I have been working on this project for the last three or four years and have said nothing about it. I made the track and head frame first and had a series of health setbacks (six surgeries over a 24 month period) that slowed me way down. I been working pretty steady over the last three months on the head and got to a point tonight where I felt confident enough to fire it up. IT RUNS..it runs very very well. I cannot believe how smooth it runs and how well the band blade tracks on the trailer tires.
Total cost on the project is 500 dollars including a new HF 6.5 hp engine. The blade is a Cook's super sharp. I have a blade guard and a few fine details to finish and I am in the lumber business. Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Homemade band mill - YouTube
I have twenty feet of track made so I am not far away from making sawdust. The video is intentionally short...I wanted to email it to a few of my buddies. :smile2:
Total cost on the project is 500 dollars including a new HF 6.5 hp engine. The blade is a Cook's super sharp. I have a blade guard and a few fine details to finish and I am in the lumber business. Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Homemade band mill - YouTube
I have twenty feet of track made so I am not far away from making sawdust. The video is intentionally short...I wanted to email it to a few of my buddies. :smile2:
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