The WOOD DEMON SAWMILL is born!!!!

what do you mean hard work? It looks like the kids are theones working hard.

nice project. I hope you post some action pics of this chewing up some logs and spitting out boards.

Looks great. Anxious to see how it works.

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

Built2Last,
First off congrats on a beautifully built Saw Mill, it shows that you like to have things done properly, Second I bet that when those 2 girls call you Poppa you melt and third I sure hope that if you happened to hit your finger with a hammer while building the girls were nowhere near when you did your little cussing…hehehe
Hope you have as much fun cutting logs as you did building the machine.

How do you tension the band ? I see the slotted holes for the bolts where the pillowblock bearings for the wheels are. Is there some sort of jack bolt underneath I can’t see from the pictures to push the wheels apart in those slots ? Band tension and wheel alignment are a big deal or it will cut sloppy lumber/keep throwing the band.

-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/

Looks like a great machine. Looks like lots of help was around also.

Good luck of the trial run.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Get that puppy humming lets see some cut wood, geti up.Fantastic job

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

Daren, there is a bolt with a socket welded to it behind the painted on teeth that is used to tension the blade. Also, there is all kinds of places to adjust the tracking. I really expected the first time I cranked it up that it would throw the blade but it didn’t. It seemed to be tracking perfect, of course I haven’t run it thru a log yet. Maybe by tomorrow evening I can have it sawing. I am really proud of one little thing I did that the plans didn’t call for. It was going to cost $600 for an additional kit to make the raising and lowering of the head motorized. My solution was to weld an old socket above the handle and now I can take a 18volt cordless drill and raise or lower the head all the way up or down in less than 30 seconds. Another thing I learned while building this that some of you may be able to use is about cutting the steel. Most of the steel is 3/16 to 1/4 inch. While I have a metal cutting bandsaw, it’s slow. My solution to this was to mount and old black and decker miter saw on the mitersaw table , put a carbide tipped 10” blade on it for steel and then hook up a router speed control to it. This slowed it way down and I was able to cut everything for the mill and the tracks with the same blade. I tried to keep it slow enough that it didn’t throw sparks, that way the blade, the steel nor the saw got hot. It worked great.

-- BUILT TO LAST WOODWORKS, West Blocton, Alabama

Sweet, these mills are more friendly to woodworker,, less waste less sawdust and more yeild.

-- Drink once, cut twice. New website up.... lazylarrywoodworks.com.au

Please keep us informed as to how this turns out. Its been on my wish list for some time.
Great job.

I envy you. (not the work part) Having the ability to make boards is great. Be safe. -SST

-- Accuracy is not in your power tool, it's in you

Best paint job I’ve seen in a long time.

-- I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it - Thomas Jefferson

Good luck buddy. With all them kids around you’re going to need eyes in the back of your head. LOL Nice job. Hope she works as good as she looks.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Great job on the band mill. Our company currently runs a double cut used primarily for structural beams in the high end housing market. What? did I say housing market. What horsepower is your blade motor? With a little work you ought to be able to set your machine up to cut 20’ plus. Once again great job hope to see it in action soon.

-- Nubs,Reserve

George, it has a 13hp on it now. I hope to change it out to an electric motor later on. Right now 20’ is plenty long enough since I don’t have a forklift. I am going to start on a logrite style trailer in the next day or so to move logs around and plan of making it wide enough to be able to back it over the tracks and sit the bigger logs down. I have a winch I’m going to mount so I can use it as a log turner.
Thanks everyone for the great comments.

-- BUILT TO LAST WOODWORKS, West Blocton, Alabama

That is one good looking mill that you have built. I have always thought it would be a wonderful idea to be able to mill logs into lumber. This looks like it will do the trick and I love seeing the grandchildren involved in it as well.

Keep us posted on how it cuts.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Nice job.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

This is so awesome! How I wish I could build one like that!

-- Praki, Aspiring Woodworker

That’s one mean machine…....well done.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

interesting build. good luck can’t wait to see some projects.

-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...

Neat, hope you feed it soon

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug