A great accomplishment and can make an individual feel so good when a self engineered project actually works as the mind envisioned it. Nice work Jerry! Bill from Colorado
@BigelowWoodcraft Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I've never been to Colorado. It's on my list. It sure has made it much easier. I'm currently building a power feed to lift the head. Stay turned. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@TonysTractorAdventure2 жыл бұрын
Great job on the autofeed. Very nice!
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Tony. It was a fun build.
@jamestibbe89462 жыл бұрын
Grate job you will love this new addition to the mill !
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words.
@TheOldManAndTheSaw2 жыл бұрын
Limit switches are a great idea.
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@matthewrose89762 жыл бұрын
That looked great, Jerry!
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
Thank you it works great.
@TheOldManAndTheSaw2 жыл бұрын
Works great!! I'll bet it makes you feel good.
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
It's a nice project. I do have some tweaks I need to make
@davidhorton4611 Жыл бұрын
Very nice work!
@BigelowWoodcraft Жыл бұрын
Thank you David.
@rodneyslone57972 жыл бұрын
very nice. the power feed works really great.glad you got to try it out. i have been waiting to see it cutting a log.
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
I'm very happy with it. I do have to tweak a few things. It is going to make working out there so much easier.
@larryrdalton16292 жыл бұрын
GREAT JOB JERRY!
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Larry.
@jbarlazye9112 жыл бұрын
Great job Jerry! It looks like it is going to work well. Summer's coming on and I bet you will keep the dust flying.
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I was able to use it yesterday. It's woodmilling season in West Michigan. Thank you for watching
@kymillingandfirewoodservic20542 жыл бұрын
I done the same thing and it works great, the only thing I have to figure out is the limit switch wiring.
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
My switches were easy. I wired up normal closed so even it triggers it breaks the circuit and stops the mill. Good luck. Thank you for watching
@kymillingandfirewoodservic20542 жыл бұрын
@@BigelowWoodcraft could you show how u done them.
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
I'll see what I can do.
@billybubbabaisden7832 жыл бұрын
Super nice! I'm thinking a amp draw meter. Once you get a baseline with a sharp blade. Then you would know how many amps it should draw. Basically it would tell you how hard it's pushing.
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
That's the best idea yet.
@SuperHurdman2 жыл бұрын
Jerry can you do some parts lists for the feed! I Have a couple of wheel chair motors I can utilize.
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
In one of the previous videos I put all the parts I used along with links. Thanks for watching.
@everydaywithmenick2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job with your power feed. It sure looks like it helps. You maybe able to design it up and then the Frontier OS owners can copy for a charge of course 😄 I would be interested to see how you determine the dull blade identification. Keep up the great work buddy 👍
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching. I used it yesterday. I can here the motor rpm drop a bit like I assumed.
@everydaywithmenick2 жыл бұрын
@@BigelowWoodcraft that's good to know. I wonder if a rpm meter would be a little addition to physically see the change. When we have hearing protection on them dips might not get noticed quickly enough. But good to know you've already experienced it.
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea because I couldn't always hear really well. I could feel the machine working harder. Maybe it was just vibrations. I like the tachometer idea.
@everydaywithmenick2 жыл бұрын
@@BigelowWoodcraft and with you being able to set the percentage at a common standard, you will quickly perceive what the normal running RPM is of the motor. That is if the log species stay the same or similar. Soft and hards and well apart I know. That's why we love the KZbin community, there to help and give some little ideas 😁
@ajl94912 жыл бұрын
Nice, my biggest hassle is log turning , but I think Norwoods hydraulic unit is pricey and over kill.
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
I've been thinking about one of those as well. It's not high on my list since I have a tractor to turn my log off need be. But it's still something that would be a fun build. Thanks for watching.
@igoruzelac90552 жыл бұрын
Great work! I am planning to do similar system. Have you been thinking about upgrading the process even more, like doing auto return?
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
I have thought about several upgrades. One is I'd like the throttle to go down once the mill gets to the end. I've thought about a drag back system but I think that might put too much strain on the motor. I'm planning on a head lifting system and maybe a log Turner.
@countryflyer4536 Жыл бұрын
Amazing how many people copy Mike festiva and don't give him the credit as he did the first video 6 years ago, I built one for my Timberking used 24 volt..much more power. after a while i got tired of the dirty chains and went with cable, no more maintaining a chain..
@BigelowWoodcraft Жыл бұрын
I give him credit in the build and even link his channel. I also switched to 24 volts. I've never had any problem with dirt chains yet.
@timlawson8172 жыл бұрын
As I get older the less stuff I have to go wrong the better . I use more time adjusting and fixing thing around the farm nothing seems to get done . That's something I like but won't find the time to ever install .
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
I totally understand. Just maintaining a homestead is very time consuming. I usually do these types of projects in the middle of the winter. Thank you for watching.
@timlawson8172 жыл бұрын
@@BigelowWoodcraft I raise dairy goats so my winter days are as busy if not more busy then the rest of the year . Hoping my brother and I can build something's in the future with it . We're getting older and need to get together more .
@franklt35sawyer492 жыл бұрын
My WoodMizer says to run the feed just up to the point the engine starts to sound labored.
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
That sounds correct. Thank you. I'm being a bit conservative still.
@sammeyers3647 Жыл бұрын
Where did you get the power feed.
@BigelowWoodcraft Жыл бұрын
Sam, I built it. I have a playlist detailing the build and all the parts needed
@msmith8401 Жыл бұрын
Where can I find the parts list for this project?
@BigelowWoodcraft Жыл бұрын
Check out my playlist. It has the entire process along with parts I used
@dwightjacobs60672 жыл бұрын
I would love to have a list of parts for my hm126
@BigelowWoodcraft2 жыл бұрын
Good morning Dwight. If you can find my series where I build the power feed I have all the parts descriptions and how I built it. If you can't send me an email
@dwightjacobs60672 жыл бұрын
@@BigelowWoodcraft I look for the video but I can’t find it