What brand or model of portable bandsaw have I missed?

[broonie]

keep going and you'll end up in the loony bin

[difflock]

Ah already bin, or probably woulda/shoulda bin cept for the Mrs.'s support.

cheers

m

[Big J]

Have you considered importing a second hand Logmaster Marcus? A reasonable number floating about in the States. Wouldn't be too hard to organise, and there isn't that much to look out for.

 

Jonathan

[difflock]

Jonothan,

I bin idely looking at 2nd hand mills in the states.

Except akina reluctant to risk a 2nd hand mill, other than through a reputable dealer.

Cookssaw got a 51 hp diesel AC-3651 (IS IT?) "on consignment".

$27,000.00 with 450 hours thereon.

I could seriously consider it.

Except these big sawmills require (quite?) some stripping down to even fit in a Hi-cube container.

regards

Marcus

[codlasher]

@difflock. Here's one; Guilliet Bandrack C/w Stenner Badge, Sawmill, Resaw, Forestry | eBay

Just talk to the man, you may get a 'feel' for this?

I'm a Guillet fan anyway.

codlasher

[difflock]

Seen that un Codlasher, thanks.

[SteveA]

Have you found any companies making a bandsaw equivalent of the Alaskan chainsaw mill? ...ie, working on the same principles/ being easily portable, etc

[difflock]

I am no-where near as "au-fait" as Jonothan in respect of band-sawmill manufacturers. Nor indeed bandsawmilling.

Anyway I restricted myself to, what I leastwise had cause to deduce, were reasonably large established manufacturers.

From Google searches cross-referenced with, for example, advertising on the Forestry Forum.

Might now even wait until the APF show since I would not wish to mill timber cut in the Spring or Summer, though I could get some practise in on sap-laden stuff.

At least that would give me some purpose for my planned excursion to the APF.

Regards,

Marcus

[Big J]

Have you reconsidered the Woodmizer LT35 Marcus? You needn't have any dealings with WM UK - a chap locally has an American sourced LT40 and he won't touch WM UK with a barge pole.

 

Might be the cheapest hydraulic mill to get you started.

[difflock]

Actually Jonothan I would consider an LT35HD.

With 2 of my mothers brothers extended families living in Canada I could probably simply get them to buy the mill for me and ship it.

Though I suppose they would be liable for local sales taxes, that I would not be.

I did not particularly wish to ask an American WM dealer to ship me a mill.

Anyway I believe the super-duper $19,000.00 offer was only for mills collected from the factory, and may no longer be valid anyway.

regards

Marcus

PS

Is there much merit in Cookssaw vehment assertations that crowned steel balanced wheels are better than inherently unbalanceable belted bandwheels?