New Lumbermate build

[Cackhander]

Our new saw finally arrived just before Christmas. When they said it would come in flatpack form, they weren't kidding:

 

 

After an evening of un-packing and messing about, we managed to get it looking like this:

 

 

We could have gone on longer, but the temperature had dipped to -15, so we decided to return to the house and enter the beer hours.

 

The next couple of evenings were a bit more productive. We got the bed up on some railway sleepers and put the carriage on.....back to front.

 

 

Finally, here it is with its first log:

 

 

To be honest, the actual build wasn't the worst part. Leveling the thing up was a nightmare. We spent an entire day with a dumpy level, faffing about before we got it right.

 

Since the completion of the build we've cut five or six lumps of douglas, a couple of bits of oak and some poplar. Each time the cut gets a little bit more acurate as we learn more about the machine.

 

Cheers for looking,

 

Ed.

[liamjordan]

nice one!!!!

we bought our lumbermate second hand so it was ready built, saw those new ones at the apf and they looked sweet! Not much has changed with them though, so they must have got it pretty much right from the beginning

 

the guy we bought it off had a trailer conversion fabricated, so we do lots of mobile sawing with it, it has a removable axle and drawbar so you it sits right down on the ground, like with your set up, ours has legs on threads that you can screw down to get it level, hard to explain, so when we get to the site it only takes us like half an hour, hour tops depending on the ground condition to get it right

[Cackhander]

I was wondering how they managed on trailers, but I 'spose it's easier when you have the adjustable legs. We had to use timber shims.

 

Just out of interest, what sort deviation of cut do you tolerate with your machine?

[liamjordan]

about all of the timber we cut is for old building restorations, barn conversions and fencing materials, so a lot of the time if the cut bows a little, say if it went through a hard knot, it doesnt really matter, no one has complainted yet

[Cackhander]

Cheers for that. I guess I'm being a little too fussy.

 

I must say I'm really impressed with the saw, but I wish they had come up with a better log dog system.

[treebloke]

Cheers for that. I guess I'm being a little too fussy.

 

I must say I'm really impressed with the saw, but I wish they had come up with a better log dog system.

 

Practice makes perfect, we assembled orsfrom flat pack, at least they give you plentyspare nuts and bolts.

 

We have the trailer pack with ours so also have the adjustable legs but like you we have a level base to put it on when it's in the yard. It is most important to get it level.

 

When cutting smaller logs we often put a lengh of 4x4 or 4x2 or similar along the far side and use that as the back stop.

 

We sometimes cut name plates for a local signwriter which takes a bit of working out:confused1: but it is possible.