New guy, looking for a small bandsaw sawmill

[Marine5068]

I am aiming at one of those too.
Just need to work some overtime....lol
In Canada the base package goes for $3995 plus shipping from western Ontario somewhere.
The 10 pack of blades here is $250
The damn sharpeners are a lot of money aren't they?

 

[Ketchup]

Blades are cheap. Just hoard your dulls and send them off to get sharpened. We have a sharpener and it's not worth the time.

Why sharpen when you could be laying up boards?

 

[Sawyer Rob]

For me, it's worth sharpening my own bands IF I didn't have some one local to sharpen/set them for cheeeep.

I sharpened them for years, but then I found some one that "makes them like new" and is consistent with a reasonable price.

I'll do it myself before I'll pay 10 + bucks to get one done some place else...

SR

 

[Marine5068]

For me, it's worth sharpening my own bands IF I didn't have some one local to sharpen/set them for cheeeep.

I sharpened them for years, but then I found some one that "makes them like new" and is consistent with a reasonable price.

I'll do it myself before I'll pay 10 + bucks to get one done some place else...

SR

If you don't pay ten then how much do you pay him? He sounds cheap, money wise I mean.
There was a guy at work that sharpened chains for $5 but I saw his work and didn't like it. He burned up lots of cutters in my opinion.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Blades are cheap. Just hoard your dulls and send them off to get sharpened. We have a sharpener and it's not worth the time.

Why sharpen when you could be laying up boards?

Takes maybe 15 secs to stick a blade on the grinder, set it and let it do its thing.

We pay around $35 a blade and can get usually 5-7 sharpenings (run them till they break)

 

[Sawyer Rob]

The guy that cleans, sets and sharpens my bands, does them for $7.00 ea...

He sharpens a LOT of bands and also other things, I see several guys working in his shop... He uses woodmizer equipment on my bands...

I think if I had to pay 10 bucks, I'd just go back to doing them myself...

As for chainsaw chains, I sharpen them myself...

SR

 

[Marine5068]

The guy that cleans, sets and sharpens my bands, does them for $7.00 ea...

He sharpens a LOT of bands and also other things, I see several guys working in his shop... He uses woodmizer equipment on my bands...

I think if I had to pay 10 bucks, I'd just go back to doing them myself...

As for chainsaw chains, I sharpen them myself...

SR

every little bit helps

 

[Marine5068]

The guy that cleans, sets and sharpens my bands, does them for $7.00 ea...

He sharpens a LOT of bands and also other things, I see several guys working in his shop... He uses woodmizer equipment on my bands...

I think if I had to pay 10 bucks, I'd just go back to doing them myself...

As for chainsaw chains, I sharpen them myself...

SR

Me too