Simple Sawmill Base - You can build this

This is a simple and straight forward platform to build for your sawmill. You'll see that it's very DIY friendly, and it looks and preforms great. This is a project that anyone could take on.

[@leslieandrews6324]

My back is hurting watching. Looks great

[@tomcogger2132]

I have an HM130 and built a wood support frame for it on short 4"x4" leg and wood beams below the sawmill rails. That places my mill at a nice operating height. I placed boards that rest below the sawmill track and rest ontop of the wood frame. Makes it very easy to clean with my battery powered blower. You may want to consider that approach otherwise you will be shoveling sawdust by hand from between the framework you have built. I also predict you will install short legs below your beams to raise your mill to a more comfortable milling hieght.

[@terryatpi]

Beautiful. Ton of work. Nice as I’ve seen.

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

Thanks! It's worth the effort, I only like to build things once.

[@rusty2321]

I have been going back and forth on what to do for my little mill, you gave me some great ideas here. Thank you for taking the time to make the video and share it!

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

Maybe make yours just a little higher off the ground. This base is rock solid, but I do bend over a little more than I would like by the end of the day. Good luck!

[@rjh6380]

I've seen this type of platform in other videos but never seen as much prep put in to make PT wood look good ! Nice work on your video. I like your demeanor and explanations.

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

I appreciate that a lot. I think it was worth it to dress up the PT. It still looks great after being weathered and beaten on. If I wipe it down and hit it with a coat of oil, It shines right up. Thanks for taking the time to watch.

[@joecallahan3379]

Nice job.

[@jeffreyjacobs6072]

Good luck on your channel.
That is one sturdy set up! 👍🤠

[@Acekg1911]

You had me at "These...Lagged In" 22:00 🤣

[@bobbybjornstad201]

Been watching your videos from new to old and I can see you are not afraid of work. keep up the good videos.

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

Thanks. I appreciate that.

[@earlholmes9740]

Very good build. I think I will tag along.

[@johntillotson4254]

Great job

[@johnoswald6192]

Man that is beautiful. Great job! Should really help keep the mill level and steady.

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

Thanks, it's still holding up well. It hasn't moved a bit!

[@RichardThompson-gc1cf]

You did a great job Looking forward to the setting of the mill KEEP the good work Love your videos

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

Thanks for watching! I appreciate it.

[@johntillotson4254]

Thx for sharing

[@genegreear4183]

Good job. I don’t see that moving anyway soon. One note about your wood filler. I have found saw dust works great and you get to recycle. I use Titebond III. That’s the waterproof glue. I bought those cheap plastic spatulas. I use the bigger one to mix the glue and saw dust on. Then a smaller one to apply it. Then just let the glue dry after you apply it to the holes or dents. A light sanding is recommended. Then you can stain or paint. It makes no difference, either will work well. When the glue drys on the spatula. Just bend it and it will come off clean and ready for the next job. I like your videos. I find them easy to follow what your doing and easy to understand. I have hopes of buying a saw mill. But I’m looking more into a Mobil Dimension saw mill. Just because of how easy the are to operate and you can cut any diameter log. I live on 21 acres and have some big pines and oaks trees. Do you plan on building a solar kiln? Later

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

I don't have plans for a kiln, I'm just stacking the boards in an old barn for now. That might be a project for the future. I like the sawdust idea. I'll give it a try the next time I have some holes to fill. I would encourage you to buy the sawmill, it's a lot of fun. There's always projects to use the boards for. Thanks for watching.

[@JosEPh-zy3yr]

Having sandy soil is a bonus on post hole digging. I got black IL. gumbo soil to deal with with clay under it.

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

Yes, I'm only 3 miles from Lake Michigan. The digging is easy once I get through the roots. Thankful for that!

[@DavenH]

This video makes me want to watch Jurassic Park again

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

Nice! That's my wife's favorite movie. She's a clever girl.

[@dammitbobby283]

Why didn't you mount the mill on the concrete piers that you poured and skip all the wood?

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

The mill has a lot of leveling feet. I would have to have a pier under each one, that a lot of piers. At that point, I would just pour a slab. This was cheaper than a slab.

[@ravenheart6701]

Curious as to how deep you did the concrete ? I have a saw mill as well and frankly besides buying steel beams I am always leveling it out

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

4 feet deep, 8 inches wide. My frost line here is 42 inches. I expect some settling after the first year, but it shouldn't be much.

[@4110mahindra]

Right edge to right edge is your center to center.

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

Now you tell me! Where were you then?

[@EdgeOfDistraction]

It looks like a great build. And you obviously put alot of thought into it. Why not use galvanized anchors so that they wouldn't rust out? Also if you turn your head to cut the opposite way the log stop guard will keep the blade from hitting the log stops. Also the sawdust will be blown out into the woods instead of against your pile of logs. The head is designed to go the other way so that the blade cuts against the log stops. BTW this is my wifes youtube she has premium I don't lol. I do uave an HM130MAX.

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

Thanks for watching! They didn't have galvanized at my local hardware. They are zinc plated, that'll have to do. If you check out my more recent videos, I flipped the bunks around so the log stops are on the right side. I plan to put a shed over the mill, I don't want the dust to blow inside the shed. I'm gonna make a raised rail for the logs to sit on, and the sawdust will blow underneath them in the future.

[@craignash4736]

Hey great video, you did a Awesome job. Thank you. We’re you smoking a joint ? Lol I’m cool with it …just curious. Craig. Pa

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

Ha, yeah I forget it's not legal everywhere. It's just another plant in my garden. Michigan is a good state to live in.

[@donwimberley4772]

Those logs might fare better on skids

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

For sure. There were small logs under the pile, but they weren't big enough. I lost a couple of the bottom logs, but most stayed solid. I just cut into a Red Maple with crazy spalting. The fungus gives, and the fungus takes.

[@craignash4736]

I forgot you live in Michigan lol

[@Rob_Dob_Bob]

Why didn't you just mill the beams yourself instead of buying them?

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

I would've had to set the mill up twice then. That's a lot of work lol. Plus, it's nice to have treated boards along the ground.

[@donwimberley4772]

Tooo low

[@GrumpyToadCreations]

Yeah. I've been using it for a year now, and I agree. It's great for loading the logs, but too much bending over. It's still rock solid though.