Sawing The Biggest Log I can!! What Can the Mill Handle? Part 1/3

[@casperme6552]

I came here from C+C and I'm glad I did👍👍

[@Helmsburgsawmill]

Heck ya buddy!! I appreciate your comment:) This is how the channel will grow

[@kingduck3192]

Really like the voiceover explaining what you are doing you should keep doing that

[@arkansas1336]

Thanks for a nice video.

[@djohn1405]

This is the biggest log cut I've seen in the states, seen huge logs cut overseas.

[@cjmaslowski1112]

Impressive

[@cah_sawmill]

Morning my friend

[@robertgreen8695]

I think another reason that the saw blades would be canted in this way would be so that they don't hit each other.

[@rachellynn1507]

4:20 How old is that poplar log❓️

[@Helmsburgsawmill]

The big boy had 1/2” growth rings! It was barely 100 years

[@marklindberg2230]

Nice setup you have there. Why the green lights?

[@Helmsburgsawmill]

I promise they just look that way in the video. In real life they don’t look green

[@marklindberg2230]

You must be using fluorescent lights. Look for color balance in your camera and experiment with the settings. That should correct easily. Look for fluorescent light setting. @@Helmsburgsawmill

[@rogerhodges7656]

Love the videos. They could be longer. I didn't understand your explanation of why the blades didn't align. You started to mention the feed rate but didn't finish the thought.

[@Helmsburgsawmill]

Yes sorry! In general, your feed rate determines how hard the saw leans into the log. Especially if it’s sharp. When I go to fast, the bottom and top cuts don’t line up. The top saw does the inverse to the bottom saw. I just sharpened the saw, but honestly on these big logs, a saw with about 75% is preferred! The duller the saw, the less aggressively it goes in. That’s why as the saw gets dull I have to saw faster!! Otherwise it doesn’t lean into the log hard enough. When I can see edger marks left in the log after I’ve made my board, that means it’s time to file

[@garylarson6386]

too labor intensive and possible accidents

[@jamesochesky420]

TOO SHORT!!!

[@robertgreen8695]

. How many bf?

[@Helmsburgsawmill]

It measured 48” on the little end before I cut it down a little. It was 11’ long. According to Doyle, that’s over 1300’. If you account what I cut off, I’d say that piece had around 1100’ in it. Tbh I only did it that way, just to say I could😂