Using the New Power Feed for the First Time on the Frontier OS27 Sawmill.

[@billbaggins9961]

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]

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.

[@TonysTractorAdventure]

Great job on the autofeed. Very nice!

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

Thank you Tony. It was a fun build.

[@jamestibbe8946]

Grate job you will love this new addition to the mill !

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@TheOldManAndTheSaw]

Limit switches are a great idea.

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

I agree.

[@matthewrose8976]

That looked great, Jerry!

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

Thank you it works great.

[@TheOldManAndTheSaw]

Works great!! I'll bet it makes you feel good.

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

It's a nice project. I do have some tweaks I need to make

[@davidhorton4611]

Very nice work!

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

Thank you David.

[@rodneyslone5797]

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.

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

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.

[@larryrdalton1629]

GREAT JOB JERRY!

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

Thank you Larry.

[@jbarlazye911]

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.

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

Thank you. I was able to use it yesterday. It's woodmilling season in West Michigan. Thank you for watching

[@kymillingandfirewoodservic2054]

I done the same thing and it works great, the only thing I have to figure out is the limit switch wiring.

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

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

[@kymillingandfirewoodservic2054]

@@BigelowWoodcraft could you show how u done them.

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

I'll see what I can do.

[@billybubbabaisden783]

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.

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

That's the best idea yet.

[@SuperHurdman]

Jerry can you do some parts lists for the feed! I Have a couple of wheel chair motors I can utilize.

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

In one of the previous videos I put all the parts I used along with links. Thanks for watching.

[@everydaywithmenick]

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 👍

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

Thank you for watching. I used it yesterday. I can here the motor rpm drop a bit like I assumed.

[@everydaywithmenick]

@@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.

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

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.

[@everydaywithmenick]

@@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 😁

[@ajl9491]

Nice, my biggest hassle is log turning , but I think Norwoods hydraulic unit is pricey and over kill.

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

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.

[@igoruzelac9055]

Great work! I am planning to do similar system. Have you been thinking about upgrading the process even more, like doing auto return?

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

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]

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]

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.

[@timlawson817]

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 .

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

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.

[@timlawson817]

@@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 .

[@franklt35sawyer49]

My WoodMizer says to run the feed just up to the point the engine starts to sound labored.

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

That sounds correct. Thank you. I'm being a bit conservative still.

[@sammeyers3647]

Where did you get the power feed.

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

Sam, I built it. I have a playlist detailing the build and all the parts needed

[@msmith8401]

Where can I find the parts list for this project?

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

Check out my playlist. It has the entire process along with parts I used

[@dwightjacobs6067]

I would love to have a list of parts for my hm126

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

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

[@dwightjacobs6067]

@@BigelowWoodcraft I look for the video but I can’t find it

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

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[@BigelowWoodcraft]

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[@BigelowWoodcraft]

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[@BrianBorchardt-jg3yj]

Check out Bix sawmill

[@BigelowWoodcraft]

Will do. Thank you.