was just rewatching this vid and @2:10+ you had the material at an angle to the blade. was this for testing or purposeful for aesthetic reasons? or possibly something to aide planing/sanding later. just seemed odd to me that you commented on the power necessary to cut being high, but configured the stock to blade angle such to make the cuts wider (though only a minor increase). just wondering.
A simple solution to the sawdust on the track problem would be to install "sweepers" ahead of the wheels (probably behind too) that is how my father solved the same problem with the angle iron track for the carriage in his old circular sawmill
@Matthiaswandel I know what you mean,but if you had built one,it be worth much more than $49.
The KMG grinders .They are favored by knife makers.Very expensive.
How about a scroll saw design? I've got one,and been messing with it.They only use about an inch of a 5 inch blade?I want it to cut metal as well though.
I saw your wasp nest video :) I got one in the roof.I've sprayed everything I could get my hands on in the hole,and they are still coming!! Got stung only once.
@Matthiaswandel do you find that these tools you build are much better than store bought ones? I think it's incredibly bad ass that you can make most of the stuff in your workshop, like this. I am jealous of your ingenuity
Better than the cheap tools I tend to buy. For enough money, I'm sure you could buy an even better tool. But some of the tools I build are not commercially available, so there's no choice.
These are the only videos on youtube I find myself gravitating back to and watching over and over. Not that I've forgotten, I just enjoy watching MW's machines and how he makes them!!
Very impressive although, I think it might also be good if you could incorporate some kind of riving knife, splitter or wedge behind the blade, to prevent the sawn kerf from closing up and binding in the cut. Saying that, I don't think I've seen such a thing on a horizontal band-mill... I have seen an operator driving a 5ft wedge in after stalling a wide blade, though! ;-)
The sawmills I have seen cut horizontally like yours but need a lubricant to prolong the life of the blade and reduce the amount of power needed to drive the blade. Try dripping water onto the blade where it enters the wood, then maybe a rubber block to take excess water before it goes into the machine.
Is the weight or warp of the cut veneer resting on the moving saw blade? Perhaps a slight wedge could relieve the pressure. Even a 1/4" board may be adding unnecessary friction to the blade and corresponding heat/dullness/power drain. Sawmills make vertical cuts which minimize this.
Would it be possible to put the guiding wheels on the other side as most of the sawdust comes out... uh.. "down"? (So that you would less sawdust interference when using the track)
@Matthiaswandel IIRC, you had to reverse that motor. If you could change it back and reverse the blade, you could have the weight on the guide wheels on the track, but eject the dust away from it.
Now to prevent the dust build-up from interfering with the single wheel, a wood or sheet metal deflector attached to the leg would keep the pile away from the wheels.
That would be far more awkward than dealing with the dust where it does come out. I'd have to change the whole design of the top blade guide, guard and cover. It would be so much easier to elevate the rail.
Oh, sort of like the laser that is about to cut James Bond in half inf Goldfinger? Ha, yes, a sawmill would have been even more terrifying. Though I think the old circular ones would be more scary!
@Matthiaswandel Fun Fact: In Ian Flemming's original "Goldfinger" novel, Bond is nearly cut in half with circular saw blade instead of the film adaptation's laser beam.
you never stop to amaza us, beautifull piece of work. yo are a master of the woodworking for machines. I build them out of welded steel for industrial use as you may already have seen them in my videos, but your sawmill is just great, all you need to do now is build the bed frame and the log clamping device.
I would love to make one, Im just not as talented and patient as you... plus my garage is too small to work in... Anyone have any ideas as to how I can discourage my wife from parking her car and wanting to store firewood in the other half of the garage? lol
Was that green or dried wood that you were using? I see people on craigslist all the time giving away oak and maple firewood for free. How does something like this stand up to cutting firewood? I've seen you do it on your 16", but is that something you do often or just when you need a certain piece?
Are veneer cuts the main use of this? I make veneers with my sawmill, and I make hardwood plywood with them, this is much stronger than conventional plywood.
What you say about blades which are no longer sharp enough for a full cut still being sharp enough for smaller cuts also matches my own experience. A blade which stays sharp longer, such as a bimetal or carbide tip blade would probably help, but carbide is very expensive. And with green wood and wet sawdust a coarser toothed blade should definitely work better, if you can find one to fit your saw. I have some bimetal blade stock I need to try on my own saw one of these days.
Reminds me of the Lumber smith sawmill. You can see it at lumbersmith(dot)com.
A future improvement might be running it on angle track to take out the error of an uneven floor.
Good job.
clockguy2 1 week ago
was just rewatching this vid and @2:10+ you had the material at an angle to the blade. was this for testing or purposeful for aesthetic reasons? or possibly something to aide planing/sanding later. just seemed odd to me that you commented on the power necessary to cut being high, but configured the stock to blade angle such to make the cuts wider (though only a minor increase). just wondering.
maxdecphoenix 1 week ago
Skewing gives a slight advantage - the blade cuts better into the grain than out of. The woodmizer tvb saw is skewed by quite a lot, for example.
Matthiaswandel 1 week ago
A simple solution to the sawdust on the track problem would be to install "sweepers" ahead of the wheels (probably behind too) that is how my father solved the same problem with the angle iron track for the carriage in his old circular sawmill
marshgre 2 weeks ago
how do you sharpen the blade a blade last`s me one month
alister357 4 weeks ago
I have a video about that.
Matthiaswandel 4 weeks ago
Complimenti molto interessante e creativo, veramente bravo!!!!!!!
cibuzza 3 months ago in playlist Altri video di Matthiaswandel
Nice clamp
MrMattsung 4 months ago
Saw your other videos on this,and your CAD model,amazing.
It's good how quiet it is as well.
If you ever designed a knife grinder/belt grinder with the same method,I would think you would sell more of those.
Don't think I've got the patients to ever make one,but it's a joy to watch all the same.
Cheers.
express375 5 months ago
Was thinking of building some narrow belt sander type thing, but then bought one new for $49. I can't build it for that!
Matthiaswandel 5 months ago
@Matthiaswandel I know what you mean,but if you had built one,it be worth much more than $49.
The KMG grinders .They are favored by knife makers.Very expensive.
How about a scroll saw design? I've got one,and been messing with it.They only use about an inch of a 5 inch blade?I want it to cut metal as well though.
I saw your wasp nest video :) I got one in the roof.I've sprayed everything I could get my hands on in the hole,and they are still coming!! Got stung only once.
Cheers
express375 5 months ago
@Matthiaswandel do you find that these tools you build are much better than store bought ones? I think it's incredibly bad ass that you can make most of the stuff in your workshop, like this. I am jealous of your ingenuity
BradBuddy1212 4 months ago
Better than the cheap tools I tend to buy. For enough money, I'm sure you could buy an even better tool. But some of the tools I build are not commercially available, so there's no choice.
Matthiaswandel 4 months ago
gracias Mathias.
esto es lo que faltaba ver
pronto hare lo mismo.
gracias
ciro1957toro 1 month ago
These are the only videos on youtube I find myself gravitating back to and watching over and over. Not that I've forgotten, I just enjoy watching MW's machines and how he makes them!!
EyeOnTheTV 5 months ago
looks like minecraft, but way harder to produce ;)
Darold48 5 months ago
I'm not your Guy, Buddy!
therealKINDLE 5 months ago
Very impressive although, I think it might also be good if you could incorporate some kind of riving knife, splitter or wedge behind the blade, to prevent the sawn kerf from closing up and binding in the cut. Saying that, I don't think I've seen such a thing on a horizontal band-mill... I have seen an operator driving a 5ft wedge in after stalling a wide blade, though! ;-)
OllyPJ 5 months ago
The sawmills I have seen cut horizontally like yours but need a lubricant to prolong the life of the blade and reduce the amount of power needed to drive the blade. Try dripping water onto the blade where it enters the wood, then maybe a rubber block to take excess water before it goes into the machine.
atmike1 5 months ago
minecraft? :D
vincentleest 5 months ago
make a bicycle
plese:)
mosquitomolestoso 5 months ago in playlist Más vídeos de Matthiaswandel
Is the weight or warp of the cut veneer resting on the moving saw blade? Perhaps a slight wedge could relieve the pressure. Even a 1/4" board may be adding unnecessary friction to the blade and corresponding heat/dullness/power drain. Sawmills make vertical cuts which minimize this.
chrismcuddy 5 months ago
Actually, most bandsaw mills make horizontal cuts just like this one.
Matthiaswandel 5 months ago 2
@Matthiaswandel Theres a manufacturer of horizontal bandsawmills in town where i live. You may have heard about logosol ?
TheElectricnoob 5 months ago
Heard of them. There are quite a few manufacturers. Isn't Logosol from Sweden?
Matthiaswandel 5 months ago
@Matthiaswandel Yes they are.
TheElectricnoob 5 months ago
I dont craft wood so why am I watching this? The answer is simple:I like seeing the human mind at work.
39533 5 months ago 5
How did you decide where to make your cuts to get the most volume of usable wood?
skipplet 5 months ago
Very nice.
deezynar 5 months ago
You amaze me. Such attention to detail and ingenuity. Your father must be so proud.
BernhardHofmann 5 months ago
А обороты не пробовали прибавить. Пиление думаю станет намного эффективней.
palisandr1 5 months ago in playlist Другие видео от пользователя Matthiaswandel
ahhh the things you can do without a wife or kids :)
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I guess a brush in front and back of the wheel would do the cleaning job nicely, as all the dust would be deposited at the end of the track.
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You should hook up an attachment for a shop vac.
bugg162 5 months ago
Would it be possible to put the guiding wheels on the other side as most of the sawdust comes out... uh.. "down"? (So that you would less sawdust interference when using the track)
sonicseaweed 5 months ago
Not practical. The guide wheels need to be where the weight is, and the single wheel on a level track is even more susceptible to dust buildup.
Matthiaswandel 5 months ago
@Matthiaswandel IIRC, you had to reverse that motor. If you could change it back and reverse the blade, you could have the weight on the guide wheels on the track, but eject the dust away from it.
Now to prevent the dust build-up from interfering with the single wheel, a wood or sheet metal deflector attached to the leg would keep the pile away from the wheels.
Mauser712 5 months ago
That would be far more awkward than dealing with the dust where it does come out. I'd have to change the whole design of the top blade guide, guard and cover. It would be so much easier to elevate the rail.
Matthiaswandel 5 months ago
Beats doing it with the frame saw, which is how do it. :)
WillEyedOney 5 months ago
You need to get dust collection in there somehow to keep sawdust away from the wheels.
wb8nbs 5 months ago
this could easily become a torture/murder device...just saying...
ibakedthecake 5 months ago
Oh, sort of like the laser that is about to cut James Bond in half inf Goldfinger? Ha, yes, a sawmill would have been even more terrifying. Though I think the old circular ones would be more scary!
Matthiaswandel 5 months ago 8
@Matthiaswandel Fun Fact: In Ian Flemming's original "Goldfinger" novel, Bond is nearly cut in half with circular saw blade instead of the film adaptation's laser beam.
fr3d3r1ck84 5 months ago 17
You should put it on rails and make it computer controlled :D
SimTune 5 months ago in playlist Video's van Matthiaswandel 2
Dear Maatthais:
you never stop to amaza us, beautifull piece of work. yo are a master of the woodworking for machines. I build them out of welded steel for industrial use as you may already have seen them in my videos, but your sawmill is just great, all you need to do now is build the bed frame and the log clamping device.
wonderfull jod Matthias!
papadevatoymiguel 5 months ago
Genius!
crumblenaut 5 months ago
I would love to make one, Im just not as talented and patient as you... plus my garage is too small to work in... Anyone have any ideas as to how I can discourage my wife from parking her car and wanting to store firewood in the other half of the garage? lol
zacker001 5 months ago
What kind of wood is that - Ash?
apatientspider 5 months ago
Yes, ash. The hardest domestic hardwood sample I ever used was also ash, so it's a pretty hard wood.
Matthiaswandel 5 months ago
Beautiful wood.
MrLeonard55 5 months ago
Win again.
Sodabowski 5 months ago
Was that green or dried wood that you were using? I see people on craigslist all the time giving away oak and maple firewood for free. How does something like this stand up to cutting firewood? I've seen you do it on your 16", but is that something you do often or just when you need a certain piece?
jallenmorris1 5 months ago
Most of the wood I use was firewood at some point.
Matthiaswandel 5 months ago
Are veneer cuts the main use of this? I make veneers with my sawmill, and I make hardwood plywood with them, this is much stronger than conventional plywood.
BlueMacGyver 5 months ago
I have no use for the veneer. Just exercising the saw.
Matthiaswandel 5 months ago
@Matthiaswandel
send them to me, i'd love to have some of that ash. hardwood like that is very difficult to find here in south Florida.
lennyf1957 5 months ago
What you say about blades which are no longer sharp enough for a full cut still being sharp enough for smaller cuts also matches my own experience. A blade which stays sharp longer, such as a bimetal or carbide tip blade would probably help, but carbide is very expensive. And with green wood and wet sawdust a coarser toothed blade should definitely work better, if you can find one to fit your saw. I have some bimetal blade stock I need to try on my own saw one of these days.
apatientspider 5 months ago
Impressive. You are doing good work there.
MrZephyros 5 months ago
fenomeno que eres un fenomeno saludos de españa.
anmioniosis42 5 months ago
what blade are you using? they make blades designed for saw mills it seems like a good idea nice build im thinking a about doing this
DannysCam 5 months ago