The rest of this wingblade sawmill build series: kzread.info/head/PLkmF7FAZBzkWuunWOOh0zSzB1LllQdUKr My other videos: www.youtube.com/@DonnDIY/videos

Why this channel doesn't have double the subscribers than it currently has is beyond me. Even at 65 this inspires me to design/build something-so when I look back I wonder if I [and others my age] would have chosen differently if videos like this were available in the 60s/70s. Great video; and a 👍as always.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

It's great to inspire! Thank you!🙏

If you are not a mechanical engineer, you deserve that degree without studying! Simply amazing how this contraption is growing apparently without any blueprint. That is the real engineering spirit!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I'm not a mechanical engineer even though I build such things.😬 I just hope this works.🤞😀 No blueprint indeed, I usually build with parts I can find at the homestead and otherwise source for cheap. This mainly dictates the builds as well.👍

@iteerrex8166

8 ай бұрын

As Albert Einstein famously said, “imagination is more important than knowledge.” Plus, an engineering degree teaches lots of physics and math, which 90+% of the time is not used.

@-Mike-69

8 ай бұрын

What ??? Physics not used in engineering ??? How do you calculate projected loads, center of mass. HP requirements, torque values ? You cant properly engineer anything without physics. You can, I suppose. We generally just refer to that method as "guessing"

@the48thronin97

8 ай бұрын

@@-Mike-69 as an engineer, most of the physics stuff is baked into “rule of thumb” equations that are actually used. That is, if you’re even doing math at all, as most simulations these days are done on computers. If you can operate the programs and understand the basics of how forces work, you’re 90% of the way to an engineering degree. The rest is just practice and experience.

You are the first in a long time that I've seen using a vernier caliper. Most people now days use a dial or digital caliper.

It is enjoyable watching how you figure out problems, your solutions are always top-notch. 👍

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Can't wait for next week, thanks! 👍💪✌

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Man is always good to see how amazing your projects are. I watch every single one of your projects and there’s no words on how unbelievable and amazing skills you have Donn. Shout out from Miami USA 🇺🇸

I’m glad to see that he does not cover up mistakes I have been watching your videos for about 2 years thank you for keeping it real

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

🙏

Hello Donn good job

The captioned comments really help me follow along. Thanks!

Always good to see “Mr.Chop” in action! 😁👊🏻

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yes! It eats up steel like nothing.👍😀

Your workshop is the dream of millions of people!!! The sounds of your workshop can be heard all over the planet!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Good morning. I thought you had abandoned this project, I'm dying to see the final result, I really admire your projects... Hail Brazil..

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I just took a break from it and other things arose that needed to be taken care of. Let's finish this project now.👍

Watching this build !! Love this! I think if it was me, I think I would make some sort of a temporary blade just for working on this during the build, both for your safety and the safety of the blade. Nice work !! Cheers !!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely. I walked by a carbide tip at the ankle level and thought that this will end badly. 😀 I'll have to figure out a temporary guard.

Looking good Donn. I had to remind myself that the webbed rails you have were only made for the fabrication stage and a new one will be made to cut the log length you want to be able to cut. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yes, the beam will be at least 6m/19ft long, more likely 8m/25ft.

Looking good Donn, good to see you back after the swing blade saw. Stay safe and have fun too. Fred.

Awesome, another great video, i like your project , thank you for sharing and i learn a lot, always a pleasure watch your project👍👍👍👍

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching.🙏

Progress is great! Enjoying the build.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cheers!

Great to watch the next episode on this series 🎉

Was hoping you'd get back to this. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I was hoping to get back to it as well.😀

Просто красавчик!!! Один из лучших самодельщиков, главное все что не смотрел все без лишней болтовни!!! респект тебе 👍👍👍👍👍

Return of the swinging blade 😄; always remember there is nothing greater than an idea that's time has come!😊

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yes!🙏

Almost forgot about this build .Nice Donn 👍🏻👏

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yup, let's finish it this time around.👍

@PAINFOOL13

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY dam right ✅️ lol

God thanks. I’m waiting for this project whole time. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Sorry for the delay, personal business and a beat up amphibious vehicle took up some time. 😀

Awesome project, thank you very much for sharing it, all your videos are incredible.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the supportive feedback!

Thanks for another amazing video.

So glad to see the continuation of this project 🎉🎉😂😂😅🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 hoorah

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cheers man, I'm also happy about getting it done myself.👍

Seu trabalho é top

Great progress Donn. Keep up the amazing work

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cheers man! I always want to get more done. Working toward getting more efficient timewise at the workshop. (Y)

Uphill welding? I must have entered a different dimension! 😄

Super boulot comme d habitude

Ive been waiting for this one to make its comeback Great project!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cheers man, so have I.👍

great job

finally new episodes!!! i really thought this blade killed you lol

@DonnDIY

5 ай бұрын

You might want to turn on the notifications for this channel so you don't miss new episodes.👍😛

Ancioso para ver o final desse projeto!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

👍

@felipequintinoo9507

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY Tem previsão de quando termina de construir e postar o outros videos?

Thank you my friend

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Excelente profissional

Superb workmanship as always, the motor will certainly need some more support, one 3x3 box section will not support for long . But I guess I'm getting ahead of myself, and you've already got this built and working perfectly in your mind 👌👏🙌💪👍👍👍👍

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Hey man, no worries. It'll have more support once everything is clearing everything when swinging. I'm gonna start working on it tomorrow again. (Y)

Love it keep it up as always 💘

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

19.33 Две секунды градуса? Не пойдëт. 😊 шутка. Спасибо за Вашу изобретательность и за то, что нас сподвигаете к действиям.

Some time ago, I bought a 560 mm carbide tooth saw blade that has a 22 mm arbor and it was direct drive, and switched from x to y axis. This was a serious duty piece of forestry products cutting equipment, and also had an ink jet printer to marks the manufacturers name and date of if manufacture. It was all scrap, and earlier this year, another one came in and was cut up.

I’m pleasantly surprised you decided to tackle this puzzle so soon. I can see why you didn’t use a concentric planetary drive spindle. Even salvaged, they are really expensive.

I might be late with this, but once you get belts and a guard onto the pulleys you might be just about perfect with the original mount for the gas cylinder. I look forward to seeing how it works out!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

You're right, but the mounting spot it had made the gas strut to bottom out before getting to 90 degrees. It had to be re-done in that sence.

Great video

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

Long wait of this project, Don, how can you do this to me :D cant wait for the next video! Stay heakthy!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yup, long wait for me too. 👍

Genius

Its Been awhile, but glad you're back on this project

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

It sure has!

Вподобайка.

Been waiting for this

There must be at least 25 companies selling sawmills. Decent mill runs maybe $12,000 to $20,000 and some manufacturers have quoted me 8-12 month wait. They even said demand is so high you can buy a mill, complete your project, and sell it for as least as much as you paid for it because people don't won't to wait a year to buy new. Don't sell yourself short. Take a survey and see. You might be surprised.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

That's crazy!

Outside other considerations, i wonder if it wouldn't have been better to use a constant velocity joint (like in a Jeep Wrangler) to directly feed the motor to the shaft and put the motor at an angle, such that it misses the log, with the CVj's aid. You can buy them online and if they work for cars, they'll work for saws.

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼

I think I'd have tried to go direct drive, which would have allowed the carriage the same range of movement. The motor would be further from the blade pivot (unless the blade shaft was shortened to some extent) - but your gas strut is already overpowering the motor's weight. I'm sure there's a reason this wouldn't have worked that I'm missing... Looking forward to seeing it in operation. Thanks for the videos.

@Crewsy

8 ай бұрын

Since his pulleys aren’t the same size I’m taking a wild guess and saying it’s blade RPM. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Lathe could do with tidying, there’s no more room for swarf.😜.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

👍

19:07 for future reference, there's online calculators meant for the rear windows/doors of cars. You input the swing, size (i think weight as well) and the type of strut you have and it outputs the exact spot where you need to put the ears such that it locks where you need it, and easily moves past the line when you want to move it to rest position.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Yup, I saw those graphs and calculators.👍

It seems I'm not the only one to use scraps of cardboard for notes.

No saame näha ... 😀👍🤘

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

No ikka!👍

Jälgin huviga!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Üritame siis seekord valmis saada.🤞

At 2:44, what cutoff wheels do you use? They look metal and seem to cut really well.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I'm using Bahco cutting discs, 125 mm in diameter. Best discs I've used so far, cut well and last long.

I was afraid you gave up on this project, glad to see it continue! I'm currently in a similar situation as you were before your first sawmill - have land with trees, and I need timber, so thinking about making or buying a chainsaw mill (like a logosol F2), seems very doable for my skill level. I'm just worried about how slow milling with a chainsaw is going to be. Should I be worried? Or is it that having my first mill and the joy of making my own timber is going to wash away(with sawdust) all my worries? A swingblade looks awesome (and way out of my legue), fast cuts, and no having to constantly move a heavy log, can't wait to see it cut!

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I sort of did give up on this project temporarily - had to deal with other stuff and then saw the 8x8 Argo auctioned off and just had to get it. Having your own sawmill is super great. Well worth the investment. If you're worried about the speed of chainsaw mill here's a video of the one I built: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gqSmsNCGpq3VddY.html The joy of making your own lumber will outweigh the work and money put into building one. 👍 If you're worried about swingblade being too complicated then I can assure the bandsaw with it's hundreds of moving parts and that scary band wooshing around waiting for flying off the band wheels... 😀 I've had that happen to me once. 😬 And the log handling as well. I like the fact as well that with swingblade you don't have to rotate thr log and handle the material several times.

👍🏻👍🏻

👍👍👍!!!

👍👍👍

👍👍

This is fantastic, glad to see you back in this series. What is the rating on that gas cylinder? I was considering buying some to handle a 52 pound object for a project, but ended up going for a different solution, partly because it wasn't very critical and those things weren't as inexpensive as I had hoped, and because I didn't fully understand how strong of a gas cylinder I did or did not need. After all that, was neat to see yours pop that 80 pound motor plus the swinging frame back up with ease 😄

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

The gas strut is 1900N, which roughly equals to 190kg/380lbs. I had this gas strut around since 2020 so I finally find a place where to use it. I have no idea how much these cost, I got mine for free.

@tedbastwock3810

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIYNice, thank you

HELLO FRIEND THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEOS, WHERE DO I BUY THE CLOSING SHEET? GREETINGS

👍👍👍👏

👍

I haven’t yet figured out how this thing is supposed to work exactly, but i do know it looks fcking terrifying.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

The blade swings 90 degrees making a horizontal cut one way and vertical cut the other way. Both cuts meet up in the log resulting in dimensional lumber.👍 The beam where the carriage is on will be at least 6m/18ft long, currently it's only 1m/3ft.

@kugelbrot7576

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY i was wandering, how in the world is this going to work since the gantry is so small but if its going to be 6m wide it all makes sense. Great seeing you work on it again. 👍

🤘🤠

5:22 That's not blood, it's community guidelines safe, strawberry jam 😂

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yes😀

Check out the Peterson mill made here in NZ. Don't try and swing the weight of the motor. It will tire you out when working it.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

If the Peterson mill you're referring to is Turbosawmill then you should know that it's the main inspiration behind my own swingblade sawmill build.👍

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yup, I'm trying to counterbalance the weight of the motor with the gas strut.

@gettuff2

8 ай бұрын

Just putting my two cents worth in. I'm sure you will make it work. They are a good mill. Peterson put a lot of thought and experience in to them. It's an inspiration to see you going through the process of building a complicated machine. All the best.@@DonnDIY

Good to see you back on this project. Draws blood, then puts gloves on... Could you not have raised the feet and put the motor directly beneath the drive shaft? Rather than extending the carriage.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

It's possible but it would change the geometry of the beam and basically the whole saw.

ever consider mounting motor on top with 90 degree bevel gear to couple to blade shaft?

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Yes, but it would add more complexity. And I don't have a 90 degree gearbox...😬😀

It blows my mind how you get away without drilling pilot holes?

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Starting to drill gently. Otherwise it'll start to walk.

🤗😏🤓👌👍

How many sawmills are wood processors have you made?

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

It's a third sawmill I've made. I've built a chainsawmill and bandsawmill before and now this circular swimgblade.👍I've built one wood processor and one wood splitter. I sold the sawmills and wood processor but I still use the wood splitter.

"SAW X" filmile väike equipment? 😃

Could the moment from the engine bend the engine mounting pylon?

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Hopefully not.🤞

@MultiBigDenis

8 ай бұрын

I would also make the pylon more symmetrical from two pipes and there would be four mounting points..

Good afternoon Donn. I also have a similar sawmill. Please tell me the article number or model of the saw blade.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

It's a custom blade from nook.lv

question why didint you just make it direct drive

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Direct drive would've needed a 3000 rpm motor and a completely different geometry of the beam. I went with what parts I had and built around that.👍

@toxicbu

8 ай бұрын

o okay , i understand

Do you sell plans?

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I do have various blueprint sets available at youshouldbuildit.blogspot.com but not for this swingblade yet. I'm still working on this project and figure things out as I build stuff. Blueprints are usually secondary.😀

Why didn't you put a 90deg gear box ?

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I didn't have one.

@Donn DIY You got a 7,5 kw engine now ❓

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

5,5kW instead of the previous 4kW. The blade manufacturer also recommends 5,5kW.👍

@Svendus

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY i think you easily can get 10Kw 20 A from that motor

interesant PERO EL MOTOR TIENE POCA SUJECION

Szia magyar felirattal szeretnék, jó a videó

Здравствуйте,для чего сей аппарат?

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

For sawing timber.

Ummm anit got no gas in it lol 🤣 nice looking 2 position Saw Mil that you are building.don d.i.y

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@robertmailhos8159

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY same to you donn.d.i.y👍💪

🌏🤝🛠️เป็นกำลังใจใหครับ🍺🫶🇹🇭🙏❤️

coolcoolcoolcoolcool... OTYKEN

I'm sorry, but the tilting mechanism ... it shouldn't have tilted to the side ...??

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

It should and it must. The gas strut just helps to lift the 37kg motor.

Onko mr. Chop saanut uudet hampaat? 😃

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Jaa!😀👍

Привет друг ты где то пропал

7 monts waiting 😢

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I know, sorry about that!😬😀

I was wondering what happened to this build. I thought you hit a slick spot and couldn't make up your mind, or were waiting on parts or something.

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Both this and that. And some other stuff in addition.

@dominictramonte2687

8 ай бұрын

:-)@@DonnDIY

Haben Sie gedacht Holzvergaser zu bauen?🤔🤔🤔

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Ja!

@peterelwert5598

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY Kas vajate ehitusplaane, eriti põlemiskambri mõõtmeid?

It doesn't look wide enough...

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

Not wide enough in the sence that the beam is too short? Yup, the current 1m/3ft beam is for mockup, the real beam will be at least 6m/19ft long.

@gettuff2

8 ай бұрын

After I commented I thought as much. You're too savvy for such a mistake.@@DonnDIY

Когда будет серия с ампутацией ног😁

doesn't the extra bearing to support the motor, seriously reduce the travel of the saw carriage?

@DonnDIY

8 ай бұрын

I can compensate the added length of the carriage with added length to the beam when I start building the beam.

@tom5051666

8 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY cool