Homemade Portable Sawmill Build pt 5 - Country Living -

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Part 5 of my homemade portable sawmill build!

[@AlwaysFreeAmerica]

Well done for a first mill. The lessons you learned here will make your second one much better.

[@barryostrom8028]

Great Job! it looks a little unstable, I think I would made the legs facing forward of the engine for better stability when you are pushing it through the log.

[@richardlabonte2448]

Well done Bravo You did an amazing job to the start to finish God speed

[@jeffdeluca1153]

Great build! Appreciate your love of spiritual things as well

[@johnnybarbar7435]

Great job on the build and the sawing. You should consider redoing your idler pulley to push the belt up instead of down. You will have less slippage, more sawing power and longer belt life.

[@mikeratkowski3506]

I owned a wood mizer for about 8 years, when your done with this machine I would be happy to buy it, a few tweaks and it will cut just fine!

[@jeffroxm.4619]

Awesome Job on your sawmill sir. God Bless.

[@jedediahbc]

Pastor you are wonderful I wish I could come to your church you have really impressed me!

[@gator70422]

Great mill, great job and great attitude !!!

[@thiando]

Great job, keep post your videos, is helping me lot. I am building mine, and yes it is a great feeling to see everything getting together. Thank you.

[@vilcineisantana8836]

wonderful God of the man with the idea and the talent .... God bless you ...

[@Rustaholic777]

I am really hoping for a instructional video with material specs and measurements. God Bless you Pastor. Thank you for posting these.

[@davewelch1932]

You are giving me the inspiration to build one. I can't afford $15,000+ to buy one. I'm semi retired. I bought a compact skidsteer a few years ago. Great for moving materials around. A buddy has a Woodmizer lT28 with 18 hp. Have been reading up on the mills. HP is the biggest problem. His has a drip lubricant. Someone said windshield antifreeze and soap. Made it cut faster. That is a beautiful mill. My congratulations. Simple a basic. How does it cut in real hardwood. Not fir. (Fir is pitchie)

[@chrisbridges1328]

Really beautifully built machine. And, since i've never built one, i don't want to armchair quarterback you , but you seriously need to get some expanded mesh to walk on.. I worried about you the whole time you were working that thing lol. And maybe move your pushbar for the saw unit down lower.. it will lessen the possibility of tipping that thing over if it gets in a bind. That was a huge hunk of lumber you were cutting, I can only imagine the projects possible with that much solid wood available. Great job and thank you for sharing it.

[@fredmartinez933]

Grate Job ....i was very impress with your Sawmill.....thank you for share...

[@__-mu1xd]

Everyone has advice on here, so here's mine: Once you get over about a quarter into the cut, it's best to stick a wedge in the open end to keep the kerf even. You don't want to wind up with an infinitesimally sloping board.

[@patrickkane7207]

Is that one of them 8 cylinder words you used on us?

[@wilburfinnigan2142]

You need to go to a smaller pulley on the wheel drive to speed up the blade for a faster cut and add a water drip to the blade. You could also cut a blade width groove in your drive tires for the blade to help keep the blade from walking off the rounded tire, Use a sharpened file as a lathe tool and run the tire with the engine and turn the groove in the tread of the tire...but don't go too deep. suggestion....

[@greggaertner9758]

Nicely done! I am in the early stages of my plans. I am debating whether to build a bandsaw mill or a swingblade (Troopy from Australia has about 8 videos of his swingblade on youtube). Big spinning blades seem much more dangerous but I like the ability to dimension my lumber as I cut from the log. Decisions, decisions!!! Thank you for sharing your project and your skills at work.

[@PastorBCoy]

Greg Gaertner kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpO1imhobdqHiLs

[@ofer53]

, wonderful demo, Wonderful tool

[@scottsherman2697]

Outstanding work! And I love the music!

[@franciscosandoval5916]

Great! Congratulations from Chile and thanks for share this original idea

[@jimmygoulding4585]

mate great work 😀 don't listen to anyone whom sits there watching KZbin and criticism. they would not be able to do it themselves and or even know where to start buddy. awesome mill mate , I will make one very similar thanks to your hints and tips vid. keep milling 😀

[@dennisphillips6185]

I feel about the same way as Red here, but I don't agree with him on one thing and that is not telling you about the improvements that I see that you could have made. But unlike him, I don't see a dozen at all. All I can think of is you should have a water and soap mixture running on the blade when cutting and you need to sharpen your blades more often. Any time that a saw starts slowing down on its cutting ability and you keep cutting, you are punishing the engine and also ruining your blades also. And they need to be lubricated and cooled as you are using them. That will make them last a lot longer. I worked with a man that built his own saw mill years back when the band saws were first coming out and since then have cut a lot of trees using chainsaws, and I have learned what he taught me back then, and that was that using a dull blade isn't smart at all. I will cahin my chainsaw blade at least every to hours and right off the bat you can tell just how dull the other one was. I am now, back in the process of building my own band saw mill. I had the frame frame built to build a large chainsaw mill about 12 years ago but I fell from a scaffold and became disabled and it has taken me this long to get to where I can work enough to do much, but I am at it and I have some other younger bucks helping me to finish it. But I changed my mind and have changed it to use a band instea of chain and bar. Red said something about critics on here but I didn't see any of the post, but if you have any, just hold your tongue Pastor, and ignore them because you have done a great job on your mill. I say that and I was a Welder/Fabricator for better than 30 years before I fell and have done it as much as I can since then too. God Bless, Dennis

[@ojaysdiyprojects3606]

I like the machine 👍👍 ... but you need to add hydro for lubrication and smooth moves. Good luck on your next move 🙏🙏

[@drestanmiller6716]

Great work, thanks for sharing. Makes my day, week & year - similar NEEDS here in rural Namibia in the red-duned Kalahari.

[@dwsteyl]

Nicely done! I will be building something similar in the future. I know this vid is old, and you probably did this, but I would consider installing some platform to walk on. Walking on the crossbars is asking for trouble. But other than that it is a great build and I watched your entire series. Thanks for sharing and God bless!

[@kdmecosolutions]

awesome design, simple and effective. I starting to build mine, if yoou dont mind I am going to use some of your engineering and incorporate them into mine

[@buzzherring8646]

Excellent job

[@alialtamim4375]

أحسنت عمل أفكار صناعة جيد جدآ ممتاز على هذا صناعة و شكرآ لكم أتمنى لك سعيدآ

[@Will-jb6kr]

Love the sawmill, you did a great job. You should have on safety glasses but their your eyes I guess.

[@AlwaysFreeAmerica]

+Willy D Huh? What did you say? I can't her you... I should have used hearing protection on my saw.

[@user-uu2kf3zg1x]

God bless you! from Russia.

[@regsparkes6507]

Well Pastor, I guess now after you've cut a few logs, you can see ways to improve on this mill. It's so easy to sit here and watch you build this,..but I wonder how many of the 'critics' here could have, and did, what you have built. I am a back yard welder and I love building stuff ( playing ) with steel. I thought of a dozen or so improvements,...but basically,..it's YOUR sawmill and you should be proud of what you have. Oh, by the way,..what kind of wood is this ? I was noticing how free of knots it is . I started to sneeze with the saw dust flying around !!! Good job !

[@Nortekj]

+Reg Sparkes It looks to be White Ash

[@bertnorth3273]

it's a nice looking mill and you did a good job putting it together,But by your own time line it cuts very slow.he first board took 4 mins.and the second 5. at that rate it would take all day to saw one log.put a blade cooling tank on it and you could saw faster and your blades would last alot longer.

[@PastorBCoy]

That video you saw when it was cutting slow, the belt tensioner was slipping real bad. Since then I had to remount the tensioner and its real tight now cuts a lot faster. I havent had the money to add the water tank yet. I plan on doing it in the future. Currently I am using a hand sprey bottle. I give it some squirts with kerosene now and then to relieve it from pitch build up. Also when I am cutting large passes on a log it slows down. This is why I would suggest a larger hp engine. Smaller passes cuts real fast.

[@oby-1607]

The blade guard where the sawdust is exiting the blade need to be open on the bottom quarter so the sawdust can evacuate properly. The way it is now, the sawdust is going to build up everywhere. Also, you need to build a push bar that allows you to push the sawmill from the side. The way it is now, you can slip and it is game over, maybe forever. The build is pretty good otherwise.

[@thecolonialcraftsman4014]

Great Project! From watching you saw I have to wonder if a removable catwalk, that could be laid next to the log, would make it safer for you than walking on the cross members of the frame... ?? The catwalk could be removed during the initial log loading and while cutting the last board or two but otherwise would provide you with more secure footing. What brought this to mind was a few slips I've had while walking across unsheathed floor and ceiling joists... not a good time!

[@paulsaliba4119]

I like to make a suggestion when cutting the sawdust is going up around the wheel I think if you can put a deflector to keep the sawdust down would be better but just the same good job

[@vogtland_holz]

Great Saw

[@LUCAS-qk9sq]

Laborioso y Práctico lo felicito Men Saludos desde Venezuela

[@adewinnaar77]

Well Done, great job

[@zlindauer5315]

whats that blue spot telling ya? time spent cutting out iron with a chainsaw saves money lost after ya try to baby a dull saw. and those little pop can saw blades dont take much abuse. thanks for sharing and nice little mill.

[@parallelburrito]

Nice saw if you want to trade time for a better surface finish. From the video it appears that your blade is moving way too fast and the teeth never get a good bite on the wood. This places a lot of wear on the smallest part of the tooth and will cause the blade to go dull fast. Adding a jack shaft to slow down the blade might yield a faster cut speed and better blade life.

[@sharzanco]

The work was very good but the exhaust from the motor will effect your lungs. Be careful

[@skwyrz1]

great job but all backwards,Flip motor and discharge to left, That would put starter on front and those pulley's out of arm's way?

[@keithlucas6260]

I noticed that as well

[@toddsmith16]

that bluish color on the log is that a nail

[@tayfurbircan8418]

congratulation pal...good wishes from türkiye...

[@44wizbang]

I have a couple of questions, is that DRY hard wood timber you are sawing, is that why it saws so slow? Or is the blade a little dull from sawing through gritty bark when you squared the timber up before you started filming? And I would add a water drip on the blade for lubricating and cooling the blade. You did a great job building the mill, it looks as good as any factory job would do. The only thing I would add is the aforementioned water tank. I think you will find it will improve performance.

[@Eduardo20049]

Grande ideia e de muita utilidade, particularmente, no campo!

[@mmmcquoid]

It took you over 5 1/2 min to cut one board . faster than going to the lumber yard and hell of allot cheaper!

[@richardbev]

A hand winch rigged up on the outfeed end would give more control to the cutting speed and keep the operator safer should the blade brake.

[@evelyntwobulls6470]

Your doing great now just push

[@jameslane2667]

Awesome build James KCMO

[@LarrySbrusch]

Hello BrotherBcoy. Your video' influenced me to build a homemade sawmill about two years ago and I now have it posted here on you tube..I am trying to put a compilation of sawmill video's together and I was wondering if you would mind If I used some of your video to do it. Thanks for your time. Keep up the good work..

[@426superbee4]

I watch all the blog on this again Nice job, I would though it would cut faster than that! I'am more in thinking a sling frame where can wench it up and down with a roller on the tail of the trailer! Where i can get more use my trailer like hauling the lumber. There one safely feather i don't like is: walking on the ribs of the plate form can easy slip and fall. I would been safer to have a metal grid on the top to walk on, and all the saw dust would fall threw. I agree there no feeling like completing a build that works good for yourself. Thanks for sharing and CHEERS

[@PastorBCoy]

426 SUPER BEE It was cutting slow so I reduced the size of the pulley and tightened up the belt and it cuts a lot faster now.

[@426superbee4]

Ok i seen why now, but i couldn't figure out why, cause the teeth on the saw blade is excellent for ripping I would love to make one like that, looks like you will get many years of use out of it

[@PastorBCoy]

Also I have got a squirt bottle full of kerosine that I use to de-gunk the blade. i had some pitch build up on the blade and It was really slowing it down too.

[@426superbee4]

Great that was some good info, seen them using water too idk

[@amazingrazin]

PastorBCoy That's like a 30" wide board you're cutting out too, it's worth the wait!! Well, maybe 24", haha the first view was deceiving.

[@genewileyopa]

Is that wood that hard. You need more consistent feed to get anything done. Thanks for sharing this video. Be safe

[@viscache1]

Impressed with the obvious rigidity that the cross members lend to the overall frame. It might be overlooked as it is so well integrated. I'm using a PTO driven system because my tractor runs all day on 12 gallons and lends 51 hp to the project. The sacrifice is non-portable mill. But I have a 25' x 100' barn to run it year round. Great vid. Did you put a lubrication system for the blade? P.S. Thanks for the music and the witness. Really brightened my day and encouraged me to get busy....(must finish restoring 112 y/o farm home first! Projects projects.....

[@seantap1415]

Bet you wish the base was a little longer .....Love the VID

[@shawnp8429]

Good build !!

[@mmmcquoid]

i built a saw mill but every body told me i was building a saw mill not a steel mill.i gues i over engendered it .H ow you ask well it was in mm for height so i am looking at other to simplify it .i used a winch to drive it up and down the track .i use rail and railway wheels to drive on. and small car engine from a sprint. So a machinist friend talked me into selling it to him to cut mild steel. it was a fast cut but slow to set up.well your vid give me good ideas.lol

[@rnewton2043]

Muito bom.Saudações do Brasil

[@sebastiaoa.madeiramadeira2223]

the design of the ratchet is very good.

[@grifce]

What brand of blade are you running. You might want to check out cook blades .your mill looks great.good job.

[@carlosbarreiro3056]

NICE JOB, Pastor BCoy

[@donaldroyer4618]

Would you mind saying where you acquired your motor from? Thank you for all of your videos. They were extremely helpful!

[@jorjepereira321]

muy bueno felicitaciones mi pregunta es lento por la sierra o es por que lo esta probando ,saludo y mucho excito

[@hanksmithshoneypot]

most of you coming to this thread want a saw mill. but yet, you bash this saw. funny. he has one, you dont. good job GOD man...

[@chokkarkinepal5665]

Hank Smith I

[@keithlucas6260]

Amen....I'm toying with the idea of building one myself....you could buy one and pay the price of $1,800 and up. Put it on a trailer and add another $1,200 and up.

[@jm100573]

So simple !!! Genious Idee !!! Respect !!!! Thanks for your vidéos. Just e bit dangerous to walk on ! Is it not possible to pull the saw from infront with a cable ? Love the Result ! I'm thinking about building the same one from Luxemburg (Europe) JM

[@randygoodspeed6460]

that thing look real light on the back side of it

[@mrc6032]

hey Pastor Coy. how did you make sure that the whole assembly would be balanced? did you plan in advance the weight distribution? mainly between the motor and and the blade(wheel)assembly. im thinking that as long as the motor is heavier, then its ok bc the trailor is sloping down toward the back. so the motor keeps it from falling forward. just wanted to ask how you thought about that. also thanks for giving glory to the Lord. from one christian to another. thanks, chris

[@PastorBCoy]

Christopher Englert The motor and the metal plate and legs outweigh the tires so it keeps balanced rather fine. I also had in mind to add a battery to that side as well, down the road anyway.

[@barnstormer737]

good work brother

[@johnfranklin4038]

manually pushing the carrier isn't very smooth. could use cables to pull back and forth, one on each side looping around under the table wood is setting on with pulleys on one end and a bar with built in pulleys on the other with a crank handle, can crank it slowly and smoothly through the cut and not worry about jittery looking cuts, less planing needed afterwards and no chance of slipping and falling through those wood supports.... those made me nervous...

[@danandashleyhayes3159]

Are there any issues of the blade walking off the tires? What kind of adjustment do you you have for tightening the blade? I've been inspired to build my own mill now, though Harbor Freight has them almost as inexpensive! Thank you.

[@942hartley]

If you don't mind sharing, what is the overall height above track and width of your sawmill and size of square tubing and wall thickness used. I will figure out the rest. Also, I have watched the Red Poppy Ranch bandsaw mill videos and would like to incorporate his use of sheaves instead of tires. I like your frame much better than his, however both seem to work well. Thank you again for sharing your experience and knowledge

[@maxtex7236]

great !!!

[@rlmast]

Very nice build, have one concern on the free wheel, looks like it could come off the support bearings but noticed you have the support frame in front, but looks like the tire could catch on it.. just wondering if it holds itself on and in place because the load wheel is staying in place? also do you know how much this build cost roughly??

[@baladeiro5]

nice job

[@hannesatzl6681]

Super!!!

[@bobbyjackson2061]

It seems to cut to slow but nice wood I like it !

[@adolfoguevara7030]

felicitaciones !! yo tengo una maquina semejante,pero la cinta no corta madera tan ancha, usted me podria decir las medidas de la cinta que usa? ancho, grosor y paso de diente. gracias

[@chuckcunningham9653]

Great build! Can that be made faster by doing some pulley changes and a larger hp engine?

[@aworhwhile4468]

Отлично !

[@johnfranklin4038]

shape of the wheel guard on left is bad... chips hit it and are thrown UP to be caught by wind and blown in operator's face... needs to be flat sided so chips hit the vertical wall of the guard and drop down also needs brushes in front and behind the V wheels on the carrier to lessen the chance that chips will cause carrier to go up/down running over things...

[@genemerrell9698]

Could use a guard on the drive sprockets and belt also some type of platform for you to stand/walk on . Balancing on the trailer stringers is a accident waiting to happen. I have watched other homemade band mills and all seem to have this over looked,a emergency kill switch hooked into the motor so it could be quickly shut off if needed something like a snowmobile or boat motor could be used.

[@moonrider19681]

Thanks for sharing your video. you are a genious. One question. Alot of the sawmills i have viewed have water cooling and lubing the blade. I see you do not have that.

[@PastorBCoy]

I plan on adding one,but for now I use a hand squirt bottle.

[@mossturn01]

I loved watching your saw build. There are one or two design features I would change myself but that's just my preference. One thing I would say is your welding isn't good enough. Here's the thing. If it looks neat and strong, it probably is... if it looks like bird shite, it it probably as strong as bird shite. You really don't want a weld failing whilst milling. Well done anyway. Water drip on blade?. Regards, Ian.

[@trentonpass]

Hi, I really like your sawmill what size tubing did you use and how much? I am wanting to build one and a friend said he will get me the tubing for free but I have to let him know what size and amount to get, he owns a metal shop and can get it cheep but is two hours away and will only make one trip down here so I want to be sure I have all the dimensions before he comes. Thanks and great job.

[@egidioborg3421]

Hi PastorBcoy, well I finally bought and installed a centrifical cluch but I can't seem to get the Cluch to idal without driving the belt pully, would you know what the problem could be, cheers.

[@69sungam]

Good work! /Swede

[@loarmstrong2583]

Did you make all the pieces for your fence?

[@paulsaliba4119]

Another suggestion would be to put a temporary plank were you walk on the frame as one slip could cause you injury

[@williamclark3583]

At least no music on this one. Slow cut but not bad.

[@RickRabjohn]

Great video and build. Can you share where you were able to find the silver wheel connector to the shaft or did you have to make that part? Thank you!.

[@PastorBCoy]

I believe you are referring to the hub. You can buy it on ebay. Its a four lug hub that fits on a 1 inch rod. So if you run a search on ebay for "go kart axle wheel hub 1" bore" you should find one.

[@PastorBCoy]

The wheels that fit these hubs are trailer wheels I purchased from harbour freight.

[@RickRabjohn]

PastorBCoy Your awesome thanks!!!

[@thomasbrickhouse4182]

Sir; did you make any sketches or basic measurements that you might share?

[@942hartley]

Great Job Brother. Thank you for sharing and disregard the naysayers. Jesus, being perfect in his Father's eyes, was hung on a cross because of naysayers & non-believers. I have viewed all of you construction videos and tips video on your build. There are lots of videos of builds on youtube but none as complete as yours that I have seen. There is enough information presented to go forward with a build, maybe with a few mods based on your comments. The videos are a good guide for a diy design. Having a basic material list or video would be great but I understand if that is not possible. Thanks for giving back.

[@keithlucas6260]

Amen.

[@ve2ec]

hello how much HP the engine? super your saw

[@duelette]

nice!

[@mebelakrompas]

Nicefull

[@frankiet7148]

PastorBCoy he great stuff, if you don't mind me asking about how much would you say has been invested?

[@PastorBCoy]

About 1,500.

[@beyondthesea6541]

I recommend you to make a "water soap" bucket as lubrifiant for the blade. That will help a lot the engine and the blade. I am planning to build one too... and i will stick to your video. It is possible to get some "detail" about tubing thickness and size on the main frame... Also, and most of my interest are for the homemade "clutch" i really need some help to understand the way it work! to what denomination do you belong? Good bless you (Sorry for my bad english ... My mother language it french)

[@PastorBCoy]

Pat Tra I will be making a review video to answer these questions and more, look for it this week on my channel.

[@PastorBCoy]

Pat Tra kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpO1imhobdqHiLs

[@egidioborg3421]

Hi, I seem to be having a lot of trouble trying to start up the band saw while the belt is connected to the pulley. Should I adapt some sort of an adaptor to the belt so that the belt is free from any friction on the drive pulley, cheers.

[@PastorBCoy]

Egidio Borg Sounds like you need to install the centrifugal clutch.

[@PastorBCoy]

Egidio Borg kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpO1imhobdqHiLs

[@tryduck6993]

Going that slow doesn't it burn your blade? No water drip either..Letting all that saw dust between the tire and blade does it slip and burn tire?

[@chairman4084]

Pastor Coy I love that sawmill of yours and trying to build one on your design, but theres something got me kind of puzzle and that is the tracking on the free running wheel how did you make the hedge ?

[@PastorBCoy]

chairman What do you mean by "hedge"?