Milling Spruce Logs for Log Cabin with Woodland Mills HM126 Bandsaw Mill

[@kennkid9912]

I see you do the box stacking to dry the lumber. You and I are the only ones I have seen do that. The others all use millions of little stickers. I use wider flatter piles so I dont have to lift them so high.

[@landiiie5630]

Can you use these boards right away or they have to be air dried and how long before you can use them?

[@PenniacWilderness]

Depends what you are doing. They will shrink as they dry.

[@brucewatson8451]

I am liking your videos. How neware you ti milling with the HM126?

[@PenniacWilderness]

Thanks a lot! I've been milling since the fall of 2018. Learning lots as I go. Some days go great, other days not so much :)

[@OffGridFreedom]

Nice video, Did you find you had wavy cuts from all the knots on spruce? Were you cutting with a 4 degree blade? Ive cut some spruce using a 7 degree blade and noticed on some of the cuts the blade would wander around the areas that had many knots, and it would often cause the cuts to be a little wavy.

[@PenniacWilderness]

Hi there - I did find that sometimes the cuts would get wavy. I think it was worse when my blade started to get dull for sure. Sometimes I would cut a bit too long on a blade before changing it. I am not sure what blade angle I am using - they are just the ones that Woodlandmills sells on their site. Where are you located in the country? Nice tractor and nice channel!

[@OffGridFreedom]

@@PenniacWilderness I am in Northern BC, up near Prince George, how about you? I've been talking to some locals that mill spruce on bandsaw mills, and they told me that the best way to avoid wavy cuts on spruce is to run a 4 degree blade, most blades are either 7 degree or 10 degree. I'm just starting on this whole KZbin thing, I'm enjoying it as I learn. Keep up the good work!

[@kennkid9912]

Spruce knots are super hard. That can happen. I think if your blade is sharp and tensioned...should be ok. 4 degree blade? never seen that.

[@davidgrissom2951]

I bought a set of forks like that too! They are junk ! Like your mill nice video

[@PenniacWilderness]

They are far from perfect. I find that I have to reset them quite a bit and if I am not going straight when I lift a log then they can tilt.

[@brycebedell7143]

what type of spruce

[@Living-The-Dream]

👍🤠

[@shanedavidson398]

Someone told me it's not worth getting a mill. Because the upkeep and maintenance cost more then just buy the lumber. Can you do a video on. Productivity vs cost. Time is not a factor too me I rather be doing this then watching t.v. or Facebook. Is cutting my own lumber personal or to sell worth the overhead cost.

[@PenniacWilderness]

Really good question! I think a lot of factors come into the answer and would include - how efficient you get at milling, how close and accessible your logs are, do you have the other equipment (tractor, chainsaw etc) to cut and move logs, do you have technical skill to repair things when they break. And then of course the consideration of whether buying the lumber is a better use of time than milling? I actually enjoy milling the lumber and am not really trying to do it as a money making or money saving venture. I just like the end result of true dimensional lumber that I cut myself. If I were to guess, I'd say that it would take awhile to recover the costs of the mill but that after you did that there certainly is money to be saved. And if you don't mind the time it takes to mill then it sounds like getting a mill may be a good idea if you have a lot of projects you plan to do!

[@shanedavidson398]

I have a chainsaw mill. I love going out and bucking up firewood from brush piles and deadfall. Camping out , cut lengths, and splitting. That is my time. Quiet, peaceful the smell of mix gas. I feel I'm doing my part knowing nothing is going too waste. A lot of times I find great pieces of wood that would be better suited for lumber. And... I think I'd be more efficient using a bigger mill, than my chainsaw mill. And... As for knowledge on maintaining or fixing parts. Most of the mill seems very strait forward and, easy to learn how too fix. Plus my uncle had a mill. If I get one I will ask for guidance on working parts and safety. You're right I won't be doing it for the money. But to be come more efficient in what could be lumber, and what should be fire wood. If I could, I'd do nothing but be out in bush, cutting, bucking and milling. No harm of making a few dollars on the side. I'll look for videoes, on tips and on size of mill I don't need one any larger than for 20 inches, or less. Any more tips on how I should get started, would be appreciated. Thanks.

[@aaronlifschutz8358]

I have owned a woodmizer LT15 for 15 years, and have cut 50000+ bd ft for personal and commercial use. The cost savings is greatest when cutting beams compared to boards, but the quality of lumber cut from large quality trees is much higher than the lumber cut from the toothpicks going to commercial sawmills today. Start with quality logs, and take your time choosing what you cut from each log, and where you take it from within the log. Also, be meticulous in properly stickering your lumber piles when air-drying, and locate piles in well ventilated areas out of direct sun. My sawmill has paid for itself 10 times over, with only routine maintenance, and is one of the best investments i have ever made.

[@shaybanguy610]

as a minecrafter i'm interested

[@dougsmith548]

🇨🇦. 👀

[@brett9860]

Would have been nice to hear the mill work and not the music.