Entry level circular sawmill

[john the saw]

£7000 very expensive for a 2.4m cut. i would go for an old rack mill, cheap as chips and last for years

Hi guys. Well that's a bit like comparing a vintage rolls with a nippy little honda civic. The Racksaw was/is a great machine but new in it's day would cost tens of thousands of pounds. Even now, buying a second hand one would not be as cheap as chips. A decent one needing attention would go for at least 3K, usually for you to dismantle and take away - say another grand and then you have to put it to rights and set up - another 2K plus would quickly go. Of course it has a far greater capability but the Transformer is not intended to compete with such a machine. It is designed to quickly process lumber from only 12" in the round downwards, into beams, planks and posts etc. It would make a great companion to a Racksaw or chain mill and would easily outperform them in terms of both time and operator comfort/safety within it's design parameters. The 7k price includes 1k of vat and a beautiful Honda GX630 engine that is 1.5k on it's own. Racksaws are often belt drive so a fairer comparison would be our PTO version which is 1k cheaper and you could get a 3.4 cut for an extra 500 quid - that's pretty much the weight limit for a manual-loading machine. You won't really see how good the Transformer is until we get the videos posted - hopefully in a week or so. All the best. John Mainstone, Managing Director, Silverclaw.

[muttley9050]

Thanks for posting John. Nice to see a UK manufacturer. I looked at your website the other day and it looked good. My only gripe would be that the specs of the saw weren't clear enough. Maybe I missed something but I couldn't find a depth of cut anywhere.

Look forward to the videos and good luck with the business.

James

[john the saw]

Thanks james. You're quite right and we are working on the specs page - should be posted this week. Honda test engineers were in today and we are now an approved Honda engine installer. Another point of interest is that the CE marking inspectorate says that a new BS-EN will have to be written around our machine as the innovations mean that it is not covered by existing standards. I'm desperate to show you guys what this thing can do so we're working hard to get the vids posted. All the best. john

[john the saw]

Specification page now posted on our web site. john - silverclaw.