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valley ranch
10-09-2015, 12:37 PM
I've making this piece by piece.

valley ranch
10-09-2015, 12:41 PM
Little at a time.

Common Sense
10-09-2015, 12:41 PM
What's it going to be?

valley ranch
10-09-2015, 12:44 PM
Trying different ways.

Common Sense
10-09-2015, 12:46 PM
The pictures are going in reverse chronological order.

valley ranch
10-09-2015, 12:47 PM
Good morning, A lumber mill.

Common Sense
10-09-2015, 12:47 PM
Cool...

valley ranch
10-09-2015, 12:51 PM
No, the picture are of two different sides of the mill, one side slides in and out for blade adjustment.

valley ranch
10-09-2015, 01:00 PM
When complete it's meant to slide down the track, not in the picture. A log on the track will be sliced into slabs.
It's just talk at this point, I've a couple things to figure out.

This engine will drive the blade. It's a Kohler 18magmum, got it off a unit a friend gave me.

valley ranch
10-09-2015, 01:09 PM
The rack with the pulleys and blade are raised and lowered by a winch to cut slabs or clear the log.

The carriage is on grooved metal wheels to ride on track.

donttread
10-09-2015, 01:35 PM
The rack with the pulleys and blade are raised and lowered by a winch to cut slabs or clear the log.

The carriage is on grooved metal wheels to ride on track.

Wow excellent.

valley ranch
10-10-2015, 12:25 AM
Thank you, There's more to do, it's not a mill till the first slab is cut.

valley ranch
11-23-2015, 10:54 PM
Update:

I've wanted to add a Centrifugal Clutch, like and Automatic Transmission. When the engine is idling nothing moves in line from the engine. When the engine are raised, at 1800rpm the blade will turn on the band wheels.

Problem I had is: the engine output shaft was 1 1/8" diameter, the Clutch bore is 1" [ I bought a 1" because the price of a 1 1/8" bore is a great enough to avoid.

I ran the engine, with sandpaper, files and Micrometer, I removed 75 thousands of an inch from the shaft, this meant milling a key with a step to fit the smaller key way on the shaft.

one picture shows the key with the milled step and a hole to aid removing if needed, the other shows the key driven in. A bolt with a large washer will hold the clutch from moving off the shaft.

Captain Obvious
11-27-2015, 09:49 PM
My Grizzly runs on one of those centrifugal clutches. I swamped it a few years back and haven't gotten around to repacking it with grease, it probably needs more work now because it's sat for a few years.

When water gets in there the clutch locks up and it's like it stays in first gear. The the engine overheats and actually boils the gas in the tank right above it.

Crepitus
11-28-2015, 12:42 AM
Update:

I've wanted to add a Centrifugal Clutch, like and Automatic Transmission. When the engine is idling nothing moves in line from the engine. When the engine are raised, at 1800rpm the blade will turn on the band wheels.

Problem I had is: the engine output shaft was 1 1/8" diameter, the Clutch bore is 1" [ I bought a 1" because the price of a 1 1/8" bore is a great enough to avoid.

I ran the engine, with sandpaper, files and Micrometer, I removed 75 thousands of an inch from the shaft, this meant milling a key with a step to fit the smaller key way on the shaft.

one picture shows the key with the milled step and a hole to aid removing if needed, the other shows the key driven in. A bolt with a large washer will hold the clutch from moving off the shaft.
Nice work. I hope you were careful not to friction heat the shaft too much?

Crepitus
11-28-2015, 12:44 AM
My Grizzly runs on one of those centrifugal clutches. I swamped it a few years back and haven't gotten around to repacking it with grease, it probably needs more work now because it's sat for a few years.

When water gets in there the clutch locks up and it's like it stays in first gear. The the engine overheats and actually boils the gas in the tank right above it.
Be careful there Cappy, boiling gas is bad.

You are flirting with http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140725230104/dogkids-wiki-of-wonder/images/7/72/Animated_explosion_object-emoticon-.gif

valley ranch
11-28-2015, 11:02 AM
Greetings, When the clutch engages it acts as a pulley, if the clutch is heating it is slipping. That can be from the engine running at too low RPMs or a clutch not large enough for the engine.

Grizzly, what is that, an ATV of some kind?

Captain Obvious
11-28-2015, 11:06 AM
Be careful there Cappy, boiling gas is bad.

You are flirting with http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140725230104/dogkids-wiki-of-wonder/images/7/72/Animated_explosion_object-emoticon-.gif

Yeah, I know

Captain Obvious
11-28-2015, 11:06 AM
Nice work. I hope you were careful not to friction heat the shaft too much?

Hate when too much friction heats the shaft

Captain Obvious
11-28-2015, 11:08 AM
Greetings, When the clutch engages it acts as a pulley, if the clutch is heating it is slipping. That can be from the engine running at too low RPMs or a clutch not large enough for the engine.

Grizzly, what is that, an ATV of some kind?

Yeah, this is it when I first bought it, wish it was in this shape now.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b373/eastms/PICT0003.jpg (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/eastms/media/PICT0003.jpg.html)

valley ranch
03-17-2016, 10:59 PM
Dug up a log and got it onto the mill track.

valley ranch
03-17-2016, 11:03 PM
Cut the first slab. Cut like it's going through butter. I've more to do, but I had to make some sawdust.

valley ranch
03-29-2016, 01:57 PM
Log cut with: right angle squared sides is called a CANT. Don't know why it's has been named that, because we CAN.

If you cut a CANT into say, two or three 6"X12" beams side by side on the mill track, make a 2" deep cut~ with each pass of the mill three 2"X6"s will be cut and ready to stack. Nice!

The Sage of Main Street
03-29-2016, 04:06 PM
I've making this piece by piece. Is that a clock? Are you trying to get invited to the White House?

The Sage of Main Street
03-29-2016, 04:08 PM
When complete it's meant to slide down the track, not in the picture. A log on the track will be sliced into slabs.
It's just talk at this point, I've a couple things to figure out.

This engine will drive the blade. It's a Kohler 18magmum, got it off a unit a friend gave me.It still looks like a clock.

The Sage of Main Street
03-29-2016, 04:11 PM
Be careful there Cappy, boiling gas is bad.

You are flirting with http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140725230104/dogkids-wiki-of-wonder/images/7/72/Animated_explosion_object-emoticon-.gif To prevent that, just call it a clock. Because of political correctness, people will be more afraid of that than the explosion.