Sawmilling Spruce - Band Sawmill Build #22

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

AWESOME !!! I could hear your wheels a churning. "Yes it works but I can add this and maybe do this and I know that will work" Just keep having fun with the saw mill and keep sharing, we love watching and dreaming too. Thanks a bunch.

[@DonnDIY]

Yup, a list of upgrades is waiting. Thanks for watching!

[@kingoghearts1]

At last , someone making boards that a worth something . Well done sir , took that tree one hundred years to grow , thank you for taking five minutes to cut it right .

[@hoseinrezaei280]

لطفاشماهیچ چیزچوبی استفاده نکن اگه راست میگی هیچ آتشی باهیزم روشن نکن

[@camilotorres3951]

Supongo que ud no tendrá nada hecho en madera .

[@jaredallen1149]

This is the best homemade sawmill on the interweb. Big, strong, durable, clunky; AWESOME! Make me one!!

[@pup734]

Milling your own lumber on the saw mill you built is the best feeling. I was amazed at just how heavy it is to handle fresh cut wood.Beautiful job on the mill.

[@gregoryhalye8907]

During the milling process, it is better for your productivity to roll the log 90 degrees at a time and performing your cuts. The stops at the side will help keep the log perpendicular so that your cut on the top will be 90 degrees to the previous cut. Once the top is suitably flat and you have a nice straight edge down the previously cut side, roll the log again to make your 3/4 flat, and then turn it 1 last time to make your true square cut lumber. You can also take your lumber that is cut to squared sides and gang cut them (multiple logs at once, as long as they all fit side by side through your cutter head) to make processing the smaller dimensional lumber faster and less time consuming. Also, after pushing your cutter head through, turn down the speed and let it sit there as you remove your cut boards. Then you only need to raise the blade just enough to clear the log as you pull it back to the start position rather than raising the blade all the way up and lowering it back down to where you want to be after you get back to the front.

[@Brianbeesandbikes]

Only thing lacking ... a demo of your design to lift/drop blade. Well done!!

[@madusmaxamus8670]

your mill looks good. Home built? Suggest you put a gallon container on the top of it with a hose leading down to your blade. Have an adjustable drip feed so your blade has a constant flow of water.

[@martinbyrne6643]

Motorcycle wheels are the best for for homemade sawmills ‘ once there set up right they will last for ever and no tyre wear’ the steel band wheels with the rubber tires are troublesome ‘ the motor cycle tyre is naturally shaped or rounded to keep the band blade riding to the highest point’ just look how beautifully them wheels are running and not the slightest bit of vibration ‘ just look at the perfect smooth cut’ not only that u can pick them up for next to nothing’ where cast wheels will set u back many dollars or euros ‘ so if u are thinking of building a mill consider this ‘ also they have the large diameter which reduces band breakage’ eg less bending on the larger diameter wheel ‘ also gives you a larger cutting throat ‘ this guy knows what he is doing

[@BiP00]

Nice info, will keep this in mind since I've been hovering on the idea of making one myself since the cost of buying one is too high where I live. Thanks!

[@briangary1997]

Amazing build and true talent sir. I’m blown away by how well your mill performs.

[@hobbyhomesteader984]

All it needs is two things... 1) Automatic water/ soap lube drip 2) Fresh coat of Orange Paint You did a BEAUTIFUL job on fabricating this Saw Mill. I've truly enjoyed watching your videos.

[@DonnDIY]

Yep, these things will come.

[@kimberlyshelton4563]

The blade is in perfect line. Thin as pencil tip all the way across. Dang good job one heck of a fabricater.

[@Z3n1tHL0rD]

Great mill you have there, but please rig up a bottle of water with a tube and a tap to wet the saw blade, it will be much harder to make things with only 1 hand

[@faustovillavicencio813]

It has been a pleasure to watch you what you like to do I have learned a lot and you did not waste time talking like the others your are brilliant and if you made this beautiful machine congratulations you are my hero thankyou I wish I can do the same when I make my house

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you very much!

[@АлексейЦИБИН-ъ2б]

Греет душу, оптимизмом заряжает, хочется повторить

[@turimor959]

Радуют такие люди как ты. Все сам. Сделал, распилил и никого не ждешь. Молодец!!!

[@clydebalcom8252]

I bet the smell of fresh cut lumber was so much better knowing you built the mill to cut it.

[@neilmacleod5371]

Nice heavy duty mill , no shaking around , well done sir. Gas tank from an old lawn mower makes a good water tank , the shut off valve can be just cracked a little so you have a drip onto the band saw

[@fanciscochavez9516]

Maravilloso trabajo de ingeniería pero falta un tanque de agua en vez de la botella.te felicito chileno agradecido 👏

[@herbstjohann6057]

Muss ehrlich zugeben diese schnittvorrichtung an deinem Sägewerk fast du mit ehrlicher Gravur richtig super hingekriegt und mit Gravur bestanden!! Ich bewundere dein super gelungen, bitte Pass auf dass es dir durch Regen oder anderen Gezeiten nicht verrostet, also mach weiter mit deinem Vorhaben, Bretter oder Pfosten zu schneiden, ja das wünsche ich dir von Herzen!!!!! LG. Herbst Johann aus Österreich

[@waylonj4078]

Good job on the mill. I watched all of your videos. I'm in Canada and operate a WoodMizer. One feature that is a must, is the auto feed which pulls the tower along. You get a more even and smoother cut. Also, we found that leaving the cut wood stacked on top while making another cut, heats up the saw blade and causes binding, I also suspect wear on parts etc. And one last thing about safety. We have both broken blades and simply had them fly off. It is so dangerous to run any band saw without full shielding. Make sure No One is ever in front or beside your machine when its operating. A flying blade will slice through you or a by stander before you can even see it coming. I have watched many of your other videos and was as surprised as you were to see your crane mount snap. You are an amazing millwright. If I am not prying to far, may I inquire what type of job you do as a day job? I sure hope you are in a position where you are able to put all your talent to good use. Overall... Simply Amazing. I look forward to your next addition to your collection of wonderful videos. Thank you so much for sharing. Well done...!!!

[@andrewdavis5404]

If he wont i will ,thankyou for sharing your knowledge ,a full sheild makes complete sense to me and i always suspected stacking creates friction. Cheers

[@Redneckmfg]

That is the ultimate Tool to have around.... Especially when you have nice stacks of logs like you have... Good Stuff ! Cant wait to see this next project come to life...

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers man! It will take some time to get the next project done but I will make a video of it asap. Stay tuned! ;)

[@wesleyhouk6616]

I watched it in under a minute with fast right tapping. Don’t feel like I missed a thing. Still, fun to watch

[@UppsalaSal]

I’m always impressed with systems that move heavy, unwieldy loads…rolling the log up the ramps…clever. Nice to see how you could adjust the thrust bearings.

[@willhunter3571]

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[@apollocorbin6279]

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[@geostan86jack11]

Love the build. The blade is coming off the right guide.

[@geostan86jack11]

It's not coming off, It's the saw dust.

[@leemer1]

Pretty goooood! No word of a lie that I find it more interesting to watch your home built sawmill saw logs than the modern high tech multi-million dollar sawmill I work at. Everyone suggests a water self drip feed for blade cooling/lubrication and I agree however if you cut in the winter where water can freeze you may want to consider an oil mist like chainsaw bar lube.

[@DonnDIY]

I think the main satisfaction this homemade sawmill gives is the fact it shouldn't work as well as it does or not at all since the consumer mind set we're all programmed to tells us we have to buy either the lumber or a factory made sawmill to cut the lumber. I left the full cuts in the video just because I really love to watch how the blade goes through the log, the sawdust flies and the boards form. The blade lube system will come.

[@leemer1]

Have you considered a kiln drying system for when you need dry lumber right away or do you prefer air drying?

[@rebelcast4574]

Very Nice! Hands down the nicest mill I've seen built on KZbin yet! I'm getting ready to build a mill and have been watching vids just to get an idea what others are doing and there are several idea's I'll be incorporating into my mill off of your build! That guide slide system is very cool!!

[@messygreasyhand5465]

I watched it from beginning when you're welding the frames, this is a true accomplishment. Good job man

[@DonnDIY]

Thanks for supporting me by watching this build from the start. I appreciate it.

[@charlesrhoades6768]

Llll0

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[@phill903]

Nice load of lumber out of that log, the saw mill work very well.

[@nathanscott1764]

Runs and cuts better than some of the professionally built mills in my opinion.

[@J1I9M7M4Y]

I might be a bit strange, but i find this video very relaxing to watch.

[@DonnDIY]

I find it relaxing both while cutting the trees into lumber and watching this and other saw milling videos on KZbin. :D

[@J1I9M7M4Y]

:) I will start building my mill this winter. Where i live there is a place with hundreds (probably thousands) sunken logs. And i want to bring some of them up and see what i can make of them. The downside is that there will be some sand in them and the blade won´t last long.

[@DonnDIY]

Awesome! That sunken material is good one. Especially when it's oak or something similar. You can get some serious value out of them! ;)

[@mervwilliams6646]

You need to install a water drip system above the saw blade. What you're doing with the bottle of water is extremely dangerous. Your videos are great!

[@happykid894]

На верху установи бачёк, от него капельницу с больницы поставь для охлаждения ленты, и не воду что бы капала а масло трансформаторное или веретёнку.Так почти на всех "ленточках" сделано))

[@АланраАграгрп]

Правильное!

[@richardteague5563]

Watched all episodes --FANTASTIC!

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you!

[@kornami8678]

Beautiful! Maybe a water tank mounted underneath with a windshield wiper washer pump to automatically spritz water on the band blade instead of doing it by hand. But then you would need to mount a battery too. Need another flatbed trailer to put the cut wood on.

[@marlinblack6597]

A truly splendid job, congratulations on a job well done. I am sure you will save yourself a fortune in the long run. Yes, I was also going to suggest an automated water feed in front of the feed side blade guide. Once again, a job well done.

[@АндрейМакди]

Прекрасно. Вместо бутылочки, можно использовать капельницу, которя даст возможнось регулированной подачи воды. Успехов вам и здоровья.

[@dalemaloney255]

very nice mill. very quiet, no vibration, great! thanks for showing it to us! like to build one just like it!

[@DonnDIY]

Thanks for watching. I'm glad you like it. ;)

[@jimm4201]

Awesome build, hope you do end up selling the plans for this because I would definitely purchase them

[@speremmu]

Fantastic work !!! spectacular !!

[@markmanwaring3823]

bloody brilliant ,works a treat , nice timber too ! now i know what to use my old m/ cycle wheels for .

[@DonnDIY]

When your bike has spoke rims I suggest using alloy wheels instead. Mine are a bit wobbly and even eccentric to the hub. Also the spokes seem to get stressed too much. I've got myself alloy motorcycle wheels already for this purpose but I haven't changed them yet. ;)

[@markmanwaring3823]

Donn DIY I do have a set ,thats a good point ,thankyou ,i also have proper sidecar tyres that are quite flat in section , will try them too .

[@kennethperian4370]

Nice saw wish I had one, thanks nice job showing keep up the good work. Have y’all a great day see ya on the next one.

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers. Next mill I'm gonna build will be a swingblade sawmill. Stay tuned!

[@WeTrudgeOn]

Wow ! I've watched the whole build and it looks to be a complete success, it cuts very straight. I've used Wood Mizer mills before and yours is every bit the match for them. like others have said a water drip bottle would be nice and possibly a power feed system? The wood mizer I used had power feed and that made for very consistent cuts.

[@DonnDIY]

All of that will come. The power feed and such. I just needed to cut these boards before continuing the upgrades on the sawmill.

[@mousertrippy3190]

Amazing job with the sawmill... 👏👏👏💪

[@Ritchy050]

What a nice running mill , sweet.

[@MrZeddy100]

This video is strangely satisfying...

[@sergiojlb69]

Hello, I'm from Brazil and I found your project interesting. I followed step by step the manufacture and assembly. Congratulations man!

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you very much for following the process. I hope you stay tuned for future projects too. Thanks for watching and commenting. ;)

[@kelleysimonds5945]

I have to say, you are a very impressive guy. Nice job on the mill.

[@tomayrscotland6890]

I Like your Bandsaw project it is First Class, A nice touch of yellow or red Paint on the finished Mill would look just great! I Live in a council house so I am not allowed to weld on a large project like yours. But it was well worth watching Excellent Work. Tom Scotland.

[@dunc71]

Are you from Ayr Tom, or is that a coincidence?

[@pauldery7875]

You are one hard working young man

[@douglastaylor194]

A angled top and bottom blade wiper with a solvent drip would not be a bad idea in front of your guide roller. Love the videos keep on tweaking I will keep watching. Great job so far

[@southronjr1570]

Amazing build, might I suggest an auto water drip made from a 5 gallon water jug, some tubing, and a small valve? Another item that would be cool is make a chute to catch the saw dust off the end and catch it in a 5 gallon bucket that way u can use the sawdust for mulch or any nuber of uses, I use mine to Flux the lead for casting fishing weights and the occasional bullet.

[@DonnDIY]

Jup, blade lube will come.

[@es5ape]

Awesome! I'm so glad you finished it!

[@DonnDIY]

It's not finished yet, but it works. I was limited to one hand crank turn/30 mm height adjustment-wise since I haven't made a proper setup yet but got the planks cut and they'll work just fine. Will do the updates in the future. :D

[@es5ape]

Looking forward ;) Good luck!

[@fieldagent59isintheforest32]

that is one smooooth unit ........... so quiet compared to the rattling Woodmizers that I have seen on other posts...

[@sdwputnam]

Very nice machine. Nice work.

[@voron213-x8u]

Молодец как у нас в России говорят руки растут от куда надо

[@miguelangelhiguita9068]

Que lubricante usa para la cuchilla

[@joaomonnerat9827]

Very good job, guy... Congratulations.

[@slhasebroock]

What a great sawmill! Congrats!

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers. Thanks for watching!

[@digimikek]

one can only assume an auto water drip is in the works yes?

[@jusb1066]

yep i was gonna ask the same, a bit of rubber pipe will direct it and make it run slower

[@purask]

yep and also some guards to fornt and below, little hole on a side to guide sawdust out and away from the mill

[@danieldorch2415]

Watch the previous videos and read the descriptions, maybe? :)

[@jusb1066]

@daniel i missed it if he covered it in video, but as for description, smart tv;s dont show it at all

[@bobpowers9862]

Seems like you could easily add a drip lubrication system-- a largish tank up high, some plastic tubing, and a pair of valves-- one is the on/off (1/4 turn) and the other would regulate the drip (put that one higher).

[@alexsokolov330]

Гениальное изобретение! Молодец!

[@davidschwartz5127]

Great Build, looks like you really have a good cutting sawmill there, cuts nice and well thought out. I enjoyed watching you build it. Thanks!

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you, and thank you very much for watching the series. Hope you'll stay tuned for future projects too. Cheers!

[@jimmersengine]

Strong blade you found. Nice job on the video too.

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers!

[@Bryan-wq9vq]

Very well-made seem to cut real good you did a wonderful job

[@DonnDIY]

It works well indeed. Thanks for watching!

[@gorp27]

I have to disagree, at 24:11 you give a thumbs up and say pretty good. It is not pretty good, it is excellent! This has got to be one of the finest DIY projects on KZbin.

[@DonnDIY]

Hahaa, cheers man. I agree with you. "Pretty good" is just something that stuck. ;)

[@bfd1565]

Awesome. Looking forward to seeing you make your own lumber and using it. Nice work bud.

[@harryhall1725]

This Harry I really like Your home made Sawmill set up

[@michaelovitch]

With some tiny garden sprayers nozzles,a windshield washer pump or two and a windshield washer tank or two,and a relay,pushbutton,you could make yourself a nice cooling system for the blade. Doing that by hand is a bit sketchy and dangerous. I'm working on watercooling brakes on my car lol

[@charlesbynum1841]

That's a truly nice saw mill you built there sir.

[@DonnDIY]

Much obliged!

[@woodstudio3274]

Congratulations on the video and the work. I'm seriously thinking about buying one of these. It makes it a lot easier, especially here that we have a lot of reforestation trees, this ends up reducing my costs and increasing profits. I really like your Channel and your projects, your inventions, very good everything!

[@reginaldomaili7997]

Tengo una duda me gustó mucho pero tendría miedo de que no se deshaga cómo está sujeto para no caerse simplemente sobre sus ruedas me interesa cómo está sujeto y 2 con goma de cubierta funciona tenía entendido que tendría que ser de hierro o halgo duro con forro de corcho estoy realmente admirado por tu instrucción muchosimas gracias por tu demostración lamentablemente no entiendo inglés pero mirando igual se entiende muchas suerte amigo

[@treborupp]

Looks pretty darn good. Great build

[@СергейСухарев-ь1у]

Отличная работа! Молодец! Аккуратно и продуманно.

[@raykemry954]

Put 2 cables on the front down low in front of rollers, put a boat crank so you can pull machine equally , pushing on one side up higher on the leg I think is actually putting to much Indirect pressure making your blade want to climb. Love your mill runs at a nice smooth speed . Gravity water drip is nice also.

[@DonnDIY]

The carriage is really heavy and steady and when the blade is sharp and adjusted correctly there is no way it'll want to climb. In the short period of experience I've had with a band sawmill this is what I've learned anyway. :) At present moment the mill has gravity fed water drip system on it.

[@patthompson2318]

that thing is awesome. Would love to have some plans to copy it.

[@roontunes]

you get the jackpot prize for that my man. Awesome piece of kit for a homemade sawmill.

[@viniciusbonadeu3182]

u

[@АлександрЧернецов-е5н]

Привет из России я не зря подписался на твой канал Мне нравится всё что ты делаешь Желаю тебе удачи добра и продолжай в том же духе побольше выкладывай роликов.

[@DonnDIY]

Спасибо. Я загружу больше видео. Спасибо за просмотр!

[@สวัสด้นําพูน]

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[@mrMacGoover]

It's a good thing the blade guides are there to keep the blade running flat and level... I noticed how the blade wanders up and down just on the outside of the adjustable one.

[@DonnDIY]

It's vibrating and the camera fps picks it up in a way that it appears to be wandering up and down.

[@larsbargmann779]

Yes, this is a super good job!!

[@dumpatrumprapist9302]

Nice hell of a job...now that it finished..your log mill needs a sandblast and a good paint job.

[@chuckholton4666]

Really works nice! Great job! I’m jealous.

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers! Thanks for watching!

[@alanatkinson9364]

Lovely job just remember to stack the boards with gaps between each👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@АмангельдиевичМурат]

Good work, great machine, well done

[@DonnDIY]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@Ремонтируемистроим.Живемвдерев]

Отличная работа! Большое спасибо!

[@BigDaddyPoof]

Just at 4:33. It's not a good thing having Aftershokz headset on. Ya git me waving the flies away. Love the video.

[@ГригорийСмирнов-ч3ь]

отличная и простая конструкция ленточной пилораммы , и точность реза не страдает

[@canon123466]

Helou Donn !! I'm glad that u finish the sawmill, I see that the rust started doing on mill, please paint it its a relly beauty.. please paint it 😊👍💪 Keep do the good work ! 😊😉

[@asiimwerichard3573]

U

[@JamesParus]

Nice. That log was huge.

[@publicmail2]

That what she said...

[@Z71Ranger]

She saw your Turd...

[@royalarborist7726]

Nice logs man. And the saw turned out fantastic I watched all the episodes.

[@DonnDIY]

Thanks a bunch. You must have the persistence of a beaver to watch all of them. Much obliged!

[@royalarborist7726]

Donn DIY if i had the money tools and the room I would build one my self

[@KO-fw4mz]

Any downvotes on this video are from his local lumber stores.

[@joseronaldo3355]

Ok obrigado ese vaLor convertido em real é conto

[@youceftoudeft3991]

i love it , it's a very nice bike . and maded so good

[@simonjohansson6310]

Great videos as always, greetings from Sweden 😃

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers! Greetings from Estonia. Nice soccer game you had today with Mexico. ;)

[@impelius]

Workin smooth, this gives me inspiration to start build copy of that....

[@DonnDIY]

It's worth it. I've already forgotten the work that went into building it. Now I just enjoy the fruits of my labor. :D

[@dale2778]

great job! seems to work well. you should be proud! thanks for showing this.

[@DonnDIY]

It still need tinkering and add-on's like I blade lube, manual saw head feeding system, proper saw head height adjusting system, paint etc. But it works well nevertheless - definitely worth to build it. Thanks for watching!

[@kboclghana]

Donn DIY Excellent machine. Thumbs up dude !!

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers!

[@heelijah9988]

The problem is you should pull each piece of wood off each time your cut is finished . It's pinching with all that wood stacked plus you should put wedges in the cut in the beginning of each cut to take the pressure off the blade and tap them often . There you go. Nice machine by the way

[@greensmash]

He is cutting down on the blade life.

[@rocktrader2]

Pretty cool. Very nice concept.

[@Deckzwabber]

Great job building this from scratch!

[@nikosmonteiro5476]

Sonho de consumo ter todo um aparato como esse!! Parabéns!!

[@mxrider2strokebraaap54]

Nice video, it works so good! Thumbs up👍

[@ChasenGunzOutdoors]

Really enjoyed the video. Be blessed.

[@DonnDIY]

Cheers, thanks for watching man!