REVIVING the Forgotten Sawmill - Old Rusty Laimet 100

[@dougscott9524]

I like seeing people put things back to life rather than let it rust away, old stuff is built better . I'm a furniture builder and repair shop in Michigan.

[@AFHProjects]

Yeah, I like the old crap also. Sometimes, even too much. I hope that I'm not gonna start collecting it too much, so I can't handle that. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@bondvagabond42]

When you battle entropy, you have chosen the mightiest of foes.

[@jameslawson8193]

You and Ants Pants should do a collaboration. There can’t be that many DIY Estonians on YT

[@AFHProjects]

😀 Yeah, Donn DIY also.

[@fsj197811]

Good for you on getting new life into the old mill. Thanks for sharing.

[@AFHProjects]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@allenmkent9141]

Nice machine. Try spraying (or brushing) the whole sawmill with a mixture of diesel/oil at about 60 to 40 ratio. That will stop the metal from rusting further and preserve the rustic characteristics of the sawmill. The 'diesoil' coating gives the remaining paint a deep lustrous pop. If you go thru all the metal surfaces with a powered wire brush to remove the flakey rust and paint, you will stop the oxidation in its tracks. That mixture also works good as a flush for mucky tanks, hydraulic lines, crankcases, gear-boxes, differential cases, etc. You can use it as a power-washer cleaner with an air blow gun that has an inline vacuum hose on it that will suck up the mixture from a hand-held container. I put a gate valve where the suction line goes into the blow gun to regulate how much mixture it picks up. Besides the diesoil mixture, a solvent or soapy water, followed by a water rinse can be used to degrease a metal surface and to prep it for a quick, paint make-over when out in the field or without access to a power washer.

[@AFHProjects]

Thanks for watching and for the little hack! Cheers!

[@saurios]

Una labor de muchas horas de esfuerzo. Finalmente la reviviste, ojalá te sirva muchos años más. Felicidades🎉🎉🎉

[@AFHProjects]

Thank you! Yes, it works 💪 Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!

[@boaboa2673]

Felicitaciones por el vídeo del aserradero. Solo faltó pintarlo y parecería nuevo Muy entretenido. Gracias

[@AFHProjects]

Thank you! I'll hope that the paint will come some day. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!

[@duotronic6451]

So much thick Steel! Hydrolic fluid right in the face. Great job. ❤❤❤ The blade cutting the wood reminds me of the harmonica in Once Upon a Time in the West.

[@AFHProjects]

Yup, right in the face. Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers!

[@manitobaman5588]

Greetings from the Canadian prairies. This brought back memories.

[@AFHProjects]

Greetings! Thanks for watching!

[@andrelabranche4060]

You do nice work... And talented !! I have a 1998 laimet 100, built a live deck for m'y lumber and for logs. Turned the sawmill with a valtra for 20 years and now i installed a john deere diesel motor with a gear box and twin disc clucth,I guess laimet factory is closed now... Greatings from Qc.Canada !!

[@AFHProjects]

Thank you! Cool! I also plan to add an engine for this sawmill. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@andrelabranche4060]

​@@AFHProjects I use a 44 inch. Diam.blade with inserted saw bits. 1000 rpm.

[@AFHProjects]

Nice! I use the same rpms with my 40-inch blade.

[@Tadrjbs]

Big fan of time lapse and the hammering away at your C-Channel ends was really cool. You should take each piece of that sawmill apart and sandblast them prime and repaint. The whole frame included. I love junk to gem videos. Camera placed in absolute worst spot for first mill cuts. How about on top of tractor cab.

[@AFHProjects]

Thanks! I wanna do this one day. I just needed to get this thing running first and see if it's worth painting. I have more milling videos with this sawmill with different view angles if you are interested. Thanks for commenting! Cheers!

[@Joe-v5p4j]

These are old images. The work was carried out 2 years ago 🤔, which doesn’t take away from the fact that it’s a beautiful video. 👍

[@AFHProjects]

Yeah, you're right. Thank you!

[@mechanics4all405]

fantastic content

[@AFHProjects]

Thanks!

[@MA-jb1jb]

Eine tolle Arbeit Sie gemacht haben 😊

[@AFHProjects]

Thank you!

[@davidianero5528]

Wow, you make it look easy very talented

[@AFHProjects]

Thanks! Cheers!

[@rheinfalke]

Super work 👍

[@AFHProjects]

Thanks!

[@bondvagabond42]

In addition to getting the teeth set right, some of those circular saw setups had " dish" to them like a very flat very wide cone. I cant remember if that is to prevent rhe trailing edge of tbe blade from scrubbing on the cant log, or if it helps with harmonic wobble, they did it on a bunch of old wagon wheels too, so im confident it serves some purpose, since it is a big old hassle to make a perfect dish shape like that, vs just a flat disc.

[@AFHProjects]

Correct, it's put tension in that blade and prevents wobbling. The speed and heat turning the cut causes the rim area to expand more than the inner section near the collar.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I remember. CHEERS!

[@AFHProjects]

Yeah, now it's compressed into one nice video. Thanks, Lewie! Cheers!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@AFHProjects Ready for the next board making.

[@davidtappe5337]

That what she said!!

[@casper8969]

Copperslip or grease would be better for those axles. Wd40 will evaporate over time. Its release fluid not lube really. I always reassembled machinery with copperslip, there is nothing better when you have to strip it down again

[@AFHProjects]

Yes, i use it for releasing stuff, not actually for creasing.

[@grzegorzmatusiak1606]

👍👏

[@DickensEmma-u7r]

Feil Cove

[@grc5899]

should be adjustment slots on saw shaft to align with the table travel?

[@AFHProjects]

Yes, there are.

[@CSWmanofsteel]

Is this another sawmill? Or is it just a recycled video from the original restoration??

[@AFHProjects]

It's the same old sawmill. Recycled video, made from several videos into one and more compressed version.

[@CSWmanofsteel]

@@AFHProjects thanks for the reply I REALLY enjoyed watching you methodically restore this mill I’m the same way I get engrossed with my projects and have to remind myself that I have to do my regular money making work and to come back later and continue working on the project later 🙏🏼🤙🏼Thanks again!!

[@AFHProjects]

@CSWmanofsteel Thank you for watching and commenting 🙏 Cheers!

[@CSWmanofsteel]

@@AFHProjects CHEERS!! Or like we say here in the middle of the Pacific Ocean “ALOHA!!”🤙🏼

[@winterswijk1970]

💪💙👍

[@mikestarkey7989]

I'm sorry but that sawmill was stood idle for years, and you thought that the hoses would be ok?

[@AFHProjects]

I didn't. That's why I tried to be gentle , but I still got it right in the eye. 😅 I just wanted to try out to see if it's even worth it to change the hoses.

[@kaarelviira3793]

Sa oleks pidand äkki piiki relsse müürinööri panema, oleks parem olnud vaadata, ei oleks pidand otsa peale tatsama kogueaeg

[@AFHProjects]

Ega ma väga palju ei pidanudki. See oli nii kõver, et silmaga ilusti näha, mis ma ikka nööritan 😀

[@CarnivoreCurin]

Are you in alaska?

[@AFHProjects]

No, in Estonia.

[@CarnivoreCurin]

@@AFHProjects it looks cold. But do you get Oak and Maple trees or are you too far north?

[@AFHProjects]

@@CarnivoreCurin I have Oak and Maple trees here.

[@benjamindejonge3624]

The baring have play?

[@AFHProjects]

Do you mean main shaft bearings? It didn't seem like that. The blower bearings are noisy, and with the play