Harbor Freight Sawmill Complete Review
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- Today we are going to take an in-depth look at the Harbor Freight Sawmill. We're going to cut a lot of wood, and examine every part that makes up this sawmill. If you are in the market for an affordable sawmill, this might be the Mill for you.
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Dave, I think Harbor freight owes you a new mill for this great video of their sawmill.
I concur my good man
Watching logs get milled into building materials is extremely satisfying.
yeah it is
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@@Bushradical LOOK UP ( JONATHAN W ) ON YOU-TUBE ,, HE BUILD A SAW MILL ...
Oddly ....
How many price?
25 expensive band saw manufacturers disliked this video! GREAT JOB DAVE!
LOL, thanks
Dave, I've watched a lot of your videos where you are building/constructing something. Your presentation, knowledge, advice, tips, etc, are all excellent. You'd make an excellent full-time instructor for a Building Trades class,either at a high school, or a community college, or a technical college. Besides all your outdoors advice/tips.
I appreciate that
@Bushradical I agree with Thomas. You've got skills Dave. Excellent review. Stay safe. God Bless you and yours 🙏✌❤😊
Thanks Sandra
Honestly, better he teaches millions on TH-cam!
@@Bushradical Dave, I've always thought the same thing!
This is a must view video for anyone considering buying or using a Harbor Freight Sawmill.
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@@Bushradical Is this sponsored?
@@jaypeters6164 He bought it used, so my guess is no.
I was looking for something completely different than a sawmill video but when I see a posting from Dave at Bushradical I gotta stop and watch!!
Thanks, I appreciate that
I'm a woman who might not ever buy a sawmill, but I still watched your entire video because you do such a great job of teaching/explaining AND you have cool background music.
Me too! I love harbor freight and tools but I'll probably never get a mill. His content is always great tho!
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Thanks L.M.
At no point in my nearly 60 years of living have I ever said, "I think I want to mill my own lumber." Which is good because at no point in those years have I ever had enough logs to mill my own lumber. But you present it so well, and make it all seem so simple, that less than halfway into the video I started to think, "I might want to try doing that." And to be honest.. I would like to try it. It's not something I'd ever "do" full time, I certainly still don't have access to enough logs to make it worthwhile, but you make it look so satisfying to do that if I ever get the chance to lend someone else a hand I definitely will. Thanks for another great video Dave, as always I was captivated from start to finish.
Thanks Bob
This is my same sentinent. Dave's manner of communication is easily understood.
I am older too, but I am of a certain station in life where I can afford to attempt these outdoorsy & rustic methods of building sheltet in the woods.😁. Sounds kinda whimsical, but if I try it I just might like it.
Stay Radical. BushRadical.
Thanks Truth.
Could they be rented? I'm assuming they could probably a higher quality one then the HF brand.
@@Mike-01234 Not really something you rent. usually you just pay someone to bring their mill to your location and work on your logs.
Like always you did a fabulous job explaining all the details. Straight talk right to the point just the way I like it. I love how you explain it and move right along
Thanks. I always try to make videos "watchable"
Thank you for explaining! Never realized how much detailed information in Mill. 🙋🏻♀️
Dad has got to be proud of those boys.
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Better presentation than many university professors.
My husband has been a carpenter for over 30 years. Since he has been watching several different DIY projects on TH-cam, your channel being the first one. You still remain his favorite.
Reason being, you keep it real, you don’t edit out your mistakes, and you take the time to explain how to and why. We are looking for land to build our own cabin now. I believe he would actually be star struck if he met you! 😂 He says he would dig a poop whole with you anytime! Stay Radical!
I've been watching a lot of sawmill reviews recently and yours is the best...by far. Thanks!
Wow, thanks!
Watching you makes me want to get a harber fright mill to bild me a large show to work in on my projects love watching your channel
Far better instruction than what is provided with the saw mills. Thanks for the video
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Nothing like milling lumber. Been sanding, priming and painting vehicles before the snow and salt here in Canada. Automotive paint would be perfect for repainting the saw. Enjoyed the video.
Good to know. Thanks
@@Bushradical You will want to get it down to the bare metal (zero rust) and primer it well. It is tempting to just shoot it with paint, but auto paint tends to peel pretty easily if not anchored down with a good primer. There are some etching paints that don't need to be as pristine or much of a primer - I think that this is how Rustoleum gets away with painting with a little bit of surface rust and thin primer coats. The color won't be perfect or uniform, but you can just shoot the high wear areas every couple of years with a rattle can. Considering that quality auto paint will cost $100s to paint the mill completely just for paint - I would rattle can it.
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11:33 Would love to see your brother's cabin! or even the making of. Greetings from italy
He's supposed to film when he builds it....he's been toying with the idea of a TH-cam channel for a few years, but hasnt got started yet
A friend in the small, beautiful town of Helen, Georgia was a shop owner. He bought a mill like this in 1996, and he started milling lumber for his own purposes. Soon, people were asking him to mill lumber. He was making money hand over fist. He turned his shop over to his wife and kids, and soon he had a larger milling machine, then started a lumber yard off-site from his store, with even bigger saws..
His lumber yard became the go-to mill for custom orders, and he became a millionaire in 10 years of having his yard.
And it all started like this, with a little home version of a lumber mill.
It's something to think about. By the way, I'm a fan of Harbor Freight. I own $10's of thousands of dollars worth of their tools in the USA and here in Mexico. Great stuff.
Excellent info! Thanks so much for your breakdown of this sawmill.
A good and thorough report thank you Dave
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You did an excellent job, Dave! Been waiting for this follow up.I think ,you broke it down and explained each component, very clearly!( presentation)For some one, who would like to get started on a type of entry, level, saw mill and strapped for cash, this would be the way to go!Thank you, for taking the time to make this video!👍
Dave, all your videos are so helpful and informative. And just enjoyable to watch. Keep doing what your doing ! Very motivating thank you!!
Great video review. Love all the in-depth views and advice. Thank you.
Just pulled the trigger on this mill, I've been contemplating for almost a year which small portable mill to buy and harbor freight has always treated us right every time we might have an issue with a tool. So your video is the icing on the cake my friend! Look forward to more of your milling videos!
Top notch as usual! I’ve been watching you and Brooke since before ‘alone’ and have never been disappointed by one of your videos. Your communication skills are great. With your knowledge and experience in this area I would have no concern in pulling the trigger on this mill. The way you explained it was great. If I do buy a mill like this I’m sure I will be returning to this video for tips and pointers. Thanks again!
Nice work Dave great info and always great to hear from you.
Very professional and thorough review. Thank you for doing this. Nice work!
Dave, outstanding show and tell. Best I’ve seen on this mill. I’m wanting one 👍🏻
Thanks Greg
Dave, I recently found your site and I have been extremely impressed by the presentation and knowledge you have. I have been working on an off grid cabin for a couple of years. It was an amash shed (16x30), I ran electrical, dry wall, windows etc. I have paid off my land and everything that is on it, thanks to a tour in Afghanistan. I recently stumbled on to your small cabin build, the 10x12, it is perfect as I will be building my outhouse. Watching your wife work with you has also inspired my wife and she wants to help! See i have finally found a composting toilet that is easy and inexpensive and I have many women in my life. Finding a tree to pee is not their motto. I will also be adding a shower since I have also found a spring near my cabin. I want to thank you for the great ideas for the build, no nonsense instructions and even the cost video #5 I believe, it will be very helpful. I will check in when i finish and possibly send photoes if you would like?
Always enjoy your videos, and appreciate your humble spirit as you share your accumulated knowledge and experience. Just love watching your videos-- very grateful. Keep 'em coming!
Thoroughly enjoyed this video THANK YOU Dave‼️👏🏼😎
Dave, what an excellent review! As a forty-some year mechanical and manufacturing engineer it is so refreshing to see you take control of the situation and make this gadget perform! Personally, I am impressed to see that someone else knows how to position a Crescent wrench to torque a nut properly! So satisfying to use a simple machine to create building materials from the raw resources! Well done and thank you for sharing your most excellent skills with the rest of us!
Thank you, Dave. I appreciate the review. It gives us another angle to be more self-reliant and support each other. The big name stores have been killing us all with prices and something like this makes building a project feasible. In Louisiana after hurricane season there are ALWAYS logs around begging to be useful.
I appreciate the time and effort you put into this video. Bravo!
Good review. I appreciate time you spent on this.
Good to see brothers working together, one of Gods blessings... Oh, you did a great job explaining the workings and the pitfalls of this saw. I say you did well buying it at the price you stated, especially with the price of lumber.
Dude, great video. We also own this mill and still learned a thing or two. Thank you. You pretty much summed it up. Can’t beat it for the cost. We’re also seeing the same issues; build up in the wheels, irregular steel dimensions, a little “shake” when sawing. Nothing that can’t be easily addressed. A tip that was passed to us is to rotate the pull start clockwise, facing you. Thanks again.
That was a great review. You covered things I would have never considered looking at until I needed to use them.
Awesome job Dave. Outstanding
Another fantastic video, more technical than i need but Im always drawn in by your narration. I could listen to you discuss analyze just about anything. Your calm, genuine, friendly voice and demeanor is like hanging out with a real friend everytime. I really appreciate everything you create, your genuine nature really shines through all of it, thanks Dave!
Such a nice thing to say and very true👍😉🤗
Well let's just put it like this. if I was going to build the cabin. on a pice of property I could cut down my own trees... and for $2,400 I couldn't buy it by enough lumber to build a nice cabin... so I could buy this for $2,400 make the track longer For another 300 bucks. So I could cut 20' or 24' logs and I could make a nice big beautiful cabin in the woods and when I was done I wouldn't have to buy 1 board at all and I would still have the mill so I could build other things. or just sell the mill and recop my money.... You can't buy enough lumber for $2,400 to build a big cabin so I don't see the downfall in it buying this at all
Dave, Thank you so much for your awesome, amazing videos...
You sort of remind me of Chris Kyle in a good way. Thanks for for being thorough and covering all the details. That is how a review should be done. Keep up the good work
thanks!
That was an awesome review, Dave! The only thing I’d add - if I could, lol 😂 - is the smell of that fresh cut wood! 😁❤️
You have to run the mill to get the smell
Thanks so much David. This is perfect for the times. The way lumber prices are going this is the way to go if you have wooded land.
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I can just about smell this video!
thanks for this review. Part of me would love a saw mill.
Another great video from a very knowledgeable and reliable guy!
There's tons of performance parts for those predator engines, you could turn that 8hp into 19hp with just parts.
I've got some pine on my property that are easily 32 inches and up. Guess I'm looking at finding someone with a big mill to handle those monsters. Thanks for this video Dave! It's helping me craft my plan of planning my build!
good luck
Look at that awesome stack of lumber!! Thanks so much! Excellent job! Can't wait to see it nailed up!!
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Excellent review & info, most helpful one I've found
Thank you for this excellent review. I appreciate all the effort required.
Great video, really appreciate your time and effort you put in to this ! I’ve been wondering about this saw mill for a while and wondered if it be worth having it or be more of a nightmare when I went to use it or not? Think you helped with a lot of my questions and anxiety of whether or not to buy one! May not be a lot of money for some people, but 2 grand a lot to me and I don’t want to waste money on something that won’t do the job or falls apart right off the bat so to speak! I feel better about spending my money on this now and hopefully it will be a good choice?
...let the sawdust fly, good job, keep safe..
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You dp a fine job telling about how it's made and works. One of the best videos i've seen.
OK - You reviewed a used saw mill and that is far better than reviewing a fresh-out-of-the-box sawmill. Other than issues of missing or incorrect parts, I'd rather see a review like this,. We see a sawmill that clearly was not well preserved so we see rust and worn parts and the issues with replacing/fixing.
ALL GOOD STUFF.
Looks like that's the way for a person like me who isn't a carpenter or going to build a cabin. Might just be looking for one of those soon.
Use your Alaskan Sawmill to make cants that will fit your mill without a disassembly
He probably wanted to show it's capabilities as a standalone mill. An Alaska mill plus a 100cc saw costs as much as this mill and most people won't have one.
If you do have an Alaska mill, it is a good idea. I wasn't disagreeing with you.
Impressive for what it is. Great review too! My experience is to always oil foam air filters to catch the smallest abrasive particulates. If you'll drag a hose down and rinse the logs before cutting you can seriously lengthen the blade life as it won't be cutting through dirt on the outside of the log. The lightest oil you have on hand will be okay. Touch up paint with black Rustoleum. Eventually the whole thing will be black and the easiest color to maintain and blend. You'll also know which areas to pay attention to for future corrosion. You can easily rig up a self cleaner for the wheels with a wire brush and hose clamp. Who cares how it looks. It's a tool!
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Great vid IV been watching for a couple months now keep up the great work on vids and the homestead
That review was perfect. Thank you Dave and keep doing what you do. Happy Thanksgiving.
I’m thinking about building my own mill. I just bought20 acres of 30 year old pine and I may cut my own lumber to build my own cabin.
Kris Harbour Natural Building, made one on TH-cam a lot of sleepless nights he said not again.
right on
... Enjoyed the demo review ,, as a tool freak I would love to have a mill ,, no real need at this time ,, but who knows ,, if the price was right , maybe... I have a neighbor that has one of these at his shop and every now and then I would stop to see what he's up to with it ...
..With a cabin build in your future and tree's that probably need cleared ,, seems like a win-win to me ....
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Solid review. Thank you for the details in the video!
Thanks Dave, for the honest review. Sounds like something I'd get if I was going to build my own place. Much love to you and Brooke from So.Cal.💟
Best thing in this mill: it's in metric! 🤣
It's like imperial but not quite 🤣
Yes, but in the US all the steel is NOT metric
I really find a lot of value in your videos. Thank you for putting this together.
Glad you like them!
Best video I've seen on milling! Great job!
Excellent video! We are starting our off grid building and this answered so many questions!
Excellent review! I wish all reviews were this complete. Made me subscribe.
Nice! Great video, very informative. I do enjoy your channel. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and tips on the up grades and alterations for this saw.
Definitely a good review. Lotta learning just happened because of your in depth experience.
Thanks for the fun complete review.
This video is by far the best out there on this sawmill. Fantastic Dave.
Great video on the HF mill.. Learned a lot of good pointers from you.
Awesome detail,thank you..never knew I wanted a sawmill until watching your video
Awesome video Dave, been on the fence about a mill and I think I am going to purchase one of these. Thank you sir for the in depth analysis. Happy Sawing
Dave, you truly do make wonderful videos, friend. Great job as always
That’s about the most perfect review I’ve ever seen. Great job!
Thanks for breaking down this mill for us, great job on all the aspects. I found your video interesting and fun to watch.
Thank you for your effort and info. I have been looking at buying one of these. Appreciate the info.
Great video, Dave! I always wait for your videos with great anticipation! haha Definitely my favorite!
You did a really great job of explaining about the saw and what you were cutting.
Thanks for the in-depth video, covered a lot of ground.
Great review. I like watching sawmill videos. I cut and burn firewood in my garage but can't quite talk myself into needing a sawmill but you almost talked me into one. LOL Thank you.
This has got to be one of the most in dept and thoughtfully laid out reviews I have seen about an item period. Good job sir
Fairly set on one day buying my own little mill
Not even sure how I found your channel this morning but I’ve watched so many of your videos already.
Your outlook and building knowledge is great.
I’ve grown up always liking to give things a go my self. Love building things and giving it a fair go.
Excellent video! Clear and concise dialogue; great camera work.
New sub!
Hi Dave. I agree as well. You are definitely a great teacher. I love how you explain everything in detail about the sawmill. Awesome.
Really good review! Well done and helpful.
I'm sold - thank you for an incredible review.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Dave, I have been looking around and honestly on the fence about the Harbor Freight Mill but after watching your video....were going to get one today.
Thanks Again.
Dave, you have done a magnificant job of demo-ing and explaining everything about this Harbor Freight Sawmill !!! Ive always wondered how good it really was. I think you have answered all of our questions. Again ,you have done an Excellent Job with this video and you are easy to listen to. Thanks so much for taking the time making it and explaining the features and how to operate it and make any tweaks . i only wish that I was their cutting a bunch of logs with you. A++ VIDEO !!! Thanks Again Dave.
Amazing analysis. I love this video. Incredible review and instruction. Exactly what I needed to evaluate the mill I want vs. the mill I need.
Thanks VVV
Wow man! Super job on this! You are a natural! Thank you!
I appreciate that!
Excellent job on this review. Voice, tempo, and editing was top notch
Very satisfying to watch I hope some of the off cuts get used to build something. I love you two as a couple and as individuals. I just found you today but I’ve been watching brook for a little while.
Awesome video and really appreciate your time for making this! Thank you,
Thanks!
Excellent video. Great product info. Thanks for sharing. Take care and God Bless.
I've never touched a mill, but I can say that I understood your explanations and descriptions. Well done video.
Great review as usual , I find it relaxing to see lumber milled . Thank you Dave . 💕🙏💕
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