customchris

this video inspired the Acme rods plan that i made thinking buy this guys plans on ebay for $35 he says it 1gb of data on the build .. seems to be a good place to start.. I am a person that  like your dad. I like to DIY everything and thats gives me more that just the product at the end.. it gives skills that will help me latter on in life .. I understand that there will be problems in the build that i will have to work around those and that's fine with me .. My mind set it that is half the fun building it.. Did not mean to overreact to the post just seems ppl was telling me that it was not worth my time to build it.. that I just needed to go pay someone for a new one that was not as robust... and you guys talk of the welds not holding up to the impact ..How do you explain the  $6500 ones that have thin metal. how would they hold up and my 6X2X1/4 tubes would fail with the dropping of logs on it.  Also all the videos and ppl that I talk to say that you roll the logs up onto the mill or set them down on there... As was said most logs wroth  sawing  will be large and using forks wood not be safe way of moving I would not think anyway..  All the logs I will be sawing will be rolled or placed with the back end of a backhoe with chains .. 
 
Anyway anyone wanting to build on should watch this guys video ^^^^^^^  he makes a nice strong mill ex. the engine is a little small for my taste 
I will be taking pics of the build as it gets built as long as I don't get ppl saying I am doing this or that wrong then I will post up the pic If you guys want.. I am not says that you can't give suggestions that are helpful.
 
 
Thanks for all the comments ..

wow your right notownkid there are a few negative folks on here ... I have worked with my hands every since i cut firewood with my dad at 14 and i am 30 now.. As i stated before I do this for a living. Making a truck frame for scratch is not child's play.. no one is the best at anything only really dumb ppl think that you can not learn anything from doing... this is turning into a Flame War on the internet .. maybe this site is not what I thought it was.. seems like ppl are quick to tell why you should not and that you are doing it wrong... thought this was a site of good ppl that beleved in helping one another .. maybe thats just a old fasion way of thinking .. I am just a good old country boy and that was the way I was raised... Not to worry I will not be posting anymore on this site.. I will just come and look at the nice stuff ppl make.  I would charge my self for my time but I would never get paid HA!     

got a new idea off a video for the raising and lowering of the saw head

Thats what some ppl don't understand the joy of building it your self and not just buying ... that's what is wrong with the world there are not meany tinkers left .. everyone is a custom to buying everything and not trying to build stuff .. its a shame really  

well the steel for the rails will be 1/4 inch thick so warping will not be a problem ... that is using a mig welder .. stick mite warp it unsure never used a stick welder.. and for the elevation going with a wench and cables to control that  .. would like to use a long threaded rod on each side with a sprocket on top of each with and chain to connect them both.. then use the wench motor to turn that to raise and lower.. I have not started on it yet so not sure what would be the easy way! ... Post up the link to the plans so I can check it out 

Also the cross members do not have to be fully welded they will only hold up the logs.  The weight spread out over 4 to 5 cross members will not be enough to brake the welds if the cross member is not fully welded   also make shure that the side beams are level from end to end and supported thru out the middle to help with warping .. 

Maybe so but who is knocking off whom here?!?  Also your figures must be for parts only... is your time free?  $6,500 seems very reasonable to me and you get a product with established performance!  How will you flip the logs?  Do you have a plan for dogging the logs?

6500 is for the cheap ones no log turning nothing but rails, saw head and  non portable.   When you build stuff for yourself you time is all ways free..  2500 is portable , thick steel, all new parts and with 24ft rails  the cheap ones have 10-14ft rails thin steel and you have to put them on a trailer to move them so add 1500 -2500 for  a trailer.. Also the ppl making them to sell are clearing at least $3000 off the buyer thats insane .. I have done a lot of research  on this I mean a lot so I am not going into this blind .. Also I build custom frames and body parts for trucks so I can work steel ... also most of the so called dealers are not established and have no history of selling these things ..they are easy to build and ppl will pay alot for them .. Kinda like you said you think that they are good ones just because they have sold a few.. Now northern tool sells some that I would buy  just because they have sold that same brand mill for years

Did not start this thread to make ppl mad thought it mite help someone !

Thought I would Post up this in case anyone was wanting to build a sawmill and needed a something to start with.. I done these myself with just a simple 3d program!

I myself am going to build this here soon for my dad ..He was going to pay 6500 for one but I told him I could build one for around 2500 and be a lot stronger than those cheap high priced knock offs

this is more of a hobby for me .. thanks for all the advice very helpful !! Maybe one day I will make Knifes with proper steal as for now i like the idea of making something from junk.

Wow those are really nice ... I would frame those ..

I like it good job..

I have been using leaf spring steel for my fist 3 knifes I have made and would like to know if what I am doing is correct?

forging to about 1/4 inch

Grinding and shaping

heating to orange heat 2 times letting it sit to cool both times

heating to a bright orange almost yellow heat and cooling in corn oil preheated

tempering in oven at 450 for 1 hour

sanding and finishing

this was my first proper knife done with the leaf spring

the handle is Heart wood from Africa that my wood working buddy gave me.. not the best pic