Tough Day at the Sawmill! But I Get Revenge!

[@knlstam]

I came here for your milling knowledge. I'm staying for your sense of humor!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks!

[@bryanosborne4220]

About the mag pickup on your generator, it may have metal fileing on it. You just mark it how deep it is, unplug it and unscrew it and check for metal pieces on it. Wipe them off and reinstall. If that clears the problem but they return later you probably have metal on your flywheel. Remove the mag pickup again, get some electro clean(non conductive) spin the engine over a few rotations while spraying the flywheel ring gear. Reassemble and try it. I've corrected several generators this way.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I will try that, thanks!

[@jeffrose1196]

I thought l was the only one who has days like that. Great video’s! Please don’t stop!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Some days are just worse than others. But I did enjoy fixing get dryer.

[@derekbush8442]

Seems like this spring, everything that i touch winds up breaking! Luckily it seems to pass and things go smoothly for atleast awhile ! Made me feel better knowing im not the only one that has those weeks!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Seems like when it happens it happens! Cant do anything about it except keep on keeping on.

[@gregforster5913]

Greg from northern Michigan. Some days go like this. Everything is fine, and them Whamo, it hits you square in the face. I like how you and Martha pick yourself up, figure things out, and get right after making the needed repairs quickly. This saves you valuable time and lots of money too ! In my 40+ years of engineering, I have seen lots of situations go off the rails. It's how quickly you react and work thru these issues that helps your business succeed. On the bright side ... there should be allot of downed trees available in your area at rock bottom prices.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Yep. when things go wrong, you have to fix them, you just can't stare at it and whine! Our stuff is very well maintained, but poop happens!

[@dannydrake7348]

When we were at Jake’s I saw he had his brakes off too, and there was less chirp when he started the blade like yours, guess I’ll back mine off too and save my belt, keep the videos coming sir

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

It's commonly done, but not commonly said because of the "safety police."

[@Z-Bart]

Thanks for the chuckle with the excavator and the dryer. Many have wanted to do that.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

It felt good.

[@kevincasey7931]

Perfect timing on this video. Made me feel better 😊.I thought I was being picked on with my misfortunes yesterday and day before. My generator is the same as yours went down (water pump). Lighting took out internet, wall plugs, ac unit, and blew the water line 3 foot in the ground, new excavator acting up, and the list grows. Your right. More stuff, more repairs!! Seriously!!😮 Solution, good friends, and taking a vacation with the wife and dog! And yes , more prayers.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Yeah, stuff breaks.....

[@ronnielloyd4514]

As always you make the video enjoyable to watch.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks!

[@karenhoneycutt8632]

Love the choice of music in ole blue

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I was wondering of anybody was going to notice!

[@randysmith9796]

Awesome dryer repair hilarious

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks! It felt good, too!

[@TamarackRidge]

That Kaboda is way more than cute. It was beautiful!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks! These machines look small but perform big.

[@jlooseround]

Things break for sure. On my farm 2 yrs ago, I called it "the year of the tire" Everything from trucks to trailers to z mower tires needed replacing.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Yeah, poop happens....

[@Tommy-h4b]

Thank you very much for the video sir

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

So nice of you

[@timberwolflumber5296]

Love your videos

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks!

[@RICHat22]

At 6:00 is exactly why I don't own heavy equipment. I borrow and return immediately. I've seen me mad with a Tahoe and a 4 wheeler. lol

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I actually thought about fixing it for maybe 1/2 second, then decided, nope, I'll fix it forever!

[@KPVFarmer]

Thank you again for another great vid

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks!

[@awehnert235]

Im usually thinking of nails. The rock opened my educational textbook brain, thanks!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks!

[@donovanpreza6833]

“The way things have been goin’ lately, this feels good” 😂

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Dang Right! That did feel gooood!

[@JerryTip]

Hey Robert, good morning. I have a question you may be able to answer. How often are you changing blades on your mill? Mostly talking about hardwood cuts. I know each wood is alittle different and blades too, but about how many logs or BF are you getting out of each blade. Thanks for your time. -Jeremy

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I don't go by an absolute bdft sawn number, but swap out when they start to show dullness or my cut quality drops, typically at lunch time and then at the end of the day. Sometimes I may go a whole day on one band, sometimes a pallet of 600 bdft of lumber will have one dull. Since I sharpen and set my own, it's much easier to rework a slightly dull band than a really dull band. Kind of like it takes a lot more effort to sharpen a really dull knife than just touch up a slightly dull one. My sharpener setup will do a band in 3 minutes, so it's not really a big deal. I have also found that in most cases, a properly resharpened and set band will cut as good, or many times better, than a brand new one.

[@rodmiller8617]

I should be getting my new lt40 wide in about a month. Do you use the debarked. I noticed you didn’t use it on this video. Is that because you had already got done to cant. New milling and upgrading so I look forward to finding past videos to help reduce some of the mistakes I know I will probably make anyway since my memory is about as long as my foot anymore. Thanks so much for the ones I have seen so far

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Debarkers are very good for dirty bark, and that's the only time I use one. However, many people get fixated on them, and forget the main purpose is to mill straight wood, not save their band from getting prematurley dull. So in my mind, the debarker is way down the list of things I think about when sawing, and when you watch my other videos I will put it against the log as the last thing in the process.

[@benjaminabadeer9489]

Robert, since you have a water supply close to your sawmill, do you take the time to pressure wash the outside of your logs to remove dirt/bark? (I know you have a debarker, but use it as a lower priority as mentioned in another comment). Is it with the time compared to improving blade life? Big Blue did a great job moving that whole brush pile. Did you salvage any saw logs from the tree?

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

I used to pressure wash logs before I had a debarker, but it was a wet, sloppy mess, especially during the winter. It also takes significant time maybe 5 minutes a log, our so, 10 logs means I just lost an hour of sawing time. There are sawing techniques for keeping the band in clean wood, and minimizing bark contact, I do it all the time but surprisingly have not ever put it on the video yet, so I will do that. It will greatly help folks who don't have a debarker. Great suggestion for a video! I did get a couple nice logs out of the big oak that got knocked over. Thanks of rwatcihg a commenting.

[@robintaylor-mockingeemill8223]

That is the way things go sometimes . You know the old saying " If its got tires or t-ts you are going to have troubles "

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Yup

[@stevek5988]

Watch all your videos. Question,,, if your leveling the log for high quality lumber, how come you don't end up with a tapered cant.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Good question. The highest grade lumber always comes from the more outside, or jacket boards and as cuts get closer to the center of the log, grade goes down, so I make correction cuts as soon as possible on a low grade face as it appears, to get to a parallel cant.

[@awehnert235]

As the song sings, 'Don't worry, be happy'. LOL!

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

yep.

[@John-cr7gb]

The dryer reminds me of what I did to a gas powered weed eater with a wood splitter after working for hours trying to get it to idle correctly.

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

It certainly scares the poop out of anything else that feels it needs to break down!

[@timberwolflumber5296]

I have a skid steer I can't keep running

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

It happens.

[@GibClark]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks!

[@kevinmulherin5932]

That was supposed to say regardless of price

[@HobbyHardwoodAlabama]

Thanks!