I think most people don't truly realise how much work it is to both film/edit this journey and focus on building your first house at the same time. I admire the strength and positive energy!
I am SO GLAD you kept filming ! I know there is only "so much" of the milling/planing you can show before people will get bored. You have been doing a good job, especially with the high speed, showing your progress.
What gets me is when I helped my friend build his home we rough milled the timbers and we stacked and spaced the lumber and it sat for almost one year. We turned it every 3 months. Then we did all our final cuts and planing. It was beautiful and straight. All 21,000 board feet of it.
All the imperfections either by nature or human hands add character. It's awesome, don't worry about it. As you said, not many people do what you are doing. It will look killer! Who doesn't love character?
My first comment after soooo many videos, and a huge thank you to both you guys for documenting your home build. You have become my new must watch, I'm simply hooked and I'm not even building a house but the shear enjoyment I get from watching you both build yours is amazing. Take a bow guys you truly are awesome, keep up the great work and remember to take some "you time" and relax a bit. (fire up the tub and sink a few beers)
The bumps in the road of a building project are big and many but you guys can do it together. Your project looks amazing, can't wait to see this home completed.
I'm not trying to be a know-it-all and I know that the temps where I'm at won't get as cold as where you are, but I've done a lot of research on whether to warm up an engine or not. So far all I can find is people got used to having to warm up vehicles and such back when everything was still carbureted. Pretty much give it a minute to let it run and smooth out and for the oil to circulate a bit and you're good to go.
What a big big job you do. Something is to build your house, but to cut all the wood also, makes it great. i remember when we build our house. It was a hard periode, but so good after. i wish you all the best of luck, and hard work.
your two don,t realize...this project your doing is bigger then you. meaning: your project if giving lots of people inspiration to move forward, in more ways then one. you two are inspiring alot of folks, in case you don,t know it. and it is truely refreshing/commentable.being triumphant. we love you. much love and god,s peace be with you two.
right on! I'm seeing your struggles and I'm going through the same thing. I'm building a house on my own and can see comfort in knowing I'm not the only person out there needing to just have a day of whatever. where nothing goes wrong and everyone has a good time. Thank you for the Video - Mike
Definitely living your dream! Love IT! Watching your channel makes me wish I was back home in Missouri working my projects. For now I'm stuck here working in Saudi Arabia. Anyway, over on the Tradesman channel he uses winter windshield wiper cleaner to keep the saw mill water from freezing. He also recommends putting the tree butts down at the far end of the mill, tapered end closest to the blade. He says it help him visualize the cuts better. Keep up the great work.
Throw a tarp over the mill at night, keep the frost off, put the tote of blade lube in the rv or something at night to keep it usable for the morning . I really enjoy watching your progress . Keep at it !
With ANYTHING diesel, coming on to winter it is best to check your glow plugs...They require replacing regularly if you experience VERY cold starting conditions.
To keep your mill from moving try placing four auger type anchors on each side at the end of the mill bed cross strapped at one section in from each end. Tighten daily.
That fill is used a lot down here in TX when foundation work has been performed. We have many houses built on slabs and the ground is full of clay. Once the piers have been installed they use that fill to fill any voids.
And they will say Mommy! I've got poison ivy, and sunburn and ticks and little Jesse's been stung by a hornet. Don't play in the hills children. Them hills has got eyes!!!
Yes it's not easy ,but is very beautifull when house is done! Me and my wife, we build the house alone,It's hard, but in two years I picked it up, sorry for my english , I live in Romania,Keep doing the good work, I like this chanel very much!
We have not gone this way with the thought of breaking up.If you think so, you lose at first. In case, everything is divided into 2!. I and my wife are married for three years, and we have the same program at work every day, and no trace of boredom, and it's getting better and better
yeah,, IT'S NOT EASY! you've convinced me every part you have encountered,, water, basement/garage,, i could've dealt with,, the warmboard part tho,, i woulda started wavering ,, then the logs and sawing,, would have certainly kicked my ass! props to you both for battling onward!
Recommend lowering the saw horses when being planed. When it is too high above your center of gravity it makes it harder to use and uneven. just a thought
Really glad you are sticking with using ppe even though it can be frustrating. Just to clarify. Goggles keep things out of your eyes. Glasses just keep things from hitting your eyes from the directions they cover. So for dust protection you need goggles or a full mask. Probably over kill and expensive but for comfort it beats the pants off goggles and a dust mask. I have one with a powered air flow for wood turning and I love it. I can make dust all day and I don't even smell the dust till I take it off at the end of work. For your work if the dust gets annoying you might try a fogless ski mask especially when the wind picks up and it gets a lot colder. Hopefully you'll be done with the sawmill for the year before then though. Still enjoy watching and appreciate how you take time to share the learning. This will be an amazing resource to more people that you realize for more years that you can imagine. PS if it is not stinky you might bring the saw lube inside overnight.
Lovin the catch up vids! Thank you so much for sharing with us! You guys may be so relieved to get all that done. Bet the winter prepping is keeping ya busy now. Thumbs up, way to go, keep on keepin on!
Had to stop at 9:30 and make a comment: Jesse, you are so right. And I'll take it one step further and say that many do not have a clue what is "worth doing" and and those that might, have not enough of the willingness to do the work. So, many languish in the torment of mediocrity and hence the popularity of mediocre things--not particularly good or bad but just barely adequate. The two of you are an inspiration for your work ethic and incredible level of perseverance! Okay, back to Alyssa's excellent video.
In 1979 I built a geodesic 1800 sq ft 2 story kit home on a split level lot in Arizona. The top of our "hill" was solid rock and the county said to build we had to excavate the garage lower level out of the rock. We had a friend whose cousin was a blaster for some mining co. and he came and bore drilled for 6 days, 96 holes, 2 12 hr shifts per day with 6 of us helping. Then the big day for blasting came. It rained all day, no blasting. Then 2 days later after pvc pipe down the holes blown out with hp air compressor, and he blasted using about 10 lbs per hole. It was amo-fuel charges and he had these big bags of tires and sand over the top of the whole site. Big thump, but it did the trick on the granite and sandstone mixed hill. The eventual circular walls of the excavation was 48 ft in diameter towards the street with the "backyard" garage and driveway came around and down to the floor level of the garage. They shot-creted the walls and with 6 in steel posts the i joists were put in and we took 3 weeks to put the kit up on top of that. I felt like I was on top of the world. 3 weeks to weather tight with 4 of us working after work and on weekends. It took another 3 months to finish the interior mostly by myself. After it was all done we lived there for 6 months before divorce and being recalled to active duty Navy (hence the divorce). I learned a lot from the building experience. The BIGGEST LESSON I learned was I WILL NOT EVER DO THAT AGAIN. LOL... You guys really are living for life every day and when you can sit out on your balcony and watch the sunrise with a homemade caramel latte or whatever, it will all be worth it. Now just think of having 2 children under 5 all the time you have been working on your home. You guys are one of my favorite channels and hope to see many videos in the future... maybe watching your kids grow up? Thanks for sharing!
Idea for you... what if you just pushed those cutoffs off and got some clamp on forks for your backhoe and scoop them up with the backhoe and dump them somewhere. Saw them up later after you have moved in the house. This way they are easy to move and will save you time that you could be spent milling while the weather is good.
Hey Jesse. If you need cheering up. I got this idea from a Red Poppy Ranch subscriber. Imagine that you, Alyssa. Bugaboo and your property are in the middle of an enormous sports stadium and all your subscribers are filling the bleachers. Now realise just how big that stadium would have to be and how much moral support that implies. The road be long (mixing metaphors) But you're not walking it alone.
Suggestion for you on your blade lube with the sawmill. Since you are getting SOME sun on it, I'd spray paint it black. Put a vertical strip of masking tape or duct tape on it first, then paint it and peel off the tape, so you can see how full it is. Maybe that will help.
We call that pour "Sand Slurry" you can change the density/hardness with the ordered mix. Used for a quick cheap 100% compaction or to back fill all types of lines. We started dying the concrete red when used to fill electrical lines.
Wow, at around 4.10 - 4.40 I believe I saw Bigfoot cover it's hears and run away from Jesse's yammering about the obvious. Just kidding, about Bigfoot 😄
They could really use a fork attachment for the front, and a grabber would make moving the trimmings and piles of lumber pretty easy. Much better then having to tie loads with strapping.
12:18 Jesse and Logger asking to get crushed. Far end of log they're leaning over is out of pile and lying on a "ramp". I know that they're already through with the frame project and are apparently unscathed, but dang! Scenes like this (and others) cringe my shorties. Don't know where Jesse's hiding that horseshoe, but it must be mighty potent! Btw, still admire their hard work and wish 'em all good fortune and success on their build.
If you dont wanna run 5 combustion engines in the morning, look up used engine warmers to use on the sawmill and tractor when starting it cold season. All you need is an enclosed area, aka the hood of the tractor or a tarp around the sawmill to keep most of the heat in. Should be more fuel efficient than your current system.
Just put windshield washer fluid for you blade lube. And for squaring the log... dont bother with the wedges... just square it on your second cut... use the framing square and get it squared then your good to go after.
Arjen Klaverstijn do you mean fire hazard on the saw dust laying around or insulation? insulation is not flammable after the process ( can give you details if interested)
Consider purchasing a used construction light tower. They are less expensive than just purchasing a generator but you get a gen set and a light tower included.
Loving the music! And these catch ups on your adventure. I wonder if the 580K on the backhoe is an indication of how much you're saving by building your home the way you are :-) cheers from down here.
Hi Jesse, Every time you cut firewood I have a little cry to myself. Don't get me wrong you are not doing anything wrong, it is just me thinking what I could use those lovely cut-offs for if only I could get hold of them.Being in the UK it is illogical to look at that but what you see as fire wood I see as good timber that could be dried and used. I know that you need to get your timbers out of the log and the rest is waste but I had not realised that there was so much waste when building with wood. I also could not help seeing the ignorant posts by people moaning about various things in your videos that they don't like, I have an answer for them, piss off and watch something else. The only people who have the right to criticize your videos is you two, you spend all this time making videos that the majority of us love only to get prates who have never even tried to make a video telling you how to do it!. I for one love your videos, every one of them.
you said you need a storage shed i would use the boards that have the bark on them they would made a good out door age shed just my thought you make a lot of boards every time you cut your beams
Sure y’all are busy and past setting these posts. Someone interviewed a Japanese wood worker and one thing that stuck with me, maybe the only thing that stuck with me. He stated they keep track of the direction the tree grew and make sure to erect it upright with the base being the original base of the tree as it grew. He said it helped to prevent warping. Standing in front of old sliding wooden doors and windows while he said that, sounded good to me. My memory says the doors and windows were over 100 years old.
would't taking of the bucket while you only use the backhoe for moving timber around make sence? also a great addition would be some forks to put on the front loader.
Im sure that you must have thought of this already, but as I watch you beat up your saw bed with big trees. I was thinking "I Beam Trolley" to lift the beams into place on the saw bed. A one ton set up might be ~ $500. by the time you see this Im sure that you will be finished with your mill work.
They dont have the power to run a battery tender like that. Might not seem like much hooked up to a hard line power, but they are on solar. Not e ough to spare for a battery tender.
On 4/4 or other similar sized wood it’s easy to find good grain direction for the planer, but for the power planer it may not be as easy. Just find out which direction the grain goes for the most part and go with it, not against. Push the plane like you’re going uphill on the grain when you look at it from the side. Hope that helps, far easier to explain in person.
Would it help to have the beam being planed to be on an incline? Returning the tool to the starting end will be a little harder but the cutting run will be done with one continuous motion with gravity assist..
Do you shim up the thinner end when milling the first cut? I haven't seen it, and if you're taking too much from the fatter end on the first cut, then you're not optimally getting the largest beam.
Adding alcohol won't do what you think. I make reusable cold packs and the alcohol and water does not leave it liquid that will flow. Add washer fluid or non toxic antifreeze. Or don't leave water in the system and bring warm/hot water out as needed. Also invest in a couple solar car battery chargers for your backhoe and such.
Hey Jesse and Alisa, i just wanna say keep up the good work. When you finish you home build or start getting close to it, will you create an expense report of how much you actually spent on everything? even a rough estimate helps. Im just very curious if i ever want to do something like this, I'm wondering how much it will cost, and of course everyone will have different expenses.
The usual timber frame, and I have seen hundreds, have lots of wane. The house I am sitting in as I write, everything, everything has wane. The floor joists, mostly nominal 4X4's have a certain flattened top, most have a flattened bottom, a few three sides,, rarely 4 sides. All rough sawn,, all oversized, when I say 4X4,, the usual is 4.25 X4.25,,, about,,, and you can easily make a case that they are larger,, because they are not trimmed all 4 sides. Mine are saw logs, circular scars. But so many I have seen through the years are hand hewn, trimmed with axe and broad axe. My sincere suggestion,, if you have a log of superior strength or beauty,, do not reject based upon a minor amount of wane. This is beauty. This is a mark of what the frame is, where it came from,, it is honest. Peel the little bit of bark off. That wane is beautiful. The crack and pitch void in the center,, that can be a problem.
Did you ever get your backhoe to start the charge if not check into the alternator it looks like the diode is shorting out causing your battery to go dead and if your alternator checks out good look at the voltage regulator which excites the coil sometimes the coil may be stuck on the current limiter inside which gets the alternator exciting
Another thing ..When planing look at the grain and plane with it as much as you can and NEVER pull the plane backwards. One continuous cut is better than all the backward / forwards motions you do and don't forget to make all the rough cuts BIGGER to allow for planing to the finished sizes. The saw stools are also to high as you should be working below waist hight on the bigger sizes especially with that giant planer..Keep the blades sharp as well or get Tungsten blades if available as they'll last much longer than HSS one's. ..
I think most people don't truly realise how much work it is to both film/edit this journey and focus on building your first house at the same time. I admire the strength and positive energy!
I am SO GLAD you kept filming ! I know there is only "so much" of the milling/planing you can show before people will get bored. You have been doing a good job, especially with the high speed, showing your progress.
What gets me is when I helped my friend build his home we rough milled the timbers and we stacked and spaced the lumber and it sat for almost one year. We turned it every 3 months. Then we did all our final cuts and planing. It was beautiful and straight. All 21,000 board feet of it.
Sat down for my first morning coffee and your video popped up just in time. Thanks!
All the imperfections either by nature or human hands add character. It's awesome, don't worry about it. As you said, not many people do what you are doing. It will look killer! Who doesn't love character?
My first comment after soooo many videos, and a huge thank you to both you guys for documenting your home build. You have become my new must watch, I'm simply hooked and I'm not even building a house but the shear enjoyment I get from watching you both build yours is amazing. Take a bow guys you truly are awesome, keep up the great work and remember to take some "you time" and relax a bit. (fire up the tub and sink a few beers)
I would never be able to move from a home that I put so much sweat equity in. Kudos to you both, you're going to have such a quality built home!
The bumps in the road of a building project are big and many but you guys can do it together. Your project looks amazing, can't wait to see this home completed.
Let expert - experienced saw-millers do/be your milling men_man....
Glad to see your making steady progress. You'll get to the end goal it will be worth the hard work.
I'm not trying to be a know-it-all and I know that the temps where I'm at won't get as cold as where you are, but I've done a lot of research on whether to warm up an engine or not. So far all I can find is people got used to having to warm up vehicles and such back when everything was still carbureted. Pretty much give it a minute to let it run and smooth out and for the oil to circulate a bit and you're good to go.
Hey guys looks like another day living the dream .luv watching your vlogs those timbers are amazing 👌👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👍
What a big big job you do. Something is to build your house, but to cut all the wood also, makes it great. i remember when we build our house. It was a hard periode, but so good after. i wish you all the best of luck, and hard work.
I freaking love watching this channel. You two are awesome! Keep up the good work, can't wait to see the timber framing workshop!
Thanks for sharing. It brought back memories of me and Dad on his wood miser...
your two don,t realize...this project your doing is bigger then you. meaning: your project if giving lots of people inspiration to move forward, in more ways then one. you two are inspiring alot of folks, in case you don,t know it. and it is truely refreshing/commentable.being triumphant. we love you. much love and god,s peace be with you two.
right on! I'm seeing your struggles and I'm going through the same thing. I'm building a house on my own and can see comfort in knowing I'm not the only person out there needing to just have a day of whatever. where nothing goes wrong and everyone has a good time. Thank you for the Video - Mike
It's wonderful to watch your progress!
Definitely living your dream! Love IT! Watching your channel makes me wish I was back home in Missouri working my projects. For now I'm stuck here working in Saudi Arabia. Anyway, over on the Tradesman channel he uses winter windshield wiper cleaner to keep the saw mill water from freezing. He also recommends putting the tree butts down at the far end of the mill, tapered end closest to the blade. He says it help him visualize the cuts better. Keep up the great work.
Wear hard hats and safety glasses - goggles...
Throw a tarp over the mill at night, keep the frost off, put the tote of blade lube in the rv or something at night to keep it usable for the morning . I really enjoy watching your progress . Keep at it !
Hey guys love your vids a little tip make some lower saw horses makes it easy and safer to plane beams when they are at hip height
The log guy is awesome. Get him hooked on making youtube videos, I listen to what he has to say.
I love that you are sharing your journey n trials with us... Its amazing to watch n follow along...
so funny, i got on to see if you had uploaded a video today, and BING, there it is. Way to keep on it, even though its a hassell.
With ANYTHING diesel, coming on to winter it is best to check your glow plugs...They require replacing regularly if you experience VERY cold starting conditions.
I love catching up on all your videos by watching at 2x speed! Great work! (patting myself on the back) hahaha
To keep your mill from moving try placing four auger type anchors on each side at the end of the mill bed cross strapped at one section in from each end. Tighten daily.
That fill is used a lot down here in TX when foundation work has been performed. We have many houses built on slabs and the ground is full of clay. Once the piers have been installed they use that fill to fill any voids.
Let expert - experienced saw-millers do/be your milling men_man....
Things are looking great you guys keep up the good work .
I can see it now...children playing in the hills and they will come up and say, Mommy, Daddy did you really build this house? It is so awesome 👏!
And they will say Mommy! I've got poison ivy, and sunburn and ticks and little Jesse's been stung by a hornet. Don't play in the hills children. Them hills has got eyes!!!
Yes it's not easy ,but is very beautifull when house is done! Me and my wife, we build the house alone,It's hard, but in two years I picked it up, sorry for my english , I live in Romania,Keep doing the good work, I like this chanel very much!
What happens when wife and husband, you and her separate and divorce..eh?
We have not gone this way with the thought of breaking up.If you think so, you lose at first. In case, everything is divided into 2!. I and my wife are married for three years, and we have the same program at work every day, and no trace of boredom, and it's getting better and better
You fans need their daily "fix" of this "soap opera". Thanks again.
It's coming together can't wait too see the trench filled then I wonder if the birds grown-up and flown away yet
I also use windshield washer fluid in my sawmill to keep it from freezing
Awesome to see the progress, that music was pretty neat too :)
A solution for your bark wood scraps is to run them through wood chipper and sell or use the chips as ground cover, mulch etc.
yeah,, IT'S NOT EASY!
you've convinced me
every part you have encountered,, water, basement/garage,, i could've dealt with,,
the warmboard part tho,, i woulda started wavering ,,
then the logs and sawing,, would have certainly kicked my ass!
props to you both for battling onward!
Recommend lowering the saw horses when being planed. When it is too high above your center of gravity it makes it harder to use and uneven. just a thought
Really glad you are sticking with using ppe even though it can be frustrating.
Just to clarify. Goggles keep things out of your eyes. Glasses just keep things from hitting your eyes from the directions they cover. So for dust protection you need goggles or a full mask. Probably over kill and expensive but for comfort it beats the pants off goggles and a dust mask. I have one with a powered air flow for wood turning and I love it. I can make dust all day and I don't even smell the dust till I take it off at the end of work.
For your work if the dust gets annoying you might try a fogless ski mask especially when the wind picks up and it gets a lot colder. Hopefully you'll be done with the sawmill for the year before then though.
Still enjoy watching and appreciate how you take time to share the learning. This will be an amazing resource to more people that you realize for more years that you can imagine.
PS if it is not stinky you might bring the saw lube inside overnight.
Lovin the catch up vids! Thank you so much for sharing with us! You guys may be so relieved to get all that done. Bet the winter prepping is keeping ya busy now. Thumbs up, way to go, keep on keepin on!
You will do it! Thanks for sharing.
Had to stop at 9:30 and make a comment: Jesse, you are so right. And I'll take it one step further and say that many do not have a clue what is "worth doing" and and those that might, have not enough of the willingness to do the work. So, many languish in the torment of mediocrity and hence the popularity of mediocre things--not particularly good or bad but just barely adequate. The two of you are an inspiration for your work ethic and incredible level of perseverance! Okay, back to Alyssa's excellent video.
In 1979 I built a geodesic 1800 sq ft 2 story kit home on a split level lot in Arizona. The top of our "hill" was solid rock and the county said to build we had to excavate the garage lower level out of the rock. We had a friend whose cousin was a blaster for some mining co. and he came and bore drilled for 6 days, 96 holes, 2 12 hr shifts per day with 6 of us helping. Then the big day for blasting came. It rained all day, no blasting. Then 2 days later after pvc pipe down the holes blown out with hp air compressor, and he blasted using about 10 lbs per hole. It was amo-fuel charges and he had these big bags of tires and sand over the top of the whole site. Big thump, but it did the trick on the granite and sandstone mixed hill. The eventual circular walls of the excavation was 48 ft in diameter towards the street with the "backyard" garage and driveway came around and down to the floor level of the garage. They shot-creted the walls and with 6 in steel posts the i joists were put in and we took 3 weeks to put the kit up on top of that. I felt like I was on top of the world. 3 weeks to weather tight with 4 of us working after work and on weekends. It took another 3 months to finish the interior mostly by myself. After it was all done we lived there for 6 months before divorce and being recalled to active duty Navy (hence the divorce). I learned a lot from the building experience. The BIGGEST LESSON I learned was I WILL NOT EVER DO THAT AGAIN. LOL... You guys really are living for life every day and when you can sit out on your balcony and watch the sunrise with a homemade caramel latte or whatever, it will all be worth it. Now just think of having 2 children under 5 all the time you have been working on your home. You guys are one of my favorite channels and hope to see many videos in the future... maybe watching your kids grow up? Thanks for sharing!
Dang it, I lost my owner built home and 20 acres to divorce also, real bummer...
Hey guys to smooth the low spots try a scraper card. It'll be smoother then the planner.
Another great video, getting better every day.
I just love all these suggestions for keeping the blade Lube warm that are electrical in nature lol.
Let expert - experienced saw-millers do your milling men_man....
Idea for you... what if you just pushed those cutoffs off and got some clamp on forks for your backhoe and scoop them up with the backhoe and dump them somewhere. Saw them up later after you have moved in the house. This way they are easy to move and will save you time that you could be spent milling while the weather is good.
Hey Jesse. If you need cheering up. I got this idea from a Red Poppy Ranch subscriber. Imagine that you, Alyssa. Bugaboo and your property are in the middle of an enormous sports stadium and all your subscribers are filling the bleachers. Now realise just how big that stadium would have to be and how much moral support that implies. The road be long (mixing metaphors) But you're not walking it alone.
When this is finished it will all have been worth it .
try using some window washer fluid in your sawmill I don't think that would harm anything, I enjoy seeing what you two are up to keep up the videos.
Chin up Alysa!! you will get there!!! it all takes time and you can't get discouraged!!!
Suggestion for you on your blade lube with the sawmill. Since you are getting SOME sun on it, I'd spray paint it black. Put a vertical strip of masking tape or duct tape on it first, then paint it and peel off the tape, so you can see how full it is. Maybe that will help.
Good luck, cold weather
We call that pour "Sand Slurry" you can change the density/hardness with the ordered mix. Used for a quick cheap 100% compaction or to back fill all types of lines. We started dying the concrete red when used to fill electrical lines.
I think a couple of cups of the finest off brand valdica from the store will work for the saw and it will evaporate as the timbers dry
Have you tried a battery with more cold cranking amps for your backhoe?
Wow, at around 4.10 - 4.40 I believe I saw Bigfoot cover it's hears and run away from Jesse's yammering about the obvious. Just kidding, about Bigfoot 😄
Jesse, Check the acid level on the backhoe battery as a low level will cause the battery to under power.
It might splash in his eyes...eh?
They could really use a fork attachment for the front, and a grabber would make moving the trimmings and piles of lumber pretty easy. Much better then having to tie loads with strapping.
Those 1 inch 'waste' boards would make great shelves!
Perhaps some form of insulated shroud? Pipe insulation around hose. Definitely a covering, tarp, tent to keep frost off.
12:18 Jesse and Logger asking to get crushed. Far end of log they're leaning over is out of pile and lying on a "ramp".
I know that they're already through with the frame project and are apparently unscathed, but dang! Scenes like this (and others) cringe my shorties. Don't know where Jesse's hiding that horseshoe, but it must be mighty potent!
Btw, still admire their hard work and wish 'em all good fortune and success on their build.
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Maybe you could try foam pipe insulation for the lubrication hose.
Use soft copper for a waterline and wrap it around the exhaust.
If you dont wanna run 5 combustion engines in the morning, look up used engine warmers to use on the sawmill and tractor when starting it cold season. All you need is an enclosed area, aka the hood of the tractor or a tarp around the sawmill to keep most of the heat in. Should be more fuel efficient than your current system.
Or, blankets on mechanical & tubes & hoses?
also put a valve on the out put of the tank so u can drain the line and keep it from freezing
Windshield washer fluid in winter for the water drip on the sawmill.
Just put windshield washer fluid for you blade lube. And for squaring the log... dont bother with the wedges... just square it on your second cut... use the framing square and get it squared then your good to go after.
Let expert - experienced saw-millers do your milling men_man....
The forman Bug a Boo must be on holiday .
Great video... OMG That drugging battery for the loader...
Love what ur doing! You have a lot of sawdust on the ground, you can make insulation panels out of it
Rado Horvath uhm.... That's super dangerous... Fire hazard
Arjen Klaverstijn do you mean fire hazard on the saw dust laying around or insulation? insulation is not flammable after the process ( can give you details if interested)
Think block and fuel line heaters. Engine output is tied to altitude.
Consider purchasing a used construction light tower. They are less expensive than just purchasing a generator but you get a gen set and a light tower included.
THAT'S SPOTS AND SMOOTH. Editing before sending advised.
For the sawmill I would suggest using winter windshield washer fluid most will not freeze.
Great Progress
Loving the music! And these catch ups on your adventure. I wonder if the 580K on the backhoe is an indication of how much you're saving by building your home the way you are :-)
cheers from down here.
Hi Jesse, Every time you cut firewood I have a little cry to myself. Don't
get me wrong you are not doing anything wrong, it is just me thinking what I
could use those lovely cut-offs for if only I could get hold of them.Being in the UK it is illogical to look at that but what you
see as fire wood I see as good timber that could be dried and used. I know that
you need to get your timbers out of the log and the rest is waste but I had not
realised that there was so much waste when building with wood. I also could not
help seeing the ignorant posts by people moaning about various things in your
videos that they don't like, I have an answer for them, piss off and watch
something else. The only people who have the right to criticize your videos is
you two, you spend all this time making videos that the majority of us love
only to get prates who have never even tried to make a video telling you how to
do it!. I for one love your videos, every one of them.
Lol agree. keep thinking about all that cash going into the fire.
you said you need a storage shed i would use the boards that have the bark on them they would made a good out door age shed just my thought you make a lot of boards every time you cut your beams
Sure y’all are busy and past setting these posts. Someone interviewed a Japanese wood worker and one thing that stuck with me, maybe the only thing that stuck with me. He stated they keep track of the direction the tree grew and make sure to erect it upright with the base being the original base of the tree as it grew. He said it helped to prevent warping. Standing in front of old sliding wooden doors and windows while he said that, sounded good to me. My memory says the doors and windows were over 100 years old.
would't taking of the bucket while you only use the backhoe for moving timber around make sence? also a great addition would be some forks to put on the front loader.
Im sure that you must have thought of this already, but as I watch you beat up your saw bed with big trees. I was thinking "I Beam Trolley" to lift the beams into place on the saw bed.
A one ton set up might be ~ $500. by the time you see this Im sure that you will be finished with your mill work.
what about reusing the saw dust to make pressed fire logs
Use airbrake antifreeze for your saw blade coolant tank. It will save your rubber seals and hose.
I'd stick a battery tender on the backhoe. I keep one on my 4 wheeler and it works great... seems like a pain having to jump the battery.
Let expert - experienced saw-millers do your milling men_man....
They dont have the power to run a battery tender like that. Might not seem like much hooked up to a hard line power, but they are on solar. Not e ough to spare for a battery tender.
That scrap wood will come in handy in the future when your house is done.
I add automotive washer fluid antifreeze when milling in cold weather .......
On 4/4 or other similar sized wood it’s easy to find good grain direction for the planer, but for the power planer it may not be as easy. Just find out which direction the grain goes for the most part and go with it, not against. Push the plane like you’re going uphill on the grain when you look at it from the side. Hope that helps, far easier to explain in person.
Is it possible to use some of the off cuts lumber to use under the WoodMizer?
Like some of those long pieces?
another awesome day guys !!
Would it help to have the beam being planed to be on an incline? Returning the tool to the starting end will be a little harder but the cutting run will be done with one continuous motion with gravity assist..
Do you shim up the thinner end when milling the first cut? I haven't seen it, and if you're taking too much from the fatter end on the first cut, then you're not optimally getting the largest beam.
Jason Pascucci he uses a jack
9:00 only the first house is the hardest one to biuld. They get easier the more you do. Try 5 or 6 a year... by yourself...LoL
Adding alcohol won't do what you think. I make reusable cold packs and the alcohol and water does not leave it liquid that will flow. Add washer fluid or non toxic antifreeze. Or don't leave water in the system and bring warm/hot water out as needed. Also invest in a couple solar car battery chargers for your backhoe and such.
try using the blue windshield spray. it has alcohol in it never freezes. all we used for yrs never had an issue with lube
Near miss at 15:35. I bet you're getting really good at that. Very impressive lumber processing!
Hey Jesse and Alisa, i just wanna say keep up the good work. When you finish you home build or start getting close to it, will you create an expense report of how much you actually spent on everything? even a rough estimate helps. Im just very curious if i ever want to do something like this, I'm wondering how much it will cost, and of course everyone will have different expenses.
The usual timber frame, and I have seen hundreds, have lots of wane. The house I am sitting in as I write, everything, everything has wane. The floor joists, mostly nominal 4X4's have a certain flattened top, most have a flattened bottom, a few three sides,, rarely 4 sides. All rough sawn,, all oversized, when I say 4X4,, the usual is 4.25 X4.25,,, about,,, and you can easily make a case that they are larger,, because they are not trimmed all 4 sides. Mine are saw logs, circular scars. But so many I have seen through the years are hand hewn, trimmed with axe and broad axe.
My sincere suggestion,, if you have a log of superior strength or beauty,, do not reject based upon a minor amount of wane. This is beauty. This is a mark of what the frame is, where it came from,, it is honest. Peel the little bit of bark off. That wane is beautiful.
The crack and pitch void in the center,, that can be a problem.
Keep up the awesome work!
Did you ever get your backhoe to start the charge if not check into the alternator it looks like the diode is shorting out causing your battery to go dead and if your alternator checks out good look at the voltage regulator which excites the coil sometimes the coil may be stuck on the current limiter inside which gets the alternator exciting
Let expert - experienced saw-millers do/be your milling men_man....
Another thing ..When planing look at the grain and plane with it as much as you can and NEVER pull the plane backwards. One continuous cut is better than all the backward / forwards motions you do and don't forget to make all the rough cuts BIGGER to allow for planing to the finished sizes.
The saw stools are also to high as you should be working below waist hight on the bigger sizes especially with that giant planer..Keep the blades sharp as well or get Tungsten blades if available as they'll last much longer than HSS one's. ..