Sawmill Wanted

[Anthony H]

Hi all anyone selling a sawmill ..static or mobile

 

Please email me [email protected]

[Anthony H]

Thanks ..its looking like its going to be new!!!

 

[Yorkshire Guy]

You could try speaking to Stephen Cull from Blademaster. He buys and sells machines and normally has close ties to the history as he services them and sells blades. Worth a shot plus he is really knowledgeable on all aspects of milling, his number is 07887544333. Link below:

 

https://www.stephencullblademaster.com/

 

[GlobalNewark]

Hi all anyone selling a sawmill ..static or mobile
 
Please email me [email protected]

Have you considered the Norwood?

[Squaredy]

1 hour ago, GlobalNewark said:

 

Have you considered the Norwood?

 

My advice as a Norwood owner is don't consider the Norwood. 

 

Maybe a good second-hand one might be OK (there are two on ebay currently), but I bought a new HD36 3 years ago (£7300 for the basic version), and with hindsight I wish I hadn't.  We are using it quite a lot, but the word that springs to mind to describe the build quality is flaky.  And being self-assembly, if there are any problems it is difficult to pinpoint whether it is down to faulty manufacture or a problem with how it is put together.

[GlobalNewark]

My advice as a Norwood owner is don't consider the Norwood. 
 
Maybe a good second-hand one might be OK (there are two on ebay currently), but I bought a new HD36 3 years ago (£7300 for the basic version), and with hindsight I wish I hadn't.  We are using it quite a lot, but the word that springs to mind to describe the build quality is flaky.  And being self-assembly, if there are any problems it is difficult to pinpoint whether it is down to faulty manufacture or a problem with how it is put together.

Sorry to hear of the issues, would you
Like to pass on your feedback or have someone contact you? PM me if you wish

[Squaredy]

3 hours ago, GlobalNewark said:

 

Sorry to hear of the issues, would you
Like to pass on your feedback or have someone contact you? PM me if you wish

 

Hi I appreciate your concern and offer of help.  I don't think you can help however.  I think it is what it is.  Assembling the mill is a big job (way more than the two to three days Norwood quote), and very difficult to get right, and the quality of both the design and build of the mill is mediocre. 

 

We are using the mill and mainly it does work but I would not recommend it.  

[Squaredy]

1 hour ago, Big J said:

That sounds nasty. I think we had our fully hydraulic Trakmet operational within 2 hours of starting the installation. There is something to be said for having a full lorry deliver it as it doesn't need to be broken down too much.

It was a bit nasty to be honest. The book detailing how to assemble it ran to 130 or more pages!  And even then a few steps were missing or wrong.  And the technical data sheet delivered with the mill quoted the wrong size blades (someone doesn't know how to convert inches to mm) so when I used this to order blades when the blades came they didn't fit.  I was lucky I had only ordered two on that occasion!  On the plus side it is a good engine and very economical and we do mill a fair bit with it.  

 

I also thought the ceramic blade guide blocks were a very bad idea (wore out quickly and pricey to replace) so I downgraded to rollers like most other similar sawmills use and these are much better I would say.

[ash_smith123]

Look at the woodland mills. Speak to Chris at Woodland mills UK

[Forest2Furniture]

Like most things you get what you pay for.

I did a lot of research and ended up buying a Woodlands because it fitted my purpose.

18 months on I'm still happy with it, there where a few issues but it's not rocket science and nuts

and bolts are easy to deal with.

However, there have been a few issues with tracking on the later models of the HM130 and if you

do buy one I suggest you check before starting the machine that everything is aligned as I know

of a few people who have had blades pop off in use.