smallfoot
He's rockin' the "Nuttin Special"!
So I'm helping a buddy build his house out here and soon we'll be heading inside to work in the shade we created with a roof (boutdamtime). Trying to save some money and help do some custom work on the features there so I'm building a sawmill.
Been studying the different designs people have come up with and have pretty much figured it out in my gourd how I can do most of it's parts and pieces. Junior brought some steel home leftovers from a mistake on a commercial building. Structural steel. The pieces in the pix are approx. 6'x10' . Built from 2x4x1/4thick and 4x4 3/8" thick. Welded together I now have a track 238" long. With the right size saw head and trolley, I should be able to cut out to 17 foot. !6 footers are preferred for the longest stuff we'll tackle in the house. If I need more, I'll come up with a track extension. The track as it sits is a little wider than normal and certainly more than I need but I've got ideas on keeping this low and having a place for a walk board so I don't have to step thru the mill frame braces as I go.
Gonna cannibalize the cart for now for axle and wheels. No more than it gets rode, I'll use the parts more here.,,,sheesh
Got the motor already. Predator 13 hp, electric start. Most of the working parts I have already received. Will have to hit a steel supplier in Orlando for the angle I'll need for the wheel tracks. Using V- notch wheels on the trolley and will fit up with 1" angle turned corner up. We'll see how this goes. I've got to get out there to weld some stuff up. Might be a little later this afternoon tho...
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Been studying the different designs people have come up with and have pretty much figured it out in my gourd how I can do most of it's parts and pieces. Junior brought some steel home leftovers from a mistake on a commercial building. Structural steel. The pieces in the pix are approx. 6'x10' . Built from 2x4x1/4thick and 4x4 3/8" thick. Welded together I now have a track 238" long. With the right size saw head and trolley, I should be able to cut out to 17 foot. !6 footers are preferred for the longest stuff we'll tackle in the house. If I need more, I'll come up with a track extension. The track as it sits is a little wider than normal and certainly more than I need but I've got ideas on keeping this low and having a place for a walk board so I don't have to step thru the mill frame braces as I go.
Gonna cannibalize the cart for now for axle and wheels. No more than it gets rode, I'll use the parts more here.,,,sheesh
Got the motor already. Predator 13 hp, electric start. Most of the working parts I have already received. Will have to hit a steel supplier in Orlando for the angle I'll need for the wheel tracks. Using V- notch wheels on the trolley and will fit up with 1" angle turned corner up. We'll see how this goes. I've got to get out there to weld some stuff up. Might be a little later this afternoon tho...
http://ratrodsrule.com/forum/attachment.php?
attachmentid=150007&stc=1&d=1562093497