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1 year ago5 points(+0/-0/+5Score on mirror)2 children
I'm pretty interested in this. What did you pay for it? Is it tough to set up? The hurricane dropped a ton of pine on my property and cutting it into timber seems like a good idea.
1 year ago4 points(+0/-0/+4Score on mirror)1 child
Paid $2k. It was about the same price as that Harbor Freight model but much better. Frontier is not a great mill, but it is good enough for me to get started.
1 year ago5 points(+0/-0/+5Score on mirror)1 child
> Is it tough to set up?
I was using a chain saw mill and that was easy to setup, but each cut took FOREVER. Like 15 minutes per side. And you had to sharpen the chain every few cuts. Took forever...
The band saw mill is the total opposite. A lot of setup, making sure the track is straight and level, making sure the blade is aligned right. Moving the log around on this platform, etc... but each cut takes just a few minutes. Once you get faster at this you can cut up a log in under an hour.
> The hurricane dropped a ton of pine on my property
Seems like you have about a year max to start cutting it before it might start rotting. Oak can sit for a long time but pine you want to cut pretty soon. Or at least cut the ends of the tree and maybe paint the ends so it will last longer without splitting much.
Thanks brother. You've been very helpful. And yeah, I gotta get that pine moved this month. Most of them are suspended off the ground which gives them some extra time but I'm not gonna gamble with it.
I paid $2k for this thing. The base model woodmizer is about twice that cost. For $10k your getting a really nice setup. Hydraulics start I think around $15-30k so it all manual log turning for me...
I am using a log arch with a winch and another winch to get it on the platform. Peavey for turns. No tractor in my setup yet... and I think with the winches I can handle some pretty big logs...
I was using a chain saw mill and that was easy to setup, but each cut took FOREVER. Like 15 minutes per side. And you had to sharpen the chain every few cuts. Took forever...
The band saw mill is the total opposite. A lot of setup, making sure the track is straight and level, making sure the blade is aligned right. Moving the log around on this platform, etc... but each cut takes just a few minutes. Once you get faster at this you can cut up a log in under an hour.
> The hurricane dropped a ton of pine on my property
Seems like you have about a year max to start cutting it before it might start rotting. Oak can sit for a long time but pine you want to cut pretty soon. Or at least cut the ends of the tree and maybe paint the ends so it will last longer without splitting much.
Get one man, you wont regret it...
I am using a log arch with a winch and another winch to get it on the platform. Peavey for turns. No tractor in my setup yet... and I think with the winches I can handle some pretty big logs...