BEFORE commenting, read this: *This sawmill is not a finished product *This sawmill has dual power source, both petrol and electric, thus the purpose of the heavy electric motor on the saw head *The electric motor is the main power source, but it's not hooked up yet (you can see the power box near the sawmill outside) *I can't use a centrifugal clutch on the petrol engine since it hooks up to the same jackshaft as the electric motor and the revs don't match (electric motor has constant 1435 rpm, centrifugal clutch works at higher revs) *There is a designated spot for the blade coolant/lube tanks on the blade cover, although they're not hooked up either *There will be a proper height adjustment system with 5 mm increments *The axle of the sawmill trailer is not in my way and there's no need for it to be removable *It's not hard to push the blade through the wood, although a hand powered feeding system will come *The sawmill trailer must not be lower, it is at a proper working height since I'm 6'3"-4"-ish/192 cm tall, my back thanks me already for that *Log loading system will consist of a winch and log ramps, I will not make it hydraulic, at least not in the nearest future *I have a log arch that'll be used for moving logs around, also by hand *I will use the boards I cut on the sawmill for future projects *I have planned a sawmill shed build to cover the sawmill from the elements and to insure a dry working environment for myself *The corners of the blade guards will stay, at least in the beginning, so there's more room to handle the blade since the guards aren't easily removable, even if it looks bad *I will paint the mill but as you may already understand - the looks of the machines is not that important to me - I care about the mechanical condition and functionality *The sawmill trailer will have removable lights for portability - we already have a set that we use for towing cars *This is not the last video about this sawmill - it's just the last video of the build series ;) This list here pretty much sums up what I still have to do before I can call this sawmill being finished. But I couldn't wait that long to make the first cut, I bet you didn't either. Thanks for watching and stay tuned for future videos! Cheers!

@Crewsy

6 жыл бұрын

Donn DIY The interaction between the electric motor and the engine is one of the things I am still wondering but once you built the slide bars I figured you would only have the belt on for the power supply being used. I look forward to future upgrades and additions.

@SandBoxJohn

6 жыл бұрын

Your fabricating and designing on the fly skills were fun and remarkable watch. I have seen a few of the sawmill build series on KZread, your's was both enlightening and entertaining. Many thank yous from an old fart that use to make a living taking big pieces and turning them into little pieces to make big pieces.

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

You're right about the belts - that's exactly how I planned on using them, and in the homestead I'm mostly going to run the electric motor, or if we're off grid due to power outage then the petrol engine. Future upgrades will come for sure. There's a lot more to tinker, it just doesn't show externally (except for the paint job of course :D).

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

@ John Cambron I'm glad you enjoyed it, I hope the time you spent watching the series was worth it. ;) Thanks for watching!

@xxjeroen

4 жыл бұрын

Great machine ! Oh and the lollypop joke was the best

Must feel awesome to do that first cut. Well done on such a grand build and great results.

I've watched this video multiple times now as well as the build itself. A very good job all the way around in my opinion! Was considering using tires for my build but just bought a large bandsaw that I will convert to use horizontal as a mill head. Your build gave me lots of ideas for my mill. Thank you!!!

Glad to see it come out cutting so well on the first cut with no adjustments, awesome work

Great job nothing more satisfying cutting your first boards congratulations on a job well done . Thanks for sharing your journey on the build

Amazing my friend, simply amazing. Hats off to you! That's an awesome machine you've built.

Very Nice... It worked very well... Great Videos on this Build... Thank you for taking the time to video this build... I know this was a lot of extra work for you to produce all these video... But It does help others... Thank Again...

Great job . Thanks for sharing your journey on a awesome job done making the saw .

Mr. Don, I enjoyed watching you make this mill, I really like your ability to think on the fly, I look forward to any and all upgrades to the mill. Thank you for sharing your ingenuity with us all.

@DonnDIY

4 жыл бұрын

I still have to make the saw gantry lock down mounts for highway use, lights and etc. Also it's still not painted, so sandblasting and paint are major things to still do on this mill. Also front cover for the blade.

SWEET!!! What an accomplishment! Such an innovative shop build. Absolutely excellent job man!! Can’t wait to see what you do with the wood you mill

thanks for the great video! It was so rewarding to see you cut lumber after all of your work! Thank you for sharing!

Первый запуск и в полне удачный ! Молодец парень!

Настоящий мужик! Собрал реально действующее изделие из говна и палок и оно заработало ! Круто чувак! Успехов в делах!

If I was around close to you I would give you a good pat on the back for a number #1 sawmill builder looks great.

your the man i love your fab skills and what u built 25yr fab man myself. thank you from reagan tn

OUTSTANDING! it must be great to finally get to the cutting stage!

It’s just amazing, you only need an automatic water feeder for the bandsaw? Thank you for sharing your amazing video. God bless you and your family

I like it !!! Looks like it works very well, another reason for me to get off my butt and start building the bandsaw mill I've been working on.

Pretty Good! I built a sawmill from scratch without any plans except what was in my mind. Keep it up!

PRETTY GOOODD !! im very impressed i started out watching you mill spruce and saw your log dogs and was impressed with that so i checked your channel to watch the build and your a very clever guy ! So many things you did look much better the most i see . i really like the adjustable guides ! i look forward to building my own soon! And watching more of your builds ! Good luck to you and God Bless !

You made a beautiful machine and very accurately. You are a great foreman. Regards

Motor lift!!!! GENIUS👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 what an awesome build Donn. Well done sir.

Great work!!! smart and hard working people, only! Congrats, what gerat example of doing it!

This is an awesome mill build! Thank you so much for sharing! Best of luck to you!

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

And thank you for watching. I appreciate it very much. Cheers!

Amazing - truly nice work! Really enjoyed watching this series! Cheers, Paul

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the help! I'll continue using these valuable tools, much appreciated. ;)

Your knack for engineering can take you there . Innovation is the key to invention ive been told. great job sir !

Awesome! Nice to see it works so well. Great work!

Отличная вещь получилась!!! Молодец!

Donn the mill is looking good! Hang in there buddy! Better times are coming to you! Your hard work will pay off.

Congratulations! I hope you will give us a close-up look at some of the grain on the boards.

Absolutely amazing work Donn!

Great build! Thanks for taking time to video it!

Great job! Thanks for sharing your journey.

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching the long journey!

That is an excellent job, my respect and congratulations.

@milankosican4105

2 жыл бұрын

Bijouterier

I am impressed , Excellent job. 10/10, watched the whole series really enjoyed it, want more keep making those videos better than TV.

Awesome job! I was very excited to see how well it worked!

With your attention to detail, your talents at engineering and your considerable abilities working with metal, I would have expected nothing less than great planks of wood coming off of your mill. Outstanding and the envy of more than a few I would wager with me being one of them. Mike

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

No envy needed, just stubborn attitude and lots of time to tinker. Punching bag at hand would also be a great addition to the work shop for letting off steam, if needed. :D

Art and industry! Exceptional design and build; well done. Surely will bring many years of good service and discovery. Love the end of cuts release of interior tension in the wood.

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Let's hope so! I will upgrade it according to my needs and hopefully I'll manage to keep it going for a long time. ;)

The smile on your face after the first cut said it all. Well done Donn!

Sweet...well worth the wait. Cuts nice planks. Nice bit of home grown engineering.

I was going to ask why both electric and petrol motors, but I see you already answered it. Fantastic job.

So excellent. Was great to see it roll out of the barn and into the light in all its glory. I could almost feel you ready to jump up and down and dance to get it going. Such an impressive machine. And to work right from the start without any fiddling. I am so impressed with your talent, hard work, but above all your generosity in sharing the build with us on line. Congrats. I look forward to lots more sawing videos.

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

More sawing vids will come. And also from the needed additions to the sawmill like blade lube, height adjustment, paint, lights, hooking up electric motor etc. The list goes on. I just have to attend to other projects in the meanwhile, thus the end of the series. But more will come, stay tuned! :D

Nice work, and exceptionally captivating... I will watch it again and again... thanks

Great job!!! Turned out freekin amazing!!

Congratulations! I love the series and hope to see more of you soon

Followed the entire build. Great job. Im jealous.

Nice mill, good workmanship. I had built one when I worked in a shop in northern Alberta. I started off with a 6.5 hp engine but found it a little sluggish when i got into the bigger logs. I replaced it with a 15 hp what a world of differance. We move back to Sask. And haven t used it since.

Great job! Greetings from Puerto Rico.

Nice, VERY NICE!!!! One day, when I go about building one for me..... I'll think of your project. All the best to you.

You are very skilled with your hands, the machine was amazing. (Eres muy habilidoso con las manos, la maquina quedó increible.

If this machine was made from old scrap steel and two bike tyres or even new everything,it is made really dam well

Fantastic. Loved (and watched) every video. PreTTy goood!!!

Muito bom acompanhei todo o processo de construção. Parabéns.

Donn you did a fantastic job. I hope your very proud of yourself. You made the sawmill with parts you made, a design that came out of your head. DAMN GOOD JOB.

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Yup, that was the whole point - make as much as I can myself and see if it works in the end. And it does. ;) Great success!

Just amazing work dude!

Acompanhei toda a fábricaçao vc e um gênio parabéns !!!! Se fosse aq no Brasil eu encomendava uma pra mim

It works amazing! Really good video👍

@jozsefdano7635

6 жыл бұрын

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@jozsefdano7635

6 жыл бұрын

Porn

Very nice ! The whole build was excellent

Great job. What an achievement. You are the man

Nice job. I watched this about a year ago. You’ve got some great ideas.

Nice Build. Beautiful Country you live in.

Take a piece of your conveyor belt stick and make a couple of sawdust pusher for the track, they work very well.

Amazing build !! 🤜🤛 I’m 3 years late to this party so you have probably already thought of this. Cordless drill to adjust the leveling jacks.

"Pretty Good" Happy Fathers day and well done!

EXCELLENT , now do we get to watch you take it all apart and paint it then put it back together? Sure glad that it turned out so good for you!! Now you can mull over what you have built and then dress it up like you want with your accessories. Thanks for sharing this project. Enjoy this one for a while and then get busy with another project. Have fun, I'm back to dreaming.

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

You pretty much summed up my plans right on the money. :D I'm not sure when I'm able to take it all apart time-wise, but I want to do that for sure. And make a video of it too.

Руки и голова на месте,молодец!здорово!

Молодец!!! Местный кулибин. Так держать 👍👍👍

Never seen that many weights on one wheel. Just thought I would tell you, you are the best at this stuff. I have been with you from the start.

mig welding that frame is hard, any welding distorts and pulls the metal, the fact that your track is working and straight is an amazing feat ! Great work young man !!

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, you're right. But in the end it was all good.

Amazing! Nice work!

I love the way the board pops up every time a section is cut,its almost trying to say,i am free😁

Add a drip line of soapy water to the blade ......n really awesome build love it

Very nice strong looking build

Congratulations on finishing your homemade sawmill. Amazing work bud.

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers man!

Looks to me like it's gonna be a heck of a mill when completed! Nice rig. 👊

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers, I think so too. It has been a great tool for me already even in this incomplete form. ;)

A+,, Perfect,, Awesome,, Pretty good,, Very useful,, Handy,, 1,000,000Likes,, Great Job,, Love it,, WOW !!!! Just a few words that come to mind for this build... The best word I can even think of is GENIUS!!!! You are awesome.... Looking forward to all your future DIY's.... Thamks for such a great series of videos showing this build...….

inginuity at its finest! well done and congrats man!

Great job bro. It's a nice tool to cut wood. Was a hard work.

Donn ... fantastic your project ... I like the way you produced the video, sharing, explaining step by step in the construction ... I'm following your videos from the beginning, we'll see the sawdust fly in this wonderful machine ... thanks for share with us !!!

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. More sawmilling videos and sawmill modification videos will come!

Fantastic. You are a showcase of skills and an inspiration to do more.

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

It's good to inspire people!

Realy good job man! I saw all the video of the project. It's nice to see the final result. Congratulations from France ;)

Great job! I really enjoyed the whole build. Now for some bright orange paint.

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Paint will come. ;)

super cool man! you have done a great job

Awesome work, greetings from Austria.

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Alright, now on to the gang saw build. Nice Sawmill buddy.

You have created a “pretty good” saw mill. It looks like it very accurate cutting wood. I like that you have a whole range of tools to help you. Please paint it Very well done congratulations

Great diy design. Thanks

From the sound, and the thumbs up, I take it your wife is pretty proud of you and your work also!!!

@DonnDIY

3 жыл бұрын

Let's hope so. 😉

Очень хорошая и качественная работа . С удовольствием смотрел все выпуски . 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

That machine is a piece of art dude, you did a great job

@DonnDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers man!

new to your channel and couldnt stop watching this build. it is a AWESOME JOB!! i'm hooked just set through like 15 episodes you have a 57 year old fan in Indiana U.S.

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Very awesome! I hope it was informative and entertaining as well. Thanks for watching the videos. ;)

Awesome job!! You are the boss! Congratulations:)

HAPPY ENDING,VERY GOOD.HUGS.

The sawmill works great !!

@paularmandneron952

6 жыл бұрын

James Eggerth

отличная домашняя лесопилка вышла, когда нужно много досок напилить, в самый раз.

Absolute talent. It's awesome

Awesome work man

Awesome! looks like it works really well

@DonnDIY

5 жыл бұрын

It does work really well, the rusty appearance doesn't to any justice to it though. :D Now I just need to make a blade sharpener.

DAMN GOOD JOB 💪💪💪

Don DIY I like you Man!! Congratulations..