Alaska bandsaw mill

[gene1605]

just finished welding ready for paint

 

[woodshop]

wow... well I sure am impressed. Thanks for showing us. Give some details... what kind of motor is that? Where did you get your design? What do you mostly plan on milling with it?

How wide is that blade??? Looks pretty wide.

 

[gene1605]

this is my own design it has a 10 hp tecumseh motor, 2 in band will cut 1000 b.f. in 8 hrs. if you are young , hungry , and work hard.

grampa

 

[wdchuck]

Looks really nice, how does the carriage move down the rails?

 

[gene1605]

it is all mannul oporated sealed ball bearing wheels pushes very easy

 

[Adkpk]

Hmm, looks like grampa knows what he's doing. Look forward to seeing that mill with sawdust on it.

 

[CaseyForrest]

Excellent mill you got there!!!!

Did you make one of your tires adjustable for tracking of the blade? If so how did you do it?

 

[Big Woody]

Not to bad even though it was welded with a Miller:rockn:

 

[gene1605]

casey

just like a D9 2 levers simple.
spent 1/2 my life on a 988
here is a picture
grampa

 

[RiverRat2]

All right you got my attention!!!!!

Is the pully for the blade drive wheel bolted to the rim????? more Pics Please:notrolls2:

 

[gene1605]

casey

just like a D9 2 levers simple.
spent 1/2 my life on a 988
here is a picture
grampa

 

[gene1605]

River rat & casey

booth band wheels are fully adjustible with this tire the belt runs on top of tire grove will slowly wear in, but will run well on a flat or sloped surface
years ago all belts ran on perfectly alined flat pulleys
grampa

 

[gene1605]

Big woody

millir blue , on these cold winter days reminds me of a certin lagoon in Baha mexico been dreaming about it 46 yrs. that and grand kids keep me going, the little ones think that im handsome and smart lucky ne.

 

[CaseyForrest]

Looks good.

In reference to the old D9....we had a couple old D7's up until a year ago. Not the easiest to grade with compared to the newer D7's, but they were hogging machines.

 

[aggiewoodbutchr]

Sweet! Let's see some dust!

 

[gene1605]

aggiewoodbutcher

I will let you young guys make dust, I only do fun things

grampa