank, and I added an output fitting for 1/2" line to connect to the bigger air gun. You could just leave the 1/4" fittings and connect a little blow off nozzle after charging it up tho and take that down with ya for a little blow off action. I like the husky air gun at home depot with a little 1/8" nylon plumbing straight tee or whatever it's called (to join 2 lines) jammed into the end and it makes it way stronger.

You are awesome! So glad we found you.

I think bears roaming around where you all live is wonderful, and scary at the same time since they are so unpredictable. I believe Steve is blessed, and you as well, to have found each other and live the life you all do together. I don't remember ever seeing a video where you talked about your backgrounds very much, how you all met and fell in love, and your age difference...if there is a video, but understand if that is TMI you care to share. I'm asking for a sixty year old friend, lol, who spent 21 years in the military, a couple of years working after and then ten years looking after his mother in his house before she passed away, that has spent way to much time alone and wondered how he too could possibly be blessed with finding an amazing hearted nurse who also likes wood working as much as he does? Hang out around a hospital and/or someone else's wood shop?lol Thank you for making your videos so entertaining, with your humor, your "get-er-done" personality and all the other theatrical things you add to make your videos fun to watch! Y'all stay safe!

My wife would only agree to my buying that same sawmill if I built a roof over it and I purchased the cover. I’m so glad I did. The mill has only been used about 6 months and the cover is starting to get a hole in it where it covers the measure gauge. But I also don’t have wet sawdust to shovel away.

Love your energy. Love your videos.

Good to see you slicing up those trees again! As always, great fun to watch!

Awesome

Awesome video!

A teeth setter is essential, I bit the bullet and bought one from Woodland. Because my 126 doesn't have adjustable guides I decided to flip the saw unit 180 degrees on the track so the saw blade entered the wood from the log stop side, not only does that really help reduce cut 'wave' as the blade dulls, it also greatly reduces blade wear because the blade is entering the wood on the clean side after the first cut is made and the log is flipped with the fresh cut against the stops... this eliminates dragging dirt into the cut.