Does the side to side movement of the carriage affect the finish cut? Is it caused by tolerance in the fit of the rollers to the track or is it due to the width of the carriage?
The side movement is minimal only happened when cutting that extremely hard black locust but did not effect the cut. It stems not from the width but the height of the carriage. I built it so that the blade height can be raised over 40 inches in reality my carriage could be about a 12 inches shorter. I have an idea for the future for a drive system that will pull the carriage evenly from both sides.
Ah, I see. Yes sir, feeding speed is very important. Might be as well an future improvement to add an chain driven crank to improve constant feeding speed as well. Might also be an option to put a drill on it. Cheers. Overall nice work, I really like the effort.
I hope that isnt poison ivy.Pipe to slide on. A piece of plate. A threaded bolt connector and bolt to suit A handle. Nice. It works. The end is...held by an Allen screw?
Was not poison ivy just English ivy. The swivel end of the clamp is held on with a Allen head cap screw. Locked in place with a set screw to prevent it from tightening or loosening.
@@thedelcodave Can you buy that tip? The Allen Screw one?What keeps the whole thing from sliding back away from the log. I cant see what the whole thing slides on.
No just plan english Ivy. I was worried about that one but I saw the tree when the ivy was still alive and was able to confirm along with a second opinion that it was not of poison variety. I get poison ivy very easily so if there was any mixed in I would have for sure gotten a rash.
Nice mill !
Thanks
Very nice
Does the side to side movement of the carriage affect the finish cut? Is it caused by tolerance in the fit of the rollers to the track or is it due to the width of the carriage?
The side movement is minimal only happened when cutting that extremely hard black locust but did not effect the cut. It stems not from the width but the height of the carriage. I built it so that the blade height can be raised over 40 inches in reality my carriage could be about a 12 inches shorter. I have an idea for the future for a drive system that will pull the carriage evenly from both sides.
Looks at minute 5:00 kind of shaky. Might cut a bit to fast here or is this structural?
@@maxmanus6575 that was extremely hard locus I have learned you have to go slow on the hard stuff. The camera makes it look more Shaky than in person.
Ah, I see. Yes sir, feeding speed is very important. Might be as well an future improvement to add an chain driven crank to improve constant feeding speed as well. Might also be an option to put a drill on it. Cheers. Overall nice work, I really like the effort.
@@maxmanus6575 that is in the plans I hope in the future
I hope to one day add a power feed. Just have to find the time.
I hope that isnt poison ivy.Pipe to slide on. A piece of plate. A threaded bolt connector and bolt to suit A handle. Nice. It works. The end is...held by an Allen screw?
Was not poison ivy just English ivy. The swivel end of the clamp is held on with a Allen head cap screw. Locked in place with a set screw to prevent it from tightening or loosening.
@@thedelcodave Can you buy that tip? The Allen Screw one?What keeps the whole thing from sliding back away from the log. I cant see what the whole thing slides on.
@@kennkid9912 I have a video called machining new log clamps th-cam.com/video/5DCloIl6a7A/w-d-xo.html
Is there a reason you didn't use spike-tipped clamps?
I didn't want to leave big spike marks in the final product especially if it is a nice piece of hardwood. These clamp type tips leave no damage.
@@thedelcodave Well that's a good reason. Thanks for the reply and for sharing your mill. It's a beauty!
@@windsunh2o thankyou for checking my videos out. I am proud of how it came out and happy to share with the fine people of the internet.
Is that poison oak vines all over that log?
No just plan english Ivy. I was worried about that one but I saw the tree when the ivy was still alive and was able to confirm along with a second opinion that it was not of poison variety. I get poison ivy very easily so if there was any mixed in I would have for sure gotten a rash.