What brand or model of portable bandsaw have I missed?

[difflock]

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

cheers

m

[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

[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?

[agg221]

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

 

There is one - the Ripsaw. Portable means relatively small, but it has a 14" width x 9" depth so will cope with most things. It can be temperamental but when it's in a good mood it flies.

 

I have one bolted to an 044 and it will rip oak boards out at speed. The last big oak that Burrell and I did I was taking quartersawn boards about 10" average width x 10' length off faster than the two people could carry them off and stack them 30ft away!

 

Good luck trying to persuade the makers to ship you one though.

 

Alec

[SteveA]

There is one - the Ripsaw. Portable means relatively small, but it has a 14" width x 9" depth so will cope with most things. It can be temperamental but when it's in a good mood it flies.

 

I have one bolted to an 044 and it will rip oak boards out at speed. The last big oak that Burrell and I did I was taking quartersawn boards about 10" average width x 10' length off faster than the two people could carry them off and stack them 30ft away!

 

Good luck trying to persuade the makers to ship you one though.

 

Alec

 

Exactly, perfect, just what I want!! .....waddya mean I can't buy one here in the UK?????

This deserves a thread of it's own! (Sorry difflock, i will stop hijacking your thread now).

[difflock]

I say old boy

hijack away

All grist to the Mill

boom-boom!