Amish made Timber Buddy Sawmill

[Clarence Martinn]

Anyone heard of this Bandsaw Sawmill ? It says it can cut 7000 Bd Ft per day. What I am wondering, is how many bandsaw blade changes you would have to make in an 8 hour day; assuming you don't hit any nails.

[Edward Weber]

Made by these people
https://www.baker-online.com//Produc...categoryid=100

[Tom M King]

Wheels are pretty small on it.

[John TenEyck]

Baker makes some nice larger mills. This one has 16" wheels. It uses 0.035" blades wo that's how they get away with the smaller wheels. It can still handle a 28" diameter log, which is pretty good for most people.

For less money you could buy a Woodland Mills HM126 with a 14 HP Kohler engine and 19" wheels.

John

[John K Jordan]

...how many bandsaw blade changes you would have to make in an 8 hour day; assuming you don't hit any nails.

Also depends on if there is any dirt or embedded gravel on the bark. Some band mills use a carbide cutter in front of the band to remove the bark. A big commercial mill I know debarks the entire log before sawing.

[Thomas M Barnes]

If you're looking for some other big Amish mills have you seen the Trucut ones out of Kentucky? They have a 70" and a 96" wide. Things are massive.
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