Milling using a workshop bandsaw?

[Lucan]

Thanks for the info, useful advice there and some good looking pieces of kit When I couldn't find anyone doing it online I guess that was a bit of a clue

 

I do have an old McConnel PTO sawbench left from a different generation (dated 1975). Have never used it as it's covered in rust and never had the need to restore it. Again not seen anyone using a PTO to cut boards so is that another clue?

[se7enthdevil]

people do still use pto saws and if it's in working order but needing a spruce up then you have the equipment you need.

[se7enthdevil]

think you`d need to extend the shed for that generator steve,,lol

 

 

true...

 

 

 

it's just the planer and the saw i'm after really but as no machinery of that size and power is under 415v i would need the gen too if i want to run them as i'm on 240v.

[nick1854]

+1 for hiring in a bandmill. I have done a far bit of cutting on a large workshop bandsaw and it is OK for small volumes of short timber, but for cladding it doesn't make sense. You will also hit a piece of metal in the first bit of timber you cut...

 

I can vouch for the accuracy of Big J's cutting having helped him a couple of times, and the cutting goes fast.

[Graham w]

picked up this old wadkin for £400 last year. thing is its a fair size the table is 3' x 5' it came from a boat builders yard in Glasgow. never got round to plugging it in yet!

 

lucan, im based in Inverness and am quite happy to do a bit of milling and or resizing if you are local