Model A Ford garage

[bolensboneyard]

More pics

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: that stain sure looks good and dry too. since you were in short sleeves and the stain dried fast is it warm again in your part of the world?

the mill is really looking good. WELL DONE!!

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks drives. It is in the mid seventies right now. It has also been dry for this area with a balmy breeze. When spring hits it will soar. I am taking advantage of it while it is tolerable.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Wow! That mill looks brand new. Is that the reversing pulley that's still got the paint?

 

[1/2 Cup]

Bobby, as above that is awesome..

 

[Vieux]

 

[bolensboneyard]

Wow! That mill looks brand new. Is that the reversing pulley that's still got the paint?

Thanks Andy. Sure is I have the track beds on and the tracks on the blade side are on temp. so I can run the carriage by hand and check for blade parallel. I set the tracks yesterday and squared them up with the mandrel. Bed is level both ways. Some minor bends in the track. Going to try to run a dial indicator along with the carriage but as the saw blade is hammered with a bell accuracy will be questionable. I figure the closer I get it the better.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby, as above that is awesome..

Thanks Steve. Going to try to true up the carriage today then remove the track to install more screws.

 

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Thanks Vladimir. Good to hear from you.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Track and carriage base installed. Paint them tomorrow.

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: looks great and keep up the great work!!

 

[oldironfarmer]

What's the power plant?

 

[1/2 Cup]

Track and carriage base installed. Paint them tomorrow.

Bobby I just luv what you have done that has been one fantastic effort..

Form, Fit and Function..

 

[bolensboneyard]

What's the power plant?

Andy. It's the thing that makes the big saw blade go round and round.

200 cu. inch mustang 6 cyl. engine with standard 3 speed.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby I just luv what you have done that has been one fantastic effort..

Form, Fit and Function..

Thanks Steve. Will post pictures as of yesterday. Plan to install the ratchet and dog assembly today then build the addition over the last six feet of track bed next week.

 

[bolensboneyard]

A dial indicator placed on the carriage gives me a reading of .008 run out on the machine face of the backup washer for the blade! When the indicator is placed on the same surface and the dial is taking a reading along the edge of the moving carriage the greatest change in direction of movement is less than .100 for the entire length!

 

[bolensboneyard]

More pic.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy. It's the thing that makes the big saw blade go round and round.

200 cu. inch mustang 6 cyl. engine with standard 3 speed.

I figured maybe you'd have a hand crank for Ginny.

6 cylinder should be great.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy. It's the thing that makes the big saw blade go round and round.

200 cu. inch mustang 6 cyl. engine with standard 3 speed.

Bobby, that should do the trick

 

[bolensboneyard]

Yesterday was great fun! The balance on the blade is perfect. It takes forever to stop with a small spin and when it does come to a stop is settles back with a backlash of one inch. The spin within the guide pins varies no more than a few thousands.

 

[bolensboneyard]

More picts to follow.

 

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More pics

 

[Bob Heine]

Bobby, I know about sawmills like I know about submarines (I can recognize them) so this is just a know-nothing comment.

The power plant for your mill looks like a Ford inline 6. I am sure the saw needs that much power to run at full capacity but is it possible to have an electric motor (maybe 5 hp) run the saw for smaller logs? I'm thinking a belt drive with an idler attached to one more big handle. If you have a couple of 8- or 10-inch logs to square up, you wouldn't need to run the engine up to temperature. Gas engines, if I recall correctly, "wear occurs in the first couple minutes after a cold start. Rich fuel mixtures wash lubrication from the cylinder walls."

For proof of concept maybe turn the blade with a gear-driven 1/2-inch drill (or larger) drill. Once the blade is up to speed, wouldn't it cut for quite a while?

 

[oldironfarmer]

Submarines do use 5 hp motors, Bob.

A circular saw does take a lot of horsepower to make a 1/4" wide cut with any speed into a log.

But the main reason to cut with an engine is the sound it makes when the governor kicks in and it opens up as you enter the log. That's why sawing logs is such fun.

Bobby:

What's that big plate with the fancy cutouts around the edge? It's real pretty. Is Ginny going to paint a woodland scene on it?

P.S. Hope you've got lots of inserts so you don't get stressed when you bust a few.

I can smell the sap...

 

[1/2 Cup]

Bobby that is one mean looking saw blade
[ Andy quote: that big plate with the fancy cutouts around the edge]

 

[oldironfarmer]

Bobby that is one mean looking saw blade
[ Andy quote: that big plate with the fancy cutouts around the edge]

Steve, the fact that English is your second language is showing. You should have said I "saw the blade" or "I gave the blade a mean look" or "I saw the blade and it looked mean". A mean looking saw blade just has verb and tense problems.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Steve, the fact that English is your second language is showing. You should have said I "saw the blade" or "I gave the blade a mean look" or "I saw the blade and it looked mean". A mean looking saw blade just has verb and tense problems.

Andy,

I did fail grammar in secondary school.

I guess it does show..

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby, I know about sawmills like I know about submarines (I can recognize them) so this is just a know-nothing comment.

The power plant for your mill looks like a Ford inline 6. I am sure the saw needs that much power to run at full capacity but is it possible to have an electric motor (maybe 5 hp) run the saw for smaller logs? I'm thinking a belt drive with an idler attached to one more big handle. If you have a couple of 8- or 10-inch logs to square up, you wouldn't need to run the engine up to temperature. Gas engines, if I recall correctly, "wear occurs in the first couple minutes after a cold start. Rich fuel mixtures wash lubrication from the cylinder walls."

For proof of concept maybe turn the blade with a gear-driven 1/2-inch drill (or larger) drill. Once the blade is up to speed, wouldn't it cut for quite a while?

Bob I have seen them run with electric motors but low RPM is needed and high torque. Usually older extremely heavy motors with gearbox reduction and higher HP.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Submarines do use 5 hp motors, Bob.

A circular saw does take a lot of horsepower to make a 1/4" wide cut with any speed into a log.

But the main reason to cut with an engine is the sound it makes when the governor kicks in and it opens up as you enter the log. That's why sawing logs is such fun.

Bobby:

What's that big plate with the fancy cutouts around the edge? It's real pretty. Is Ginny going to paint a woodland scene on it?

P.S. Hope you've got lots of inserts so you don't get stressed when you bust a few.

I can smell the sap...

Andy I assume you are referring to the steel plate after the blade and board spreader/separator? No fancy cutouts just radius corners. It is for kicking out boards that have been sawn from the log so that they don't fall into the blade and become missiles. Used instead of a table as I have no helper and am still able to bend over and pick them up off of the ground.

 

[bolensboneyard]

View of saw mill from the end which will be covered by the shed show in part for perspective. I will post pictures by morning of progress over yesterday and today. Have another friend whose wife has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Please pray for Jane and Frank. They are close to us. Thank You all. Bobby

 

[drivesitfar]

BB: very sorry to hear about your friends. at our age it seems to be a more common thing to get bad news about friends and relatives health. here's hoping she beats the odds.

WOW I thought you were just going to build an overhang and it looks like you already installed another couple huge posts.

the saw is looking great and I bet you are excited to cut some wood with it.

good luck!!

 

[oldironfarmer]

My condolences for your friends. We've been there and it is not much fun.

The fancy cutouts I was referring to was intended to be the blade. I was just trying to be funny and that seldom works for me.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Bobby, our thoughts and prayers are with your friends.

 

[Lyndon]

Bobby

A stage 4 diagnosis is never good. I'm not very good at praying (I don't think I have much credibility up there... )

But I will say I'm sending our best wishes to your friends, and hope that they have the same family and friend support that I received after my similar diagnosis, and that they have a positive attitude to the whole process. If it hasn't yet mastastisised there is still hope.

Keep the chin up, and look for the funny things in the coming months.

Lyndon
Yep - still here.

 

[bolensboneyard]

BB: very sorry to hear about your friends. at our age it seems to be a more common thing to get bad news about friends and relatives health. here's hoping she beats the odds.

WOW I thought you were just going to build an overhang and it looks like you already installed another couple huge posts.

the saw is looking great and I bet you are excited to cut some wood with it.

good luck!!

Drives I am excited but want to take my time with the power plant. I also have a lot to do that needs to be before the hot weather; such as sand and paint the barn roof repairs and fix the other side. I plan to wait for cooler weather to work inside on the power plant and save the nicer outside weather for building a bench to build the kayak.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby, our thoughts and prayers are with your friends.

Thanks to all who are concerned about these fine folks. Prayers are not always spoken. It's the hearts of others that beat the odds! Bobby

 

[bolensboneyard]

Bobby

A stage 4 diagnosis is never good. I'm not very good at praying (I don't think I have much credibility up there... )

But I will say I'm sending our best wishes to your friends, and hope that they have the same family and friend support that I received after my similar diagnosis, and that they have a positive attitude to the whole process. If it hasn't yet mastastisised there is still hope.

Keep the chin up, and look for the funny things in the coming months.

Lyndon
Yep - still here.

Thanks Lyndon. The nice thing about "up there," we all have credibility.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Another view to follow. Sending them one at a time is annoying.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Check out the corners on this shot of the shed. I needed to get the taper in on a 45 to match the sides but wanted to bring down the header without offsetting the look of the whole thing. I decided to "sign" the project with cutouts that look like the teeth on the saw blade and blend the whole trim in at the same time! What do you think? Car show this weekend for the GT so prep tomorrow. Today will finish the face board and furring for the roof panels. Hard to see the lower angle on the cut. Look close it cuts back on a smaller 45 degree angle.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Submarines do use 5 hp motors, Bob.

A circular saw does take a lot of horsepower to make a 1/4" wide cut with any speed into a log.

But the main reason to cut with an engine is the sound it makes when the governor kicks in and it opens up as you enter the log. That's why sawing logs is such fun.

Bobby:

What's that big plate with the fancy cutouts around the edge? It's real pretty. Is Ginny going to paint a woodland scene on it?

P.S. Hope you've got lots of inserts so you don't get stressed when you bust a few.

I can smell the sap...

Andy, I finally found them. I did get a box with seven teeth inserts in it with the mill. Thought I had remembered but wanted to check before I responded.