Thanks! I enjoy using it for sure

Thank you!

Thanks! Yes that would be a cool way to use some. I use a lot for firewood.

Glad you enjoyed it!

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Thanks, it works pretty well.

Thanks! That's cool that you Used to have a mobile dimension, nice to see lots of fellow sawyers on here.

I cut 6 foot sugar pine logs with mine in the field. No other saw mill in the world is as versatile as the mobile demestion mill, also called the Volkswagen mill😊

Yep, I've got a mobile dimension sawmill. The double edger is a plus. And I can put the 8" edger on and it works like that one. Plus electric up and down is nice. But a nice copy of the mobile dimension.

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Thanks! I have seen videos of those mills and they look cool too. What did you do with your mill? and yeah I probably could have gotten another 2x4

I lived on Vancouver Island at the time and sold it to a local fellow in about 1991 before I moved to Vancouver for work. Loved that mill and had cut many a thousand board feet with it. Always ran the mill by myself. The biggest job I had was a burnt timber salvage job where I was cutting up logs 2' to 6' in diameter and mostly 16' and 20' lengths. All lumber was cut from 4x4 to 4x12 size with some 2" side lumber. All the logs had to be cut on site because no sawmill wanted any logs with charcoal on them, since they all sold their chips to pulp mills. While I was there, there were 3 Mobile dimension sawmills on site and a portable head rig sawmill which cut all the logs under 2' diameter. All the lumber that was cut there was then shipped to Vancouver to be re-manufactured. There was over 3 million board feet of timber on that mountain side, but I wasn't there for the whole job. @@SharpeTimber

Yes they work great 👍

Glad you liked it!

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Yes I agree, Bandsaws have their place and work great as well but this mill is my favorite that I have used so far. Thanks for watching!

Bands or WIDE band saws are way better than circle saws. Efficient is a whole log every 1.4 seconds. Sure different league when it's saw after saw after saw in the big mills but they control the price or value of the products.

The both of you are talking big commercial mills. One of you was fair enough to admit a woodmizer couldn’t keep up. In this class and hp, the mobile dimension, Mahoe, even Peterson and others outpace the bandmills every time. There is no log turning and these things custom cut with a simple setting. Factory bandmills are definitely the way to go, but at what price? I live in a community where we are literally surrounded by sawmills. The smaller operators use blades. They are in business and making money or they wouldn’t be doing it. We have furniture and cabinetmakers and they use their lumber, in fact some of the mills are sold out and dedicated to certain buyers. Frankly, I wouldn’t even want to buy the sharpener and tooth setter for one of those big band mills and if you hit something solid, guess what? For the blade mill, they just replace the teeth which are relatively inexpensive in comparison to buying one of those gigantic bands. Just saying. It all boils down to cost of operation, overall efficiency and the ability to market your product. In other words, business.

@@sammywick2292also, what does all of that equipment cost including maintenance? That is right. One of those commercial edgers cost more than this mill. I see two men here. How many in your super fast operation and at what cost. These guys are operating outdoors. How much did your building cost. See, you aren’t even being fair in comparison.

Thanks! It doesn't have a stop for the dimensions, but each tick is a sixteenth. I find it is still very accurate and fast. Also I am starting the joinery for my oak framed house, will have some videos of that soon.

Thanks Doug! You're awesome!

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You should respond to that other guys comment lol

Them LGBTQXYZ's might take him on though.

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Yes it is hard to compare a small mill to a headrig, looked into those but for what I need it is a bit too much. Thanks for watching!

It cuts oak pretty quickly as well, just cut some red oak 2.5"x12" for building the stairs for my house, made some beautiful boards.

Yes I really enjoy using it!

Hey @morgansword thanks for the comment, that's cool that you used to saw with a Peterson. But I agree it is nice to have a circular and bandsaw mill for different things. I have thought about making some system to offload the boards and maybe stack them. might do it in the future. First just building my home, then next on the list is a big timber framed sawmill shed.

That mill is so going to pay for itself and then some. Having the ability to mill your own lumber for building construction or whatever is light years ahead in home building. I am working on my second home and sourcing materials is a pain. Fine work my man.

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Its actually a very safe mill 👍 thanks for watching!

I see those cant pieces being an issue to kick back or harpoon someones body, hands, face… no safety shrouds anywhere. Ingenious invention although.

Thanks! And yes it works really well for getting quarter sawn boards, on big logs i can get %50-60 quarter sawn

Just needed to cut some barn board for the customer as he ordered. But it is possible to quarter saw without moving the log. I can get about 48 percent quarter sawn on a good size log.

I have. Used a wood mizer quite a bit and it's prowess for making various cuts is being challenged with this unit. Although for the larger cuts this has limits of distance from edge of blade to shaft. The wood mizer would cut much larger cuts with ease, where this one wouldn't. But on the other hand with this you don't need to move the log like with the wood mizer.

@@aday1637 congratulations you’re the 1 out 10 thank you for proving my point

Haha true 👍

I run a WM lt40 usually cut redwood n Doug fir, I want one of these mills for all the giant old growths my mill can't handle, 5ft across on some.

Hey Ben, yes I will make a video for that! I did film one but there was a problem with audio from the wind, I got a new mic so I will film that soon! Thanks for the suggestion!

Thank you, I'm trying to find a decision between the Mahoe and the Mobile dimension out of Oregon

Thanks! It can do 8x12 up to 23' long.

Thanks! So the cable wraps around a steel puller each way, if they are too tight the mill wants to move on its own when you are not holding the handle.

What happens when they re gone? Where are the teak? The mahogany? The ash? Tiger oak? Ask about solid furniture and it’s cost. Now it’s replaced by saw dust glued together and surfaced veneered with plastics and sealed with liquid plastics. Barrysaid

Thanks! Depends who the customer is, most don't know the difference.

Smell?

​@@adrianwright8685i was thinking maybe he meant "saw", not really sure though

Ya but they are twice as fast, and cut much straighter.

Yes as was said, they are very straight, fast and accurate, just a little more kerf.

And sawdust can be recycled.

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It actually is pretty quick to set up, I will do a video this week on setting up a log and how to operate the machine.

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I'm in southwestern ontario, and I bought them with the mill, they are the manual ones.

Yes, we used lots of it for firewood.

No I just watched some videos, cut a few logs with it to practice. It is easy to figure out. Especially if you have any experience with other circular blade mills.

@SharpeTimber I'm 4 months retired, well pass 65, I started working in a rotary mill at 15 and have always been around them.

Thats cool, what mill was it? I have cut some pretty big diameter logs, haven't been able to max it out for width yet.

It can cut up to an 8x12. But yeah it can do a 4x12 as well

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They are the cables for the feed system. They work with friction on 2 steel pullies, one goes loose when going the opposite way.

Closed loop system

$36 000 USD, made in New Zealand

Got is from Mahoe Sawmills in New Zealand, was about 36K USD.

There is 2 Blades, One Vertical and one horizontal on the bottom.

Yes, it can cut any dimension up to 8x12 timbers.

No, they'll be using your money. Unemployment, welfare, food stamps, welfare momma picked up in a bar, etc. You'll still pay.

@@aday1637 At least I don’t have to see their faces..:)

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Yes it is a great machine!

What 😂 no never tried that

Yes I really enjoy using it!

Thanks! You can get them from Mahoe sawmills in New Zealand

37 hp Briggs and Stratton fuel injected. Wanted it with the Kubota diesel but apparently wasn't allowed to be imported to Canada because of emissions. But it still works great with this engine.

Diesel 840 hsp 12 cylinder with twin turbo's. And that's just the fan used to blow away the sawdust. You ought to see the motor for the blades.

They are made in NZ...Peterson mills are better...and the turbo mill is better too...turbo mill is built and designed by the son of the inventor the the Peterson mill. ( the first swing blade sawmill)

Yes they are made in new zealand. I would have to disagree about the Peterson and Turbo Saws being better than the Mahoe. Both of those are swing blade mills and you need to go back and fourth to cut a board. The track for the Peterson mills goes right on the ground, saw dust covers it quickly and risk of logs damaging the track. In my opinion Turbo saws are okay but not as well built as Mahoe. Mahoe has auto feed, a single beam that carries the head off the ground and out of the way for cleaning mill and loading logs, returns the boards to you for easy stacking and cuts a finished board each pass. They are very heavy duty and well built.

I agree with ya about the track system on Peterson. But all 3 sawmills have to take 2 passes to cut a single board...I've used all 3 and I guarantee the swing blades are faster... Both auto swing mills have the option to not only return the boards but push the board if u had someone tailing out. Swing blades are awesome in high tension logs.. allowing u to release the tension while cutting boards in both vertical and horizontal cuts..thats impossible with a mahoe...and if u get those Mahoe blades pinched in a deep cut...well thats fun. Yup the mahoe is definitely robust...but both the swing blades are built really well..the swing s are more portable especially the manual Peterson models. So depends on ur portability needs I suppose. Anyways I'm not knocking the Mahoe...I just prefer the swing blade system..so what ever tickles ur fancy i quess bro. Either way milling is fun!

I have a Lucas mill as well and its probably at least 3 times slower. How does the Mahoe need 2 passes to make a board? I agree about the tension, I have ran into that while cutting some oak beams haha wasn't fun. Yeah those are some good points, really depends on what you are using it for, I'm sure they all work great, we used the Lucas for the last 10 years and it served us well. Cheers!

@SharpeTimber u have to bring the mahoe back to make another cut ..which is when ur dragging ur board back. .that's two passes...the swing blade is simply making a cut on that pass ..and ur not comparing apples with apples ..u can't compare ur knock off lucas swing blade with either the Peterson ASM auto or the turbo mill... Lucas were Petersons Australian distributor before they copied the Peterson ...except for their stupid gas strut locking mechanism. Man I sound like a troll...but what eva. I have my preference and u have urs

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How do you mean?

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Not sure if they sell them there but you should get one aha

Once you get into the log. Set up time is actually really quick and easy. But thanks for watching!

Hey Ben, have just had a crazy busy summer, planning to do that video for you this week on how to set up and operate the sawmill.

@@SharpeTimber thank you, I know it will be great.

@SharpeTimber I'm anxious to see this new video, I'm checking twice a day if I can find it. Once it's out, I'll find it thanks.

36k USD

No maybe 5 Minutes.

Yes some similarities.

Customer was coming to pick up and only had a pickup truck so we had to hand load it anyway. But I understand what you're saying, we usually stack it and move with a skid steer.

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Similar only in that is has a circular blade really. We have a Lucas mill that we used for 10 years, worked great for us and cut a lot of lumber. But the Mahoe is a lot faster, easier to load and take boards off and way less tiring to operate.

yeah... thats the big picture here. Good grief the fragility of modern morons.

Would like to cut some of that if I had it. Thanks for watching!

Yes it does, one vertical one horizontal.

Barry's head was made of hardwood and he grew up in 15 years.

Can take a lot longer than 30 years.

@@Heraclitean obviously you know nothing about recovery . Educate yourself twit

They wanted 1x8 Bard board to put on their barn.