Homemade Chainsaw Mill -w/hydraulic saw

[N8ghz]

I usually lurk in the Hydraulics section, but thought I'd post this video of one of my latest build-it projects....recently test ran.

My Homemade CSM w/Hydraulic Chainsaw - YouTube


John

 

[caver]

That can crusher is pretty cool. :thumbsup:

I would make a bandmill with that existing deck you have.....much much faster.

 

[N8ghz]

That can crusher is pretty cool. :thumbsup:

I would make a bandmill with that existing deck you have.....much much faster.

I am already considering doing that. A buddy has some blades left in a shed by the previous owner that I can get. They are about 1" wide to the tooth tip? Not sure on the length yet, the one he gave me is broken and we don't know if it is complete or just a piece of one. He's going to get me a whole one to look at. Once I know...I can look for some bandwheels.

Thanks for compliment on can machine.

John

 

[caver]

My Baker sawmill uses 1-1/4 blades. The bandwheels are large v-belt pulleys with a v-belt all the way around the groove. My farm neighbor has a mill like mine and he says they are a bear to stretch over the pulley lip when he replaced them. With the belt around the pulley the rubber sticks up enough for the blade to ride on.

 

[BHD]

For a chain mill that is a nice machine.

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for the wheels using V pulleys one does not need a solid tight belt on the pully jsut get one that is close that will fit over the pulley and hang it on the pully, the blade will hold it on and it will self clean,

on my home made band saw I made a slide adjsuter to tighten the one wheel,

this is a nearly 20 year old picture of my saw,

 

[Stimw]

If you check around they are using inflated tireson rims on hubs and stub axles for the wheels. You could even find out what size blade they use and build around it.

 

[N8ghz]

I met a guy a year or so ago while doing a trade with him. He was a fascinating guy...a tinkerer/builder...like myself. He told me he used to sell plans for building tire bandsaws all over the world. He sent me a few pics of some of the ones he had built and I have since seen pics of others.

I don't think I will go that route though. I don't like the flywheel effect of that much rotating weight....although that might be a good thing if using a smaller motor/engine?

 

[20 20]

That was taking a long time to cut, is there anyway to get a faster slice?

 

[newbury]

Very impressive.

CSM comes into it's own when portability and money rules. Either by being able to pack an Alaskan Mark III and a Stihl 660 back into the woods for a few choice logs or a set up like yours with a 50" cut width for the REALLY big logs.

BSM's tend to top out at about 36".

 

[Groo]

Were I to build a mill to accompany the chainsaw mill, it would have to be a swing blade. I run a higher mid-range bandsaw mill now, and what little you gain with a thin kerf, you loose with the occasional blade wonder.

building a saw for whatever blades some guy left behind is stupid. you will go through a a mountain of blades while sawing. I'd pick a blade around the engine I'd want to use.