Fabricating Blade Guide Mounts - Band Sawmill Build #18

[@PoteauCowboy]

I enjoy watching the videos several times. Learn something each time.

[@ray1965ify]

Most talented young man i have ever seen good at welding along with machine work. i wish i were half as good .thanks for info.from Illinois USA.

[@gduncan3739]

Donn my friend, this build is awesome, real quality work, good to hear you have swallows in your shed too, they returned to mine last month and brought the sunshine with them, keep up the good work

[@DonnDIY]

Yes, they are a loud bunch and occasionally eclipse the sunshine with the small packages they deliver even on the fly. :D But I do enjoy the fact that they are back which means the Summer is starting soon.

[@scottylabauve329]

Cant beat a man with many trades. Great job on the details on building fine job.

[@xiamalcami1878]

Important details on making sawmill this the best i saw. Nice work.

[@titanstudioproductions335]

Yes another portable sawmill video, been looking forward to this all day. Keep up the awesome work and awesome content. Pretty good !!

[@Crewsy]

I wish you nothing but sunny skies and tailwinds for your ride this weekend and I look forward to the continuation of the build as it progresses and I continue to wonder why the one wheel is lower than the other.

[@DonnDIY]

Oh, sh*t, I forgot to mention in the video why one wheel is lower. It's for keeping the blade tension on the movable blade guide to keep it rolling instead of sliding. The farther you move the guide from the left wheel the lower the blade tension gets and the more it wants to not contact the blade. So although it gives the sawmill a crooked look it is meant for keeping the cut accurate. :D I hope you understand my babbling.

[@user-UYUT.StruyServis]

очень интересная конструкция очень основательно! всем добра и терпения

[@leemer1]

Cant wait to see this thing cutting slabs. Pretty good!

[@DonnDIY]

Me neither. Maybe it sucks and doesn't cut anything. :D We'll find that out and I will not hide the possible failure. But I have my hopes up nevertheless. :D

[@leemer1]

Donn DIY of every project video you made not a single project has sucked.

[@jefferythornton1783]

I spend all my time watching your vidio'

[@user-miniHan]

Парень знает своё дело! Молодец! Палец вверх!

[@morgansword]

I know that you take pride in what you do and you should. I speak one language poorly and your multilingual. Congrats to you

[@gaizkazalduendo378]

Nice job! Greetings from the Basque Country!

[@69donaldm1]

really awesome to see this coming together, i always look forward to the next one

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers!

[@elrayox8932]

Your brother's head is enormous. He seems happy though!

[@metricstormtrooper]

Look at the Pants.

[@tectalabyss]

Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed .

[@metricstormtrooper]

As my wife would say, "Its a Boy Thing"

[@tectalabyss]

And my wife would tell me to keep my eyes somewhere else and of course the death stare our wife's give us.

[@DonnDIY]

This smiley face barely hides his actual huge noggin. :D

[@ThoenWorks]

Interesting to see your version of blade guides. - Good works!

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers!

[@Redneckmfg]

Your Helper must be in ""The Witness Protection Program"" …. As always - good progress and Awesome Build & Amazing Edit...

[@DonnDIY]

Yes, he's shy and thinks that the girls will storm him on the streets when I show his face on KZbin. :D

[@MarionMakarewicz]

I bet that you are pretty good at Tetris! Always intriguing to see what you come up with. Safe travels this weekend.

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers, thanks for the good wishes!

[@Абдулазиз1-л6у]

aziz iz таджикистан ,гуд гуд.

[@nickd5943]

Looks great!! Have fun riding the murder cycle (that’s what I call mine) Have fun this week end and be safe

[@DonnDIY]

That's what I call mine too. Thanks, I will!

[@tapanilavila5720]

Hienoa, kiitos videoista.

[@DonnDIY]

Kiitos kun katsoit! Thanks for watching! I used Google Translator so the Finnish sentence might be off a little. ;)

[@fynbo1007]

Thank you for sharing your amazing video

[@The.DutchTouch]

Pretttyyyyy gooooooddddd

[@Tizi-br8th]

lol

[@aion2177]

Very good. Thanks😊

[@livinlos1]

fantastic milled guides.....

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers!

[@Max_Molotok]

понятно почему у темного рыцаря-мотоцикл примерно такой же конструкции-он в свободное время распиловывает лес. Ништяк!!!

[@FedorWladimirovich]

Отличная работа!

[@Markum-ud2bd]

good job broo....!!

[@venan9157]

Good work, i waiting for next part😁

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers, I wait for it too! :D

[@bobbyjackson2061]

I like it better than good !!

[@xx_prapor_xx9684]

Молодец! Всё понятно и толково !!!

[@matasbudava]

Greetings from Lithuania :) your are great !!

[@pup734]

I am having a bouncing problem on my adjustable guide arm so I am very interested in how you do this great job so far

[@DonnDIY]

This guide arm will have adjustable bearings underneath the sliding frame so I can minimize the slack on it. And since it's attached via three points it should be more stable. But that's just a theory, I will see that in the beginning of the next week when I get back to it. Thanks for watching. I appreciate it! ;)

[@pup734]

Thanks enjoy the trip

[@elijuseee]

Hello from Lithuania :-)

[@DonnDIY]

Hi from Estonia. :D

[@mrjonas9657]

A true craftsman :)

[@pawelaco]

you do great work

[@Helder_lacerda]

Very good.

[@lionhans9675]

افكار جيدة تستحق المشاهدة🇮🇶👍🌷🌹

[@amaytrieu8361]

Tuyệt vời ! Tuyệt vời!

[@shigatsuningen]

Thanks again for a good video with inspirational segments. Darn, I can almost read your markings being Swedish. Just the spoken language would take some getting used to :D

[@camilovillanueva4419]

Io

[@wallygoots]

Donn, I'm just collecting materials to start my build. I've seen a number of wheel adjustment (tilt/angle) as well as tension mechanisms. Can you share what adjustments you built in and how much adjustment travel is needed for things like "roll" and "yaw?" It seems to me that if the wheels are really parallel and have a dome profile the blade will always center at the top without major adjustments. I'm just not sure what adjustments are most necessary. On my regular band saw there is adjustment forward and aft for the top of the upper wheel only. Could those adjustments be made on drive wheel only so the tension wheel is only moves in a single access or should there be adjustment capability on both wheels independently?

[@DonnDIY]

I built in adjustment for both wheels independently, it helps to play around with the band positioning. If you use motorcycle wheels the blade will stay nicely on the top of the round profile - velocity is the highest, so it kinda holds the blade up there. Using motorcycle swing arms on both wheel will give you the adjusting but blade tensioning should be independent from band tracking adjustmenr. I hope this info helps!

[@wallygoots]

Sweet. Yeah that helps. I was thinking trailer tires because they are high pressure and have a good crown as well. Might use trailer hubs too. Will keep my eyes open for a street bike as the smooth profile may be better. Will think through the dual adjustment a little more. Thanks so much.

[@weldweld5629]

Real nice

[@CerealKiller.]

*Lithuania* is watching

[@ياربيارب-ص1ظ]

Very good

[@rodevaldoguemra6455]

Boa tarde ! Gostaria de saber se vc tem o projeto desse seu moinho , tenho planos de fazer um pra mim aqui no Brasil

[@iopo9058]

Muinho?

[@bennyrlove]

enjoyed watching you make the sawmill - have watched it 3 times - seen these mills in all colors - why be not be unique and paint it white?

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers man. There is actually a Swedish mill that's partially painted white. I was thinking of going with the "not Wood-Mizer but Donn DIY" orange. :D Or whatever paint I have at hand when I eventually come to painting the mill.

[@dmk-ki4ny]

Everything is great, I'm glad I have found your channel and I enjoy watching. But please less welding in videos or hide gleams somehow. It'll save our eyes and screens and your camera too.

[@josephbohme7917]

you may not know this but your wheels should have mass so that they can press through the logs. Must not lose momentum. With blade size you have should be over 10 hp

[@DonnDIY]

The petrol engine has 15 HP. Now I have alloy wheels on the mill, should be a bit heavier than these spoke wheels.

[@evertonraimundo7953]

Bravo 👏👏

[@renevanegmond4738]

How muts tension you have on the blade. My blade rolt of the wheels

[@MrBusbahnhof]

hey can you post some short update on the evolution saw please? What about the blade? You did quite some cuts wiith it now...

[@AtticusDraco]

doesn't even have to be a whole vid just mention what he thinks of it during the build vid I imagine he is content with it tho, considering he hasn't complained about it

[@00BillieTurf00]

heee, love the shot on the blade, and the one outside, it is beautiful there! Could you do a shot with a small log that shows how it will work? i am a bit lost :)

[@DonnDIY]

The log will rest on the trailer and is cut by the mowing saw head and the band saw blade and that's it. There's just million small thing to do that doesn't show from a far so everything lines up. But I will get there and you'll see how it works. Or doesn't. :D

[@aboveallthingslove6349]

So strange that I can't kick the habit of looking away when you strike an arc...weird.

[@JuanFlores-cm7df]

AQq

[@AndrewBrowner]

might say the shop has taken a real "Evolution" still on the first carbide blade for the saw or got a new one? also where do you buy all you abrasives from you must go through alot of cut off and flap disks

[@DonnDIY]

I changed recently the blade because knowing me I was experimenting again - I wanted to find out how fast I can feed the blade into the material until the blade caught and yanked itself to a halt after putting too much pressure on it, the blade spun on the motor shaft and chipped a couple of teeth on the blade as a result. So checking whether the blade is tightened properly or not would make a great difference before using the saw after purchase. I just buy the abrasive discs from a local hardware store. I buy them for the big grinder (230 mm-ish in diameter) - the prices are sometimes even lover per piece than on the small ones. I use a disc until it fits on the small one and put it on the small grinder and then use it to the victorious end. So I pretty much get two usages out of each abrasive disc.

[@AndrewBrowner]

yeah i chuck my 9" disks down the the 5" once theyll fit in the guard, the dry cut saws like pretty even slowish pressure, some people goway too slow though and just heat up the blade and make splinters instead of chips guy near me sharpens my carbide blades its about 12$ canadian per blade and 2-3$ per tooth he brazes on, he has bins of different size carbide teeth and oxy acetylene to brace new ones on

[@willwade1101]

The way you made that guide slider looks like you lost some height in your cutting area. Looks as if you had brought it straight down you would still have a wider cutting area then you would tall

[@DonnDIY]

You're forgetting the blade tensioning sliding frame that takes up the space and I had to route the sliding roller frame around it.

[@SergioYezan]

НЕ 5 САНТИМЕТРОВ, А 50 МИЛЛИМЕТРОВ.

[@Atlantismonkey40]

Donni, I think I seen a ghost. Put I think your OK, seemed to be helpful. Might had even been female, maybe! Loving the build. Hahah

[@soulbrothers7789]

What country makes that brand is that MITAS ( on tire? ) I have bought MITAS tires for my Quad and its said Made in Serbia ?!

[@gianluigibit2959]

Ciao ,dall' italia , guardo sempre i tuoi video ,sei un genio . Mi sono costruito anche io una segatronchi , con volani di ruote auto , però non riesco a far girare la lama in centro , o fuoriesce in avanti o indietro ,non c è verso di farla rimanere in centro , ho provato in tutte le maniere . Hai qualche idea per risolvere il problema ? Grazie saluti.

[@huseyinsuat]

It's very nice, but instead of showing the details, you show more when you're welding. Is this a choice?

[@AdrianO-cq5dk]

Are you going to ride through "Suchowola",The centre of europe? While your trip to Lithuania?

[@DonnDIY]

No, we didn't ride through Poland, Suchowola, since we started from Estonia. But we might ride through Suchowola when we go to Romania in July this year.

[@AdrianO-cq5dk]

That would be nice, i look forward your trip :p

[@Lulu-ct8lu]

FICA DICA: Amigo, a mistura metade de limpool e metade de água é ótimo e barato para usar na broca, libera melhor a limária, que óleo e refrigera melhor, quase igual o produto para tornearia

[@edvinasedvins7966]

Hallo from Lithuania :)

[@DonnDIY]

Hi!

[@nikosofian6091]

@@DonnDIY,,,, saya mau beli, harga berapa

[@diaschannel8468]

I have question about what were you doing at minute 5:33, I want to know what it's that, and what for?

[@nnava]

i think he is correcting the crooked metal frame, in the video number 16 you can see in the min 2:10, and why he is doing that maybe is because of the guide of the saw have a easy time doing hiss job.

[@Alexandr0504]

Не понял, для чего было делать такую сложную конструкцию подвижного ролика...

[@impactodelsurenterprise2440]

Why would you want to adjust the toe of the roller?

[@maximilianopavez3522]

Hola amigo querido felicidades y saludame

[@bobbyjackson2061]

I would like you to make my saw !

[@jorgeespinosa8550]

what kind of welding machin do you use?

[@yuriy9964]

класс👍

[@saabrijderhirsch6451]

Don't watercooled?

[@Mortemar]

C'est des hirondelles qu'on entend ?

[@josephbohme7917]

Square Tubing wall thickness is too thin. Should be solid like a rock for 0 vibration.

[@DonnDIY]

There's no vibration, I have cut good quality material with this mill already, it has saved me a ton of money.

[@joaoeudes5690]

Oi boa tarde amigo vc tem o gabarito .

[@rodolfogonzales7692]

Do you make IT for sale?

[@kembarakita2539]

How long is this blade ?

[@marciliobachiete8722]

Quanto custa. Essa. Maquina. Manda mensagens pra mim. Ok

[@christophevaurs3107]

Bon travail, mais il me semble que tu te complique la vie pour ton support de guidage.

[@mdabul4652]

Net swomill pris

[@user-vz3uo8sy5s]

دخيل ربك شجاي اسوي

[@BootuT]

Lase aga videodel lennata;)#FÄNN

[@DonnDIY]

Hahaa! Tänks, et viitsisid vaadata. ;)

[@sirilaoton7065]

Ok

[@АндрейБатян]

Скинь чертежи с размерами

[@КонстантинКиреев-ю8в]

Ну да штучной самоделки, всё делается на глаз...

[@Tadrjbs]

I'm guessing your brother has a shady past as he doesn't want to be seen in your videos? Just curious.

[@arielgonzalez5658]

Very good

[@ShubhkaranSuthar]

Ok