Hi all,
Waist-deep in the preparations surrounding construction of my new house, I
found out that the cost to mill the beams and posts for my timber frame was
outright ridiculous - I have my own logs, but the cost after logging and
milling by the local bandsaw guy would have cost me more than buying the
logs already sawn.
So, I bought a used Wood-Mizer, an old 1984-vintage LT30, and would like to
communicate with other bandsaw mill owners who might be able to give me
helpful tips on the best ways to operate the mill, to get the most from my
mill and the logs I have. I'm going to be attending a training session at
Wood-Mizer's NY branch, but I bet there's a few questions I'll forget to
ask.
Is there any sort of a FAQ for sawmill use?
--
Jon Endres, PE
Reply To: wmengineer (at) adelphia (dot) net
I sent Wood-Mizer an e-mail asking for people in my area who purchased them
and were willing to hire out their services. The next morning, I had 3 names
and numbers. It might be worth a try in your area.
Craig
Cave Creek AZ
"Jon Endres, PE" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > In article <[email protected]>, "Jon
> Endres, PE" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >Hi all,
> > >
> > >Waist-deep in the preparations surrounding construction of my new
house,
> I
> > >found out that the cost to mill the beams and posts for my timber frame
> was
> > >outright ridiculous - I have my own logs, but the cost after logging
and
> > >milling by the local bandsaw guy would have cost me more than buying
the
> > >logs already sawn.
> > >
> > >So, I bought a used Wood-Mizer, an old 1984-vintage LT30, and would
like
> to
> > >communicate with other bandsaw mill owners who might be able to give me
> > >helpful tips on the best ways to operate the mill, to get the most from
> my
> > >mill and the logs I have. I'm going to be attending a training session
> at
> > >Wood-Mizer's NY branch, but I bet there's a few questions I'll forget
to
> > >ask.
> > >
> > >Is there any sort of a FAQ for sawmill use?
> >
> > Have you contacted Wood-Mizer customer service?
> > www.wood-mizer.com
> > >
>
> Yes, been to the web site and read it all, but this is more of a request
for
> useful advice, I guess. I'm assuming that there's a few guys who read
this,
> who are bandsaw mill owners, but maybe not. There's been some famous
> threads in other groups dealing with building a home, random snippets of
> advice from homeowners who have "been there, done that", so in essence
> that's sort of what I'm looking for. Helpful bits of advice to make my
> production easier.
>
> I'll check out the milling group on Yahoo, thanks to Monty.
>
> JE
>
>
> Yes, been to the web site and read it all, but this is more of a request for
> useful advice, I guess. I'm assuming that there's a few guys who read this,
> who are bandsaw mill owners, but maybe not. There's been some famous
> threads in other groups dealing with building a home, random snippets of
> advice from homeowners who have "been there, done that", so in essence
> that's sort of what I'm looking for. Helpful bits of advice to make my
> production easier.
>
> I'll check out the milling group on Yahoo, thanks to Monty.
Contact Wood-Mizer and ask for Burl in engineering. Not only is he an
engineer there, but he also does his own milling, drying, and
woodworking. He recently built himself a new house. The engineers
there often take service calls. I know. I are an engineer, too, and I
work with Burl...
Indyrose
Hi Jon,
So, I guess this means you'll be getting rid of the big Stihl and chainsaw mill?
How about trading for a few FWW back issues?
<gggg>
H.
"Jon Endres, PE" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Hi all,
>
> Waist-deep in the preparations surrounding construction of my new house, I
> found out that the cost to mill the beams and posts for my timber frame was
> outright ridiculous - I have my own logs, but the cost after logging and
> milling by the local bandsaw guy would have cost me more than buying the
> logs already sawn.
>
> So, I bought a used Wood-Mizer, an old 1984-vintage LT30, and would like to
> communicate with other bandsaw mill owners who might be able to give me
> helpful tips on the best ways to operate the mill, to get the most from my
> mill and the logs I have. I'm going to be attending a training session at
> Wood-Mizer's NY branch, but I bet there's a few questions I'll forget to
> ask.
>
> Is there any sort of a FAQ for sawmill use?
In article <[email protected]>, "Jon Endres, PE" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Waist-deep in the preparations surrounding construction of my new house, I
>found out that the cost to mill the beams and posts for my timber frame was
>outright ridiculous - I have my own logs, but the cost after logging and
>milling by the local bandsaw guy would have cost me more than buying the
>logs already sawn.
>
>So, I bought a used Wood-Mizer, an old 1984-vintage LT30, and would like to
>communicate with other bandsaw mill owners who might be able to give me
>helpful tips on the best ways to operate the mill, to get the most from my
>mill and the logs I have. I'm going to be attending a training session at
>Wood-Mizer's NY branch, but I bet there's a few questions I'll forget to
>ask.
>
>Is there any sort of a FAQ for sawmill use?
Have you contacted Wood-Mizer customer service?
www.wood-mizer.com
>
--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, "Jon
Endres, PE" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >Waist-deep in the preparations surrounding construction of my new house,
I
> >found out that the cost to mill the beams and posts for my timber frame
was
> >outright ridiculous - I have my own logs, but the cost after logging and
> >milling by the local bandsaw guy would have cost me more than buying the
> >logs already sawn.
> >
> >So, I bought a used Wood-Mizer, an old 1984-vintage LT30, and would like
to
> >communicate with other bandsaw mill owners who might be able to give me
> >helpful tips on the best ways to operate the mill, to get the most from
my
> >mill and the logs I have. I'm going to be attending a training session
at
> >Wood-Mizer's NY branch, but I bet there's a few questions I'll forget to
> >ask.
> >
> >Is there any sort of a FAQ for sawmill use?
>
> Have you contacted Wood-Mizer customer service?
> www.wood-mizer.com
> >
Yes, been to the web site and read it all, but this is more of a request for
useful advice, I guess. I'm assuming that there's a few guys who read this,
who are bandsaw mill owners, but maybe not. There's been some famous
threads in other groups dealing with building a home, random snippets of
advice from homeowners who have "been there, done that", so in essence
that's sort of what I'm looking for. Helpful bits of advice to make my
production easier.
I'll check out the milling group on Yahoo, thanks to Monty.
JE
Jon,
Yahoo has a milling group. Highly recommended.
Montyhp
"Jon Endres, PE" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi all,
>
> Waist-deep in the preparations surrounding construction of my new house, I
> found out that the cost to mill the beams and posts for my timber frame
was
> outright ridiculous - I have my own logs, but the cost after logging and
> milling by the local bandsaw guy would have cost me more than buying the
> logs already sawn.
>
> So, I bought a used Wood-Mizer, an old 1984-vintage LT30, and would like
to
> communicate with other bandsaw mill owners who might be able to give me
> helpful tips on the best ways to operate the mill, to get the most from my
> mill and the logs I have. I'm going to be attending a training session at
> Wood-Mizer's NY branch, but I bet there's a few questions I'll forget to
> ask.
>
> Is there any sort of a FAQ for sawmill use?
>
> --
> Jon Endres, PE
> Reply To: wmengineer (at) adelphia (dot) net
>
>