Heres a few pics of a mill i started making, at the moment ive got the saw - 090, 42" bar, and have made up the uprights/adjusters.
I opted to go for the screw adjusters as there is no chance of them moving during operation, I intend on using an occy strap to hook the adjustment handles together to stop them from vibrating around.
Ive just gotta now come up with the mounts to bolt/clamp the uprights to the bar and then make up the frame/guide/handle for the top - it will bolt to the tabs on the uprights.
The uprights are made from 316 stainless and the knobs ont he screw adjusters are brass - just a nice touch i thought.
Many many thanks to everyone who has put pics up of their mills - there truly has been some works of art and some great ideas - ive tried to take the best ideas from them to create mine! And am still looking as its not complete yet!!
The stuff sitting on the bench
The slides, i tapped a piece of 10mm s/s plate, which is in effect a floating nut - replaceable if it wears and aligns to the allthread ensuring smooth operation and no binding
Handles with brass knobs - i had plenty of time...
roughly sitting in place - note i would remove the dogs to get an extra inch - prabably end up with about 32-33 inches between the guides, lose a fair bit due to the replaceable sprocket tip.
At this stage for the clamps im planning on making up some aluminium blocks - one each side of the bar at each end with a hardened 8mm pin to locate into a hole in the bar, the clamping bolts would be outboard of the bar and chain - sandwiching the blocks together with the bar between them - probably incorporating some rollers...
Any suggestions welcome!
I opted to go for the screw adjusters as there is no chance of them moving during operation, I intend on using an occy strap to hook the adjustment handles together to stop them from vibrating around.
Ive just gotta now come up with the mounts to bolt/clamp the uprights to the bar and then make up the frame/guide/handle for the top - it will bolt to the tabs on the uprights.
The uprights are made from 316 stainless and the knobs ont he screw adjusters are brass - just a nice touch i thought.
Many many thanks to everyone who has put pics up of their mills - there truly has been some works of art and some great ideas - ive tried to take the best ideas from them to create mine! And am still looking as its not complete yet!!
The stuff sitting on the bench
The slides, i tapped a piece of 10mm s/s plate, which is in effect a floating nut - replaceable if it wears and aligns to the allthread ensuring smooth operation and no binding
Handles with brass knobs - i had plenty of time...
roughly sitting in place - note i would remove the dogs to get an extra inch - prabably end up with about 32-33 inches between the guides, lose a fair bit due to the replaceable sprocket tip.
At this stage for the clamps im planning on making up some aluminium blocks - one each side of the bar at each end with a hardened 8mm pin to locate into a hole in the bar, the clamping bolts would be outboard of the bar and chain - sandwiching the blocks together with the bar between them - probably incorporating some rollers...
Any suggestions welcome!