DIY!!
Chainsaw Sawmill Plans – https://bit.ly/chainmillplans
Check out the latest upgrades to the mill here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykeQMSUc0wk
I designed this chainsaw sawmill to be very diy friendly. It cost just over 100 dollars in material and parts to make and takes much of the hard work out of milling lumber with a chainsaw.
50 dollar chainsaw mill video link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wydrpqTvwqs&t=2s
learn more about ripping chain saw blades – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkjsNGWmG9s
My Links –
website – https://www.izzyswan.com/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/izzyswan_woodworking/
Glad to see you walking about, Sir. Gotta be a godsend as far as productivity is concerned.
I’ve built my fair share of jigs in my day, and have figured out a really easy solution to overcoming friction issues on sliding parts. Easiest fix I have found is to glue down laminate countertop material (i.e. Formica) so it is in a face-to-face configuration. I swear, it is slipperier than teflon! I’ve used it on the bottom of my cross-cut sled for my table saw, and it’s like pushing a block of ice across a frozen pond.
I’ve built my fair share of jigs in my day, and have figured out a really easy solution to overcoming friction issues on sliding parts. Easiest fix I have found is to glue down laminate countertop material (i.e. Formica) so it is in a face-to-face configuration. I swear, it is slipperier than teflon! I’ve used it on the bottom of my cross-cut sled for my table saw, and it’s like pushing a block of ice across a frozen pond.
That’s actually quite a quick cutting speed compared to some of the other chainsaw mills I’ve seen. Using that winch actually speeds the whole thing up as I’ve found that manually pushing the saw along is quite hard work. I think my saw is going to be gaining a winch really soon 😊👍👍👍👍
I started watching you when you made the camping table, and I think this is one of the most useful coolest tools you’ve come up with. Also it warms my heart to see you looking so good and up n around.
I started watching you when you made the camping table, and I think this is one of the most useful coolest tools you’ve come up with. Also it warms my heart to see you looking so good and up n around.
Hey Izzy what do you think about putting a 45 cut on the front and rear of the sled to help push saw dust off the base rails? Love your content keep it coming. Super happy to see that you back is doing much better.
Sweet build Izzy. Can’t wait to see the full story of what you build with the milled wood!
I built one based on your mill but of my own design & it works great. If someone makes this get a ripping blade your saw will thank you. I also made the saw tower from some old oak I had & this stuff is like stone so its not going anywhere. My rail is also a half of an old extension ladder & that works wonderful!
Have you thought about using angle iron with the corner up for the track with a V-shaped wheel, similar to how some CNC machine’s guide rails are done? Seems like less resistance and the v shape would help saw dust just slide off. A leading and trailing brush would also help.
Really enjoyed this episode Dave! I can only imagine the size of the mill when it was in full swing. Must have been such a wonderful site! Great series!
Have just started looking for saw mills and came across your system. Very versatile and a cheap easy way for us first timers to start milling. Great idea and work.
Have just started looking for saw mills and came across your system. Very versatile and a cheap easy way for us first timers to start milling. Great idea and work.
A few wood handle paint brushes placed placed properly will keep that track clear of saw dust…. an air powered blower or even a shop vac could also do the trick. Thanks for the awesome builds and inspiration!!
Amazing video! Good to see someone using their “knoggen” and experimenting through trial and error to produce a simple but useful apparatus that gets the job done! Guess one of the last most prestigious inventors was French Doctor Guiottene whose highly successful invention lasted some 250 years! Heads off to you!
Great videos, great woodsman engineering. Okay, so the logs are wet, you cut them, how do you keep them from warping as they dry? Why do you snap off the last couple of inches, and not cut to the end. Also the drill seems to move as you cut, does this affect the thickness of the cut, or is it small enough not to make a difference. Thank you again for the excellent “maker/howto” videos.
This guy is a genus. Thank God for smart people.
You could support your kerf with felling wedges or similar and then take the saw to the end and have a clean cut instead of snap off.
I think you could determine the height raised on one full crank of the acme rod based on its spec. Then manually crank it up counting the full turns to get a precise board thickness.
Brilliant. So ingenious!
I wonder if the base could be built around a torsion box. It would be strong, relatively light, very stiff, and resistant to twisting (hence the name.) Screw the rails to the sides to make a kind of thick i-beam.
I used 2×6 on the top of the I-beams so there is more room for the tips of the log. It helps when you have really heavy logs. I also made my whole mill 12′ long for longer lumber. One more tip… I added a fan over the saw. It keeps a lot of saw dust from getting sucked in and helps the saw run cooler.
I used 2×6 on the top of the I-beams so there is more room for the tips of the log. It helps when you have really heavy logs. I also made my whole mill 12′ long for longer lumber. One more tip… I added a fan over the saw. It keeps a lot of saw dust from getting sucked in and helps the saw run cooler.
Very impressive! Thanks for the tip on saw blades. I first used a chainsaw mill back in the late 70s and was so disappointed that I gave up the idea. My “regular” blade would spew out powder and take several hours to slice through a good sized pine log. I don’t think ripping blades even existed back then.
Thanks for this. Definitely looking at different options with the cost of lumber being the way it is.
That is Genius! Lots of beautiful wood. Im learning about different wood trees. Im thinking of making couple of book shelves and a dinning table I love home depot to get ideas together. So nice that you all have your own trees to cut. That’s pretty awesome and fun. Thanks for your video-very interesting.
I loved watching this video! Getting the kids involved shows your great “dad” abilities, and it shows how easy it is to use. Well Done!
You, sir, are an excellent educator as well as a top level inventor of useful items for folks who lack an abundance of your skill set.
Kudos!
You, sir, are an excellent educator as well as a top level inventor of useful items for folks who lack an abundance of your skill set.
Kudos!
Really inspired by this. Simplicity, humility and enginuity. This dude has those by the ton. Class.
Great video. Great rig. Will be making one shortly. Question: How do you get a square, straight board edge? Do you clamp a few boards together and rotate 90 degrees? I would love to see the process all the way from mounting the log, all the cuts, drying, and final planing/jointing. Thanks
My old truck driving ass loved this… My grandfather ran a small sawmill on his farm in east Kentucky… He would have loved this video… You reminded me of how much I miss him and grandma….
The boat crank is genius. Most of the other videos I have watched seem really stressful to one’s back. Not this. Great video.
I love watching him on “Cheers”…Norm was my favorite character… glad to see he’s found a hobby after Hollywood