kentuckydiesel
ArboristSite Operative
I finally got my wife interested in a saw mill...to the point that she now WANTS me to build one. It all looks very simple and as I run a steel fabrication shop, it shouldn't be at all difficult. That said, I do have a few specific questions:
I see many people use tires to drive/carry their saw blades rather than a large metal wheel with a rubber strip running the circumference as our industrial band saws have...is this just because tires are available, or is there some benefit to tires?
Also, I found (I think in a cooks saw article) a list which said a saw blade can be run at 3500fps with 8hp, 4000fps with 12hp, 4500fps with 16-18hp, 5000fps with 25hp, and a max of 5500fps at 30+ hp.
First, would you guys say that the above is accurate? Second, do you guys think I will really care to max out the blade speed, or will it not make much difference as I will probably only be using this saw mill for our own personal stuff.
We have all sorts of hardwood which we want to cut, but also plan to play with some eastern red cedar (juniper).
Thanks,
Phillip
I see many people use tires to drive/carry their saw blades rather than a large metal wheel with a rubber strip running the circumference as our industrial band saws have...is this just because tires are available, or is there some benefit to tires?
Also, I found (I think in a cooks saw article) a list which said a saw blade can be run at 3500fps with 8hp, 4000fps with 12hp, 4500fps with 16-18hp, 5000fps with 25hp, and a max of 5500fps at 30+ hp.
First, would you guys say that the above is accurate? Second, do you guys think I will really care to max out the blade speed, or will it not make much difference as I will probably only be using this saw mill for our own personal stuff.
We have all sorts of hardwood which we want to cut, but also plan to play with some eastern red cedar (juniper).
Thanks,
Phillip