Sawmill and Timber
Sawmills and Sawing => Bandsaw Mills => Topic started by: Thoner7 on March 10, 2021, 01:39:25 PM
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I've been doing some reading and research before I try and build my own smaller, home owner level sawmill. I've read that people say 4500 feet per second as a minimum.
But as I've looked at the commercially available mills, those speeds seem too fast. Most of the homeowner Hudson models have a 4" clutch to a 16" bandwheel. Others go to a 16" driven pulley and then 19 Bandwheel. Woodmizer LT15, Timberking 1220, Woodland Mills, they all seem to have that sort of ratio. With a gas motor with a max 3600 RPM I'm only coming up with 3700-4475 fps even at the max rpm of 3600
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I have 19" wheels with 4" clutch with a 14" driven pulley. no idea what it works out to besides "cuts good" :)
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Is your machine home made? What HP motor and what's your width of cut?
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Mine's just under 4" driven pulley to 19" wheels and "cuts good" too. Homemade from a kit. Max width is something a little more than 2 feet I think. It's been awhile and now I've forgotten all the particulars.
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I've been doing some reading and research before I try and build my own smaller, home owner level sawmill. I've read that people say 4500 feet per second as a minimum.
It is dependant on how many HP you are planning to use.