Milling Your Own Lumber - Part 5: Blades & Maintenance

In Part 5 of our Milling Your Own Lumber weekly video series Logan discusses choosing sawmill blades based on sawing different types of material, sharpening blades, and how to change a sawmill blade. Logan also covers basic sawmill maintenance including checking drive belt tension, blade alignment, engine, side supports, bed sections, and common wear items. To view the entire series, visit: www.popularwoodworking.com/mi...

[@MrSterster]

This is the best explanation of how to coil and uncoil a bandsaw blade safely I've ever seen. Most people tell everyone to throw it out on the ground and pray it doesn't hit anything.

[@TERRORoftheLORD]

You should always check your tracking before closing the doors. There can be slight variations from blade to blade. Thank you for the series. I'm learning a lot.

[@christopherklene1411]

Awesome well done video, thank you so much guys 😃

[@TripleLRusticDesigns]

Great informative video! Thank you very much!

[@robertbrunston5406]

I don't own one of these mills! Thanks.

[@TheMonkdad]

Rope? Why a rope rather than a cable or chain or belt or something that is less likely to stretch or break?

[@Chris-qf9qm]

For really hard logs he tells us to use 4 degree blades. Then in the next sentence we are told 9 degree is good to use for oak. Whaaa?