Thanks, will be trying this out and fine tuning it. If it ends up working good I will be most likely getting a box of 10 to start. So far I am impressed.
Thanks, and all things considered I would probably go the woodmizer route myself if I were to do it again. I plan on upgrading this mill in a few years and that seems to be what I will end up getting.
You did not really mention if the 1 1/2" blade required any type of modification to the saw? A question below asked about if wider guides were necessary went unanswered, so far.
In my opinion yes but it requires much more power to turn it. If you do the 13hp swap you can cut faster and straighter than the 1 1/4". The cons are that it costs more and with smaller diameter band wheels like what this saw has will not last as long. I have only been using it for cutting large or hardwood, the rest of the time I use 1 1/4".
I have switched to not using any water and it cuts much better. I have checked that the blade and guides are not getting hot and they seem to stay cool.
I am not sure what you mean. If you are talking about the carriage wheels I plan on mounting brushes in front and behind them. I think that would be a good solution to stop sawdust from building up in the grooves. As for the sawdust clogging up in the mill I think I will remove part of the screen where the dust exits. There are 3 or 4 steel bars there with about a 1/2" gap between them. I plan on removing just the middle one to see if that helps.
I am happy with the blades I have been using. I can get 5-6 sharpening on them and they last pretty well between sharpening. I did not even know harbor freight made their own blade for this mill.
I cut all the bars out of my sawdust exit port and have had no issues with sawdust After
👍 continuous improvement is key man.. keep going.
Thanks, will be trying this out and fine tuning it. If it ends up working good I will be most likely getting a box of 10 to start. So far I am impressed.
Very informative and thank you
I went with WM as well also use windshield cleaner and water to correct sawdust buildup. You look steady on feed rate keep up the good work.
Thanks, and all things considered I would probably go the woodmizer route myself if I were to do it again. I plan on upgrading this mill in a few years and that seems to be what I will end up getting.
You did not really mention if the 1 1/2" blade required any type of modification to the saw?
A question below asked about if wider guides were necessary went unanswered, so far.
I did not change the guides, I was able to adjust them far enough to get the blade cutting like it should
Does the HF model come with electric start or did you add it?
Does the 1-1/2 in blade work better
In my opinion yes but it requires much more power to turn it. If you do the 13hp swap you can cut faster and straighter than the 1 1/4". The cons are that it costs more and with smaller diameter band wheels like what this saw has will not last as long. I have only been using it for cutting large or hardwood, the rest of the time I use 1 1/4".
How much less water would you use, if you adjusted it to actually fall on the blade, instead of run off the side like it does?
I have switched to not using any water and it cuts much better. I have checked that the blade and guides are not getting hot and they seem to stay cool.
Is the roller feet on backwards is that why it kind of wobbles or I should say it looks like it does
I believe that they are. I need to get them changed around. Many other commenters have noticed that as well.
Would some shields over the wheels stop the sawdust from clogging?
I am not sure what you mean. If you are talking about the carriage wheels I plan on mounting brushes in front and behind them. I think that would be a good solution to stop sawdust from building up in the grooves. As for the sawdust clogging up in the mill I think I will remove part of the screen where the dust exits. There are 3 or 4 steel bars there with about a 1/2" gap between them. I plan on removing just the middle one to see if that helps.
@@endlessmountainwoodworks4278 Yea that's what I was talking about
Wider guides for the wider blade ?
Way too much water flowing. You only need a couple drops per second with hard woods.
The better blades are worth there weight in gold. Harbor freight blades are very cheaply made. There are even better blades than woodmeizer.
I am happy with the blades I have been using. I can get 5-6 sharpening on them and they last pretty well between sharpening. I did not even know harbor freight made their own blade for this mill.
@@endlessmountainwoodworks4278 Harbor freight does NOT make their own blades!
Thicker blades on those wheels fail sooner.
chainsaw use gasoline engine
What are you talking about? That makes no sense, of course they use gas engines except for the cordless ones and the electric ones.
Must every TH-cam video narration open with an unnecessary "so?"
So it would seem that is how it works. So just watch the video.
SO YEAH.
It seems as though “So” is the beginning of most every sentence of late. It’s kind of irritating to me too.
@@papasteve215 So.