It finally makes sense. I thought it was only going to be big enough for the disposal of zombie bodies or rendering the carcasses of Donn's enemies. Its is at once terrifying and beautiful to behold.

@jlucasound

7 ай бұрын

For that duty, one needs lots of "Corpse"Power!! Happy Holloween! 😉😁

@aaaatttt101

7 ай бұрын

I was wondering if a goth clown on a trike was going to ride in, waffling on about playing a game...

@honeycuttracing

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 so you wasn't only one🤔

@TorchFpv

7 ай бұрын

🤣😂👍🏼

One of the top 5 designer/builders on KZread-great content Donn. As you're able, keep em' coming. God bless.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!🙏

@antoniobatanov4709

7 ай бұрын

And who those four?

@DanKoning777

7 ай бұрын

@@antoniobatanov4709 // [imo and not any specific order]: Phil Vandelay - Make It Extreme - Workshop From Scratch - Made in Poland. Ca lem is very good also. Why did you want to know?

Thanks for taking the time and explaining the layout, probably like many other people I thought the longer rails were the small version of the length, but now it all makes sense. brilliant work indeed

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

🙏

Incredibly built machine Donn, fantastically designed to operate well and then thoroughly tested to preform just like you want it to do safely. It's going to be a great machine when completed. Thanks for taking us along on this ride. Stay safe and keep up the fun videos to. Fred.

I like professional work.

The high level of precision at which you work never ceases to amaze me. This is fantastic, thanks for sharing, Donn.

I just checked on your older videos, I've been watching you for 7 years now. First video I watched was how to fix a throttle cable end . 👀 My fav was the sawmill build.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

This is epic! Thanks for sticking around for so long! 🙏🙌

First comment, I love your creativity at work❤

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Thank you.👍

Donn - I've following you for years. All of your machines are amazing; but, this one takes the cake. This is such a brilliant design; I can't wait to see it when you are done.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

As much as I'd like to take credit for this design it is based on turbosawmill.com electric manual mill. Those NZ guys are geniuses. The first time I saw this mill I was like "I have got to get me one of these!" 😀

needed 8 episodes, but now I finaly understand :) Didnt quite get the mock up beam, but now it makes sense. Amazing work!

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

I needes 8 episodes (8 weeks, 8x4 build days) to get this far which is not that far. 😬😀

From every angle , in 3-D , undoubtedly, this is a unique, unprecedented, unparalleled, masterpiece. Thanks

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Thank you🙏

Thank you for sharing, another great video, i learn a lot , always a pleasure watch your project, have a nice week end👍👍👍👍

Brilliant update and explanation, Donn. I think this video will answer a lot of previous questions others have

Donn thank you for explaining. I was completely lost on the function of this until you explained the end result.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Sorry for not explaining it more in detail sooner. I was just really deep into my thoughts and this project and forgot to do that.😀

Very nice work, ingenious! My dad and I used that exact same roller chain cross feed on our Mobile Dimensional Saw Mill (VW) and eliminated the troublesome steel rope (cable) system.

Great man great brain great tools

So far you have not let us down with your contraptions. SHEESH Madness I tell you 🤣😵‍💫Awesome 👍👍👍Thank you for sharing. Take care of yourself 🇨🇦

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoy! 😀

This thing is even cooler than I thought and I thought it was gonna be pretty cool. 👍

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

😀

Very nice workmanship. 👍

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

Cool sawmill. Can't wait to see it in operation.

Looking good I can’t wait to see the rest of the videos continue and thanks for ideas for projects know😊

Magnífico trabajo!, muchas gracias por compartirlo.

Great work as always brother, I learn a lot of techniques watching your videos.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Cheers man! I appreciate it.

Скоро маэстро будет с мышцами на руках как у Арни 💪💪👍 Жду первый пуск! 👍

great job so far

Appreciate the explanation Donny 👍🏻

Coming along real nice. Dang near ready for Orange paint. 😉

I was puzzled why you were joining the two round shafts using a bit of angle & vice grips until you did the explanations at the end... now it makes sense.

Yeah, if I had a need for a sawmill, a swing blade design would be the way to go. Can't wait for you to finish and demonstrate.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

I've built and used both chainsaw mill and bandsaw mill and I really think (if this actually works😀) I'm gonna settle on the swingblade sawmill.

I thought it was pretty obvious... I can't wait to see you mill up some timber with it 👍👍👍

I am pretty sure you clearly explained that when you first made your meter-long section. I was on board for that. what I could not forsee was how you were going to get the parallel lift to work. Even after you showed it working I had to rewatch like 4 times before it made sense! brilliant stuff!

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

😀

MM77 Approved 👍🏼👍🏼………………………………………………………….You’re getting closer to cutting and the mill is looking good!

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Cheers man! Getting there.👍

Good job, Donn. I remember, from the first videos, that the beam was a mock-up. I don't think everyone else does, though.

Thanks for the explanation on how it's going to work, yeah been confused for past couple videos but always enjoy your fabrication methods and watching how it turns out!!!

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Cheers man. I appreciate you taking the time to watch my videos. 🙏🙏🙏

@honeycuttracing

7 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY been watching for years, great enjoyment and learn alot from your videos, keep up the great job 👏

I keep thinking you should use more bearings to make it smoother and get rid of metal on metal wear. But then I remember that this is going to spend it's life outside in the rain, snow, and whatever else nature is going to through at it and bearings are expensive and water always gets in no matter how good a seal is on it. This is a great project but makes me a bit nervous to use it compared to a bandsaw style mill. Great job as usual.

@aserta

7 ай бұрын

The amount of wear something like this will see is minimal. It would take 20 years to wear through that metal. It's not an industrial saw that sees 50 logs a week. My grandpa's brother had a mill that would occasionally (as an overflow from the bigger mill) cut something like 10~20 long per week. It didn't have any bearings, metal on metal and it's still a solid construction to this day. I still go to my brother's farm and cut wood on it from time to time. Unless my brother fixed anything (and i don't think he did) that mill's now... 64 years old or there about. It lives in a shed, sure, but it's still out in the open. Sometimes, simple, but functional is the best way to go.

@Wil_Liam1

7 ай бұрын

@aserta ummm,my non industrial saw sees more than 200 logs per week on a slow to average week,and the saw blades ate the most costly part other than the timber itself,and since I sharpen the blades myself it often comes down to the costs of the timber except whe I get hired to clear some acreage at which time I'm getting paid to clear and also haul off the timber that becomes the mills next logs,for free,or paid to..win win then!! 😆

You are brilliant.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Cheers man!

can't wait to see it in action, love it my friend

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Genial su trabajo y esfuerzo . 💪💪👍👍👍

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

🙏🙌

Love it keep it up as always 💘

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Apart from the blade, motor, and a couple bearings which are easily replaced this should last practically forever with some lube and a coat of paint now and then. A very practical and well thought out machine.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

I hope so too.👍

hey again! :D I am so fkin excited to see it cuting boards

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Cheers!

At times, I erroneously question something Donn is doing and I am always wrong. Even if something is a "little off", Donn catches it and fixes it. His personal software (brain) is constantly updating without those annoying pop-up windows and update notifi.....oh, right. Donn's brain. I have no way of knowing how he can do what he does. He can just do it. Thanks Donn. You are among the best in the world, at what you do. I built robots. I know talent.

Nice build! Looking forward to seeing you make some sawdust

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Cheers!

Groovin' with Mr. Bloe -U-

Wow, the mechanics of this seem so complex. I can't wait to see it operating.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

It's actually super simple sawmill compared to the chainsaw mill and bandsaw mill I built before.

INTERESANTE LA MAKINA PARA EL CORTE DE LEÑOS

Awesome work Donn. Love the extra bit of talking :)

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.🙏

@DonnDIY, this is coming along well, it will be massive once you're complete. Thanks man! 👍💪✌

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Cheers!🙏

Wonderful build, if that thing is going to be as big as you said, you may need an open ended building with a couple of gantry cranes to house it and really let that beast start making money for you and the family. I enjoy your videos thanks for sharing with all of us.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Yup, a sawmill shed is in the to-do list indeed.👍Thanks for watching!

I'm back,finally,almost 11 months locked out of this account..Great to see me boy in action 3x 😉

Cool video. Their is another KZreadr that has a sawmill similar to what you are building. Marty T.

Everyone please write the 'IOC' suggesting an angle grinding competition. Donn certainly deserves a gold medal.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

🤣

Nice work , you going to need to build a bigger workshop soon mate , your projects are growing. Love watching all your builds ( I’m from Australia)

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Yes, I do need a bigger workshop!😀🙏

I'd add a plate with 2 holes in it over the lower traverse chain pulleys simply to keep the bolts from bending over a long period of time, 1/4"×2" ,2 holes,2 washers and 2 nuts would effectively hold the outer ends from movement fore and aft as the tension on the sprockets being would tend to be during moving of the carriage..

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Well thought out!

EPIC

Hello Donn good job

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Donn, You do great work. It’s well designed and constructed. The videos are a treat to watch! I keep thinking you would benefit with portable a bandsaw. Using one would speed your work along and save spraying sparks around when grinding multiple size pieces. Cheers

@DonnDIY

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Portable bandsaw would be great indeed.👍

Hi Donn!! 🙂😊

Looking real good sir but this looks more like a medieval torture device!

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

I'm sure medieval people could've used it as one... 😀

I've seen the Lucas sawmills on another channel. Great set up and those blades are very durable. And you can resharpen them yourself. But they have their drawbacks like anything.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

The main drawback (for me) with this mill is the cutting width but as long as I've used any kind of sawmill here at the homestead I've been needing and cutting dimensional lumber rather than slabs. And slabbing with this mill can be done with a separate slabber attachment.👍 Blade sharpening is true - it's much easier to sharpen carbide teeth (6) on this circular blade than a chain on a chainsaw mill or band on bandsaw mill.

Awesome

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Did you know Donn has a CNC Plasma cutter table? Shh! Don't tell anyone. I asked if I could use it and that is what he told me. It's a secret. Nationality secure thing. Hush, Hush. 😉

Good, you thought about it! I only mentioned it as just had to replace the way wipes on my lathe. They were shim steel and do a great job of keeping Denis out.

Goddamn I like that motor

parabéns. seu projeto é ótimo.. vou fazer uma, mas preciso de tabuas de 30cm, pensei em fazer com duas laminas

22:16 Do it in sections and use cable to tension the sections/beam together. Like a modern suspension bridge. Instead of putting the bolts inside the pipe (at the four corners) put the cable inside there, and move the bolts inside (of those four coordinates). You can easily span 10 meters with something like this once you've put the proper tension on it.

Great progress. I'm wondering if the point load the wire exerts on the chain @ 7:55 is going to cause a reliability issue later. Maybe if you drilled a hole in some plate that copies the dimensions of a link - and then attached the cable to the plate in some way - the load would then be spread across the entire pin in the last link of the chain. Just an idea. Thanks for the videos. Stay safe out there.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

I thought about it too while installing the master link - my solution would be a chain link cutoff which is already cut in half and fits nicely into the steel cable eye and in the master link and would spread the load close to the ends of the chain pins.👍

Always good to see the progress Donn = ) I know you are much further ahead than the video releases but I wonder if you are going to have to pre-stress the beam like they do with low boy trailers to counteract the weight of the cutting head as it travels across the centre of the beam. I know the latticework of the beam is going to be really strong and rigid but even so, its a pretty big span with no centre supports.... Thanks as always and hope the family and you are all safe and well.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

I'm not actually further ahead than you see in the video. Every episode is of the actual work I've done during the week when it's released. I am planning on pre-stressing the beam but I'm not certain it's the same way those said trailers are. I've also been thinking about adding a steel cable in the beam that I can tighten to give the center of the beam a little more support. But we'll see how it works out.👍

🤘🤠

I was a little confused too. ( which doesn’t take much sometimes) lol. Now I get it with the mock-up beam. I had went and looked at how these beam saws worked. Brilliant idea with the mock-up beam so you could fit it in the shop. Can’t wait to see it work. How big of motor is that?

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Cheers! The motor is 5,5 kW.

👍👍👍!!!

Would a worm gear hand wench work . Love your projects, you master many skills I enjoy watching .

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

It definitely would.👍

Thanks for the explanation. I wasn't sure how it would work but knew it would be much longer in real life use. Now it is much clearer and will be waiting for its maiden run. I'm still amazed at your skill with the cut off wheels. If I'm not being too nosey what happened to the plasma cutting table?

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

I still have the plasma table and it works great, I just prefer angle grinder when prototyping parts.👍

👍👍👍

Nagu kinnas!

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Like a glove!

I think you should put a worm drive on the side to side crank handle to stop forces on the blade moving it out of alignment. Essentially locking it into position.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

That's a good idea.👍

This is the “ah ha” video many have been waiting for. I understood most of how this saw would work because I had seen the one Cody (Wankerstar) had on his channel when I still watched it but seeing yours operating cleared up the pesky little details. For some it may still take you actually cutting timber before they understand it. I hope you’re able to make the 18m main beam. 🤞🤞

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

8 metre beam though. 18m would be too long!😀

@Crewsy

7 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Metric/Imperial conversion got me. You mentioned 6m and 18’ Even with your SXS Utility it would be tough to get 18m logs.

Donn, please share with us how it operates in a video or 2. I could watch you fabricate for as long as you have. How is your house coming along? Thanks for the opportunity to experience your talent and work ethic.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Hey, I'm explaining how it works in the end of this video. I can actually show how it operates once it's finished.👍

You are going to have to give us a complete video of how this thing works, because nobody knows.

@bradley3549

7 ай бұрын

I know!

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

I'm explaining it in the end of the video.👍

@ZrubekFamily

7 ай бұрын

You could google swingblade sawmill and find a working one to see how they work.

@KristenHiberget

7 ай бұрын

Check MartyT he has one running

@miklemikle-pp6fg

7 ай бұрын

​@@bradley3549молодец. Расскажи.

Maybe I’m wrong but I thought you already have a sawmill ?

@KalleIdvand

7 ай бұрын

had. as far as I remember it was sold.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

What Kalle said. I sold it to finance and try other things.

@puuHattu

7 ай бұрын

Every man needs several sawmills😌😂😂

👍

Would it be worth adding some “way wipers” to clear the sawdust so the slide isn’t picking up sawdust in its rollers?

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

The circular blade should create more wood chips than dust which shouldn't stick to the rails that much. Also the rail surfaces are at 45 degrees and should be self-cleaning to an extent. The contact points are also quite small which should apply enough force to the slider surface that it scrapes the surface clean by itself.

Will there be a base of some sort to hold the logs to keep them from shifting during cutting? Maybe a lean-to for overhead protection from weather / board storage?

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

The base for the log will consist of a couple of 180x200x600mm wood blocks with a slot cut in them. The round log will sit in that slot so it can't roll away. And that's it.👍

The sawmill build is moving right along. How much vertical taper adjustment will you have over the full length of the beam? Also is there any taper adjustment for cutting parallel to the grain (or bark depending on how you look at it)?

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

The longer the beam the less taper adjustment it'll have. I have to draw it out in CAD to see how much it actually is depending on the length of the beam. To get the mill parallel to the wood grain in horizontal direction you just have to slide one end of the whole sawmill on the ground.😀

Привет!скажи а почему ты непоказывал самоходный прицеп виработе,неподключал привод.столько труда в редуктора вложил

Awesome build, as always. I love to watch your workmanship. The only thing I dont get, sorry if its obvious... the machines main rails direction, how the tower will slide... and the orientation of the blade guards.... or the vertical rail is just this short until you build it? Are you going to replace that beam rail to a long one after the other mechanical parts are done? Maybe you told this already in one of the parts... , and I just missed t...

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Just watch the end of this video...

@VagiPeti

7 ай бұрын

@@DonnDIY oh I did not reached to that point. I went back to EP 1 and found when you build, you wrote to the screen that this is a test carriage. Make sense. Thanks for your answer. :) Cant wait to see the next episode.

Прокладку на направляющих или на ползунках, типа тефлона? Хотя трение минимальное между между Fe и Fe при наличии смазочного материала. И почему такая конструкция без гидравлики?

Yep.. that will handle a pretty good sized log. I figure this footage is a week or two old due to editing. So, it won’t be long before it’s making wood chips and lumber. 👍

👏👏👏👍

I have to confess tht i didnt understand it at first, now i get it, you have to look it like from the side to undersand 😅

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

No worries!😀

Have you considered building multiple sections of beam, maybe 4m length each, and bolting them together? If the mounting hardware is inside, it could still have a smooth outside surface at the joint for the carriage to roll across. That way you are not limited by the size of your shop.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Yup, this has been suggested by others as well and I do agree with it.👍 I have to think about it and seriously consider building the beam in sections.

Do u think about replace this hand crank mechanism with some servo or stepper motor for more precisely adjust?

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

No, I'm gonna keep it manual and super simple and cheap to maintain.👍

Sul on väga palju püsivust ja see on väga suur väärtus. Isegi kui Sul poleks nii hea tehniline taip, isegi kui Sul poleks nii head töökoda koos tööriistadega, siis selle püsivusega jõuaksid ikkagi väga kaugele. Pisikeste sammudega edeneda suures ja pikas projektis on midagi sellist, mida ei suuda paljud inimesed. Püsivus on ikkagi midagi sellist, mida tuleb eraldi endas arendada ja selles oled Sa kahtlemata paljudele eeskujuks.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Suured-suured tänud! Kui leiad aega, et vaadata minu esimesi videoid, siis need on tehtud samas külmas laudas veel väiksemas kilega eraldatud pimedas nurgas, põhitööristadeks rellakas ja keevitus. Need paremad tööriistad tulid aastate jooksul (Froniuse keevitused TIG+MIG pole siiani minu omad) ja töönurga ehitasin ise omade kuludega soojemaks/valgemaks. Püsivuse on andnud kasvatus ja geenid, ja kindlasti ka rulasõit - rulatrikke õppides ei seisa keegi juures ja ei käse ega õpeta, kuidas trikke teha. Keegi ei maksa palka selgeks õpitud triki eest. Ja triki õppimise jooksul saavad sääred rulalaua servaga nii kaua peksa kuni need enam valu ei tunne, hüppeliigesed ja randmed väänatakse kukkumisel pahupidi, põlved ja puusad põrutatakse ära. Ainsaks tasuks iseenda heameeleks selgeks õpitud rulatrikk. Ja selle püsivuse saab kaasa võtta muudesse eluvaldkondadesse.👍

u can build beam from multiple pieces and joint them together something like constuction crane beam. easy for manipulation and transport. posibility to extend the lenght if u needet.

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

That's a great idea! I think I'm able to do this but the fabrication work has to be super precise on the beam joints which I'm afraid of a little bit.

Nice when you talk a little ! Maybe you must build a bigger shop soon ?

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

Yup, building a bigger workshop/garage is always in the back of my head.😀

I see you cutting lots of parts with the skinny wheel- did you get rid of the plasma table?

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

No, plasma table still works fine. I just mostly prefer angle grinder while prototyping parts. When it gets repetitive then it is CNC plasma all the way.👍

are you also going to make slabber to attach to this ? maybe a long bar with a skip tooth chain

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

It has crossed my mind.😀

You really NEED a CNC plasma cutter!

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

I do have a CNC plasma table, we built it with a friend, the video series is here: CNC Plasma Build: kzread.info/head/PLkmF7FAZBzkV6_Mv8DH6JB4BS3VyVE33K

those chains look quite tight, you might want to put a tensioner in it to prevent the chain wheels to brake off and relieve the tension during moving

@DonnDIY

7 ай бұрын

No worries. Those side adjustment chains have to be tight since they're for setting board width and thickness. No slack = more accuracy.👍