I just picked up a portable sawmill so decided to add a page to my site.It arrived the other day in a steel framed crate.The
other evening I opened it up and began moving it into the garage.I got it from Harbor Freight and so far am surprised to see
it is a pretty rugged lookin setup and it for sure aint light by any means.Moving the saw head alone was almost more than
I could handle.I will have to make up some sort of lift so I can set the sawhead down onto the main uprights of the
carriage when I get it assembled.I also need to find some replacement blades for it.I know I can find them cheaper than the
39 bucks a piece that Harbor wants. I will put up pic's of the progress of my milling as I go. Enjoy.
I have been using the mill for a little while now and I can see some modifications will be in order for this winter.The
small tank for water is pretty useless for any length of time.It needs to be refilled all the time so I will add on to the
frame that holds to saw head to make the frame work a bit more solid and to be able to hold a much larger tank for water.I
think the added weight of the frame and tank will make the carriage ride much smoother on the track and take some of the wobble
out of things that the original carriage frame has now. I have also discovered that this is one tough little machine.I sawed
a small log the other evening from an old apple tree.Apple wood is VERY hard and dense wood.She buzzed right through
with no problem.Some very nice lookin wood to.